I would consider doing so (building a PC), you'll save a ton of cash.
Or, resort to a site like
http://www.buy-abs.com <-- customer service is excellent if you need it.
http://www.ibuypower.com <-- I ordered a prebuilt from them once a while ago. Ordered 3 day shipping and got it in 3 days. No problems whatsoever. VERY BIG HINT though: Choose a quality power supply. The only good ones that I see listed is the Enermax SLI ready PSU (and maybe a few others, just skimmed through this really quickly).They do have watercooled systems if you need the quietness. Be prepared to do some research on selecting your parts (they don't offer a whole lot of selections, but hey, it's prebuilt). Another hint: Call the guys on the phone and place your order by phone. These guys will give you personal advice (but do your research before buying, as always), I know I did and they told me to get a quality power supply to power up my rig.
If I were you, this is the system I'd be looking at (overpriced, but for a beginner, I guess prebuilt might be an easier option).
http://www.ibuypower.com/ibp/store/configurator.aspx?mid=65
Do plenty of research. Especially on your motherboard (hint: see sig).
Of the motherboards that they list, the only good one is the eVGA (it just came out, it might be buggy though) and the Gigabyte GA-K8NXP-SLI (might be unstable, but if you add some cooling you'll have better luck).
Good luck. You've got PM.
Case ( Raidmax Samurai-908 Gaming Case w/420W Power Supply Titanium )
Meter Display ( None )
Flash Media Reader/Writer ( None )
Case Lighting ( None )
Power Supply ( Enermax EG565P 535 Watt Power Supply [SLI-Ready] )
Processor ( [939-pin] AMD® Athlon-64 3000+ CPU w/ Hyper Transport Technology )
Free Software/Game ( Free Half Life 2 Download Coupon Free Half Life 2 download coupon with purchase of AMD-64 based systems )
Processor Cooling ( Certified CPU Fan and Heatsink + 2 Extra Color Lighting Case Fans )
Motherboard ( Gigabyte GA-K8NXP-SLI nVidia nForce4-SLI Chipset w/LAN, Wi-Fi-g, 7.1 Sound, IEEE-1394, USB 2.0 Dual PCI-E Motherboard )
Operation System ( MS Windows XP Home Edition w/Service Pack-2 )
Memory ( 1024 MB [512MB X2] DDR-400 PC3200 Memory Module Corsair-Value or Major Brand )
Video Card ( [NEW !!! PCI-Express 16x] Nvidia GeForce 7800GTX 256MB w/DVI + TV Out Video )
Hard Drive ( 200 GB HARD DRIVE Western Digital 200 GB 7200 RPM Ultra ATA-100 8MB Cache Hard Drive )
IEEE-1394 Fire Wire Card ( None )
2nd Hard Drive ( None )
Raid Controller ( None )
USB Flash Drive ( None )
MP3 Player ( None )
Raid Configuration ( None )
CD/DVD Drive ( 16x DVD-ROM Drive Black )
TV Tuner ( None )
Video Camera ( None )
CD-RW/DVD-RW Drive ( NEC ND-3520A Dual Format/Double Layer 16X DVD±R/±RW + CD-R/RW Drive Black )
Sound Card ( Creative Lab Sound Blaster Audigy-2 ZS 7.1 )
Power Protection ( None )
Headset ( None )
Speaker System ( [Black] Klipsch Promedia Ultra 5.1 Surround Speakers + Subwoofer )
Fax Modem ( None )
Printer ( None )
Printer Cable ( None )
Network Card ( 10/100 Network Onboard )
Floppy Drive ( Mitsumi 1.44 MB Internal Floppy Drive Black )
Wireless Network Adapter ( [Special !!!] Wireless 802.11g 54Mbps PCI Adapter )
Monitor ( None )
Keyboard ( None )
Mouse ( None )
Warranty ( Warranty Service Standard Warranty + 1-Year i-Care Deluxe On-site Service + 24/7 Phone Support )
Rush Service ( Rush Service Fee (not shipping fee) No Rush, Ship Out in 5~10 Business Days )
Sub Total: $1,939.00
Not too shabby considering that they build it for you. You could save a little bit of money by building it yourself though.
Edit: "Wireless Network Adapter ( [Special !!!] Wireless 802.11g 54Mbps PCI Adapter ) "
^-- Get rid of that. I guess I overlooked that and forgot to hit "None." The board comes with a wireless adapter anyways.
-The Pentium Guy
