Here's the system I just bought last week, for $399 (the price was apparently an ad discount to get foot traffic... the price is now $549).
http://www.compusa.com/products/product_info.asp?product_code=316197&pfp=SEARCH
The Powerhouse.
Stimulate your senses with the PC that offers pure multimedia pleasure. The T3062 was born to perform and is packed with features that’s sure to please the most discriminating PC user and gamer: a super-charged AMD Athlon™ XP 3000+ processor, Microsoft® Windows® XP Home, 160 GB hard drive, 512 MB memory, built-in Ethernet, DVD+/-RW drive, 8-in-1 digital media manager, amplified speakers – all backed by eMachines’ world-class support. Plus with the NVIDIA® GeForce4™ MX Graphics chip and nForce™ 6-channel audio, your gaming and movie-watching experience will be taken to a whole new level. eMachines has created a revolutionary PC that has it all: power, reliability and style. And it’s sensibly priced, too. So hold on to your mouse…and let the gaming begin.
Reports of your demise were premature, I see ;)
eMachines suck. I should know, I have one. Never again.
It's still a Windows machine.
Good luck with the virii and spyware. I spent a fair amount of time battling them in my day. Now I'm happy to be home getting real work done with my Mac instead.
But if you love to shoot aliens, enjoy. (I don't).
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You got a good deal there. Nforce2 onboard graphics are good enough for me. I'm using an Nforce2 board right now in my home built machine. I'd be curious who makes your motherboard
NVIDIA® GeForce4™ MX Graphics