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I buy all my comp stuff from either http://www.newegg.com or http://www.zipzoomfly.com , but Dell also has adequate starter setups. Amazing what $500 will get these days!

Dude, check the specs; 2.66 GHz is plenty for a gaming machine, and you likely can OC it another 10-20%. I have a 3.0 GHz machine, with no OC'ing, and it rocks just fine, with a lower bus speed that the one specified above (mine = 800MHz bus, above = 1.33 Ghz bus). My RAM is also slower than that machine, so you will be in great shape for cheap!!

(Quote) Your best bet is to buy the package Sev posted, but it looks like you will need a new power supply, and you will need a new HDD, at least 80 Gb. I have the same sound card, so you're good there, and you can still use the same case & optical drives, and get by with your current monitor for now, but I'm guessing you also need to upgrade to WinXP/SP2, if you haven't already done so. So now you've just added $80 (US), not counting WinXP & shipping... Still, you get a rockin' gaming outfit f…

Wow, Sev, well done! Same $500 (except for shipping, which is probly free with that big an order anyway), but now includes HDD & PSU! Pawn shop might have something workable, but you'll have to do your homework to find compatible parts, depending on what they have available @ the time. I may have to junk my old comp and spend $500 myself