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Personally I wouldn't go Dell. There is a long running family joke with my girlfriend's dad (who is a computer technician/repairmen thingy); the joke being that Dell keeps him in business and puts food on their table. Because it really does.
Nowadays, games really aren't CPU intensive. Certain titles like Oblivion are, but the main shift is pushing towards GPU capabilities. That doesn't mean that your processor isn't important, nothing could be furthest from the truth. If you are going to be gaming with the latest titles, go dual-core. Preferably, Core 2 Duo if you can. But you can get an X2 3800 for a ridiculously low price. Definately dual-core.
And for a video card (I don't know how expensive you are going for), the X1900XT 256 really gives you an incredible bang for your buck (roughly around $280, although it was just released).
You'll be wanting to go with a chipset that supports DDR2 RAM (such as AM2 or whatever the new intel line is called). Right now Intel has the performance crown with its Core 2 Duo line (back when it was first released, going with a high end AMD was better because of the price/performance ratio, but prices have fallen into line decently).
However there is a great possibility that I am wrong on a lot of this. I've just gotten interested in computers around February and started research since then. There are probably more reliable sources on this forum (such as those who make a living in computers). So if anyone spots any false information, tell me right away.
[ 09-10-2006, 01:06 AM: Message edited by: SecretMaster ]
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