Prebuilt suggestions?

[GlobalFear]

Price: $1300 (Or atleast in the ballpark)
Prorities: Moderate Gaming, 20" LCD

This is for a family member so obviously a homebrew build isn't an option. Anyone that has done this before understands why.

Sofar the best deal I have come across

XPS 410:
Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor E6300 (2MB L2 Cache,1.86GHz,1066 FSB)	 	SVE63H	 	[222-3576]	 	1
	Operating System:
Genuine Windows® XP Media Center 2005 Edition with re-installation CD	 	WMCE	 	[310-8617][313-7222][412-0688][412-0911][420-4927][420-5460][420-5476][420-5586][420-5769][420-5924][420-6578][463-2282]	 	11
	Upgrade to Windows Vista:
No Express Upgrade to Windows Vista Selected	 	NVISUPG	 	[420-6431]	 	201
	Memory:
1GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz - 2 DIMMs	 	1GB62	 	[311-5119]	 	3
	Hard Drive:
250GB Serial ATA 3Gb/s Hard Drive (7200RPM) w/DataBurst Cache™	 	250S	 	[341-3257]	 	8
	CD or DVD Drive:
Single Drive: 16X CD/DVD burner (DVD+/-RW) w/double layer write capability	 	16DVDRW	 	[313-4422][420-5780][420-5790]	 	16
	Monitor:
20 inch UltraSharp™ 2007WFP Widescreen Digital Flat Panel	 	2007WFP	 	[320-4710]	 	5
	Video Card:
256MB nVidia GeForce 7900 GS	 	7900GS	 	[320-4807]	 	6
	Sound Cards:
Integrated 7.1 Channel Audio	 	IS	 	[313-2758]	 	17
	Adobe Software:
Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 7.0	 	AAREAD	 	[412-0914]	 	15
	Future Operating Systems:
Windows Vista™ Capable	 	VISTAC	 	[465-4663]	 	118
	Labels:
Vista Capable Sticker	 	VCD	 	[310-8591]	 	750
	Speakers:
Dell AS501PA 10W Flat Panel Attached Spkrs for Analog Flat Panels	 	AS501PA	 	[313-4345]	 	18
	Keyboard:
Dell USB Keyboard	 	EK	 	[310-7963]	 	4
	Mouse:
LOGITECH G5 Laser Gaming Mouse (ships separately)	 	G5GMMSE	 	[310-3799][A0574601]	 	12
	Floppy Drive and Media Reader:
3.5 in Floppy Drive	 	FD	 	[341-3866]	 	10
	Modem:
56K PCI Data Fax Modem	 	DFAX	 	[313-4427]	 	14
	Office Software (not included in Windows XP):
No productivity suite- Includes Microsoft Works 8. DOES NOT INCLUDE MS WORD	 	DWRK	 	[412-0912]	 	22
	Security Software:
Norton Internet Security™ 2006 Edition 15-months	 	NIS15M	 	[412-0905]	 	25
	Warranty and Service:
1Yr Ltd Warranty and At-Home Service	 	S111OS	 	[950-3337][950-9797][960-8700][980-7990][985-3668]	 	29
	Internet Access Service:
6 Months of America Online Membership Included	 	AOLDHS	 	[412-0787][412-0934][412-0935][412-0938][420-3224]

Price: $1429

 

[Jason_Wall]

You might also take a look at Gateway. AVADirect also has very competitive pricing, but you're not as likely to get the big discount on the monitor.

 

[Tim_Roper]

Price: $1300 (Or atleast in the ballpark)
Prorities: Moderate Gaming, 20" LCD

This is for a family member so obviously a homebrew build isn't an option. Anyone that has done this before understands why.

Sofar the best deal I have come across

XPS 410:
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Price: $1429[/QUOTE]

Dell does make a really nice 20" widescreen monitor (we saw it on the [URL=http://consumer.hardocp.com/article.html?art=MTIwNywsLGhjb25zdW1lcg==]XPS 700[/URL] evaluation), but you could just as easily purchase it on its own.  

I'll second Jason's recommendation of AVADirect and also throw in ABS as another option.

Happy hunting, and let us know what you end up getting.