A good, CHEAP PC for Autocad

[JAH]

I really do suggest ecollegepc.com I was bored so I priced one out that would suit your needs to get a price, and I got it for $932.

2800+ Athlon 64 CPU Retail Box with Fan
Gigabyte GA-K8VT800 (VIA K8T800, Serial ATA Raid, Sound, LAN 8XAGP)
512MB Ultra-Fast PC3200 DDR400 Memory
512MB Ultra-Fast PC3200 DDR400 Memory*
80GB 7200RPM ATA100
52X Mitsumi CDROM
128MB ATI Radeon 9600SE 8X AGP TV/DVI
Microsoft Windows XP Home
17" .27 DPI White Monitor
350watt Raidmax 228 Black Mid Tower ATX (4 5.25, 4 3.5 bays)
56K V.92 & 10/100 Ethernet Card
Motherboard has onboard sound
1.44 Floppy Drive
Standard White PS2 Keyboard
Standard White Scroll Mouse
Standard 1 year parts and labor

*Thats 2 chips of 512mb, so you're getting 1gb.

Seriously, don't just dismiss it becasue it isn't a huge brand. They have a pretty good deal. And it's a great processor.