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Originally Posted by Fruity Pebbles
Yeah celerons tend to be Pentiums that "dont quite" make it to standard.
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That's why the PTBs invented overclocking.
Anyhow, if you're not going to be hooking this thing up to your TV to make a home-entertainment center, I'd avoid the XP Media edition and go for the home edition. Also, I'm going to assume it's an integrated graphics card, so you're going to want to get at least a cheap 64 MB video card for your gaming (unless your games of choice were made in the 90's). You're going to want to know what type of expansion slots are in it as well. Also, high-quality CRT's (and I'd actually suggest something in the 17" variety) are much better for watching videos and gaming, and are generally cheaper.
My next step is to ask you to post the exact specs for every piece that you've listed. The reason I ask is I built a nigh-top of the line machine great for everything you've listed and thensome (I can animate
) for under $600 a couple months ago, and I can't really compare yours since you didn't give too much on what exactly you're getting. If you know what you're doing and don't mind waiting about a month, you can build a really great machine on the cheap. Before buying, even if you don't plan on building your own, I'd suggest at least checking out Pricewatch and Tigerdirect. You may find something interesting.
My final note is that I'm baised aganst packages such as what you'd find at Best Buy and other stores. I kinda like tinkering around inside of machines though, so YMMV. Also, networking your new computer with your old one is extremely fun. Just saying.
