I saw a Dell system listed last week for $400 WITH a 20" LCD monitor. That deal is expired but I recommend checking one the deal sites like
fatwallet.com or dealsea.com for hot deals.
I bet you can get a great deal. I think the days of building PCs cheaper than you can buy them are over..
>>>>>>I saw a Dell system listed last week for $400 WITH a 20” LCD monitor.
Dell uses atrocious rock-bottom low performance components (esp. video and audio).
If it’s $600 for a Dell vs. $800 to build your own with top-shelf components, I’ll go with the latter.