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Dan, this system will be crappy too, though not as much crappy as Dell's one. The best choice to make a good $1K computer is to go with Athlon/Barton 2500 for $95 and use the remaining $905 for the best components out there.

This price spot is clearly the Intel weak point. If you try to assemble the comparable machine, you will get P4 2.4/800 for $165 and extra $30 for the motherboard comparing with good Athlon mobo. In result, you will end up with only $805 vs. AMD's $905. That will take 1 inch off the LCD or 3 inches off regular monitor. Or you'll have to sacrifice performance on slower components or less memory.

Technically, Intel is a looser. But better PR, brand name and huge manufacturing capacity keeps it ahaid. AMD is just not big enough to be a prime supplier for any of top-10 OEM's.