about the dell comments:
the only bad thing about dell is that they use proprietary parts.you wont be able to upgrade components easily (cpu coolers and whatnot)
also, some of the bigger video cards wont fit in some dells.
plus, the dell xps's are expensive.
i'm not sure if gateway is the same.
if you're going to spend over a grand, look into piecing out the system yourself. you can spend $1000 and have a pretty nice rig.
if you dont want to piece out a system, the processor and video card on the gateway is excellent. it wont max out something like crysis but it'll play it very well.
if you upgrade often (or think you'll want to start to) you might want to look into building your own rig. but if you wont touch the system after purchasing, then it looks like a pretty good deal.
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