I don't want to downplay your buy but its a warm deal. The chip is about 220 and then everything else if its a standard hp/compaq/emachine they use bottom of the line parts. so probably 800mhz or lower ram, that hard drive is only like 60-90 bucks maybe and then the integrated graphics means crap motherboard. Vista OEM copy is 109 on new egg. I don't know seems you probably broke even or maybe a little ahead concidering the case/power supply.

/pessimistic bastard

I think the system is a decent price and with that graphics card it should last you some time.

on a side note: I personally love Vista now that i have been using it for a while. I normally would reinstall xp every other month or so and notice a huge difference in performance. With vista i notice absolutely no drop in performance/no noticeable difference after reinstall. So maybe rethink the vista thing, but then again some people will just hate so they can be haters. Nothing wrong with that.

> Local Best Buy is selling their floor models dirt cheap.
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> Picked up a Dell Inspiron 530
> Core 2 Quad Q6600
> 3GB RAM
> 640GB SATA hard drive
> 16x DVD burner
> Intel GMA 3100 integrated graphics
> Lots (8 I think) of USB 2.0 ports, 1394a port, card reader
> Keyboard, mouse
> Vista Home Premium (soon to be formatted over with XP Pro/SP3) heh
> No monitor, CDs, etc. Just the main unit, keyboard, mouse, and power cord.
> $537
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> Bought a Radeon HT 2400 Pro for $37 (it was being discontinued) to use in place
> of the integrated graphics.
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