iBUYPOWER Gamer Power 901 Core 2 Quad Q6600(2.40GHz) 4GB DDR2 320GB NVIDIA GeForce 8400 GS Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit

Great machine for $500 (plus tax and shipping). Includes an MSI G31M3 V2 motherboard. I O/C'ed the 6600 to 3Ghz, very stable. The only trialware installed was an Office 2007 60-day trial

The video card is skimpy (3.4 user experience), but only compared to the rest of the machine. Unless you plan on using the system for gaming, the card is fine

The system is BARELY more expensive than the sum of its parts. Value-wise, this one is spot on. A complete system sporting quad-core at this point in this range is fantastic ; Worked fine right out of the box - not a single issue, which is always a...

The board is nice, but it's not that great in terms of future upgrades (only 2 slots for ram, only DDR2). Could have had a better video card, but honestly, it's fine ; Also, Vista. I know at this point it's basically unavoidable, but I'm sure these...