HP Pavilion d4100e

The HP Pavilion d4100e won't dazzle you with fancy lights or a slick paint job, but it's more than capable of handling virtually any home multimedia project and most 3D gaming. Its roomy chassis and multiple expansion options will appeal to the DIY crowd.

Highly upgradable; strong performance; cool laser-etched LightScribe disc labels; generous software bundle.

Monitor and speakers will cost extra; lacks built-in high-end audio capabilities; LightScribe works slowly.

The high-end HP Pavilion d4100e won't dazzle you with fancy case lights or a slick paint job, but it's more than capable of handling virtually any home multimedia project or 3D game.