Need help finding a good gaming PC

[Despair]

I've glanced around and I've come down to 3 choices. First is the Talon 5.6 by falcon. Its specs are

Talon 5.6 - 2800+ System
Includes:
AMD AthlonXP 2800+ 333 FSB Processor
Asus A7N8X nForce 2 Motherboard 1AGP 5PCI
120 GB Hard Drive, 8MB Cache 7200 RPM
1024MB PC2700 DDR Memory
ATI Radeon 9700 PRO AGP8X Graphics Card
16X Toshiba DVD (48x CDROM)
Plextor Plexwriter 48x24x48 CDRW
Creative Labs Audigy Sound Card
Logitech Optical Wheel Mouse
Logitech Deluxe Keyboard
1.44MB Floppy Drive
Mid Tower Case
300 Watt Enermax Power Supply
Microsoft Windows XP Home
System Recovery DVD
3COM V.90 PCI Modem
Or Optional 10/100 Network
PRICE: $1595.00

Well, Its a excellent setup, but little bit pricey. To cut some cost, you may want to opt for 512 Ram, plus if that Motherboard is Deluxe version, it comes with pretty good sound card, so you can save another 100 on Audigy. Replace Plextor CRW, with Lite-on, and save another $50.

As for video card issue, Radeon 9700 Pro, is great deal. With new ATI line up, 9700 is getting cheaper, plus there is a problem with Nvidia cards, runnin HL2, and ATI card run it just fine.

[Sl1p]

PRICE: $1595.00

For the love of god, build your own.

[Despair]

I had pretty much the same specs for about a grand, when I build mine, plus it was 4 months ago, and PC prices are known for lowering very fast.