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Said it before and i will say it again... if you want a gaming rig and you want it to last and be something you can upgrade for years... just build it yourself or have someone else build it for you. start with a fresh install of windows HP/dell and places like that tend to load in a lot of extra stuff that run in the background. Normally stuff like automatic update stuff and crap like that you really dont need. Easy enough to just update your software when you want. A good chunk of performance in gaming is lost due to extra crap running in the background.
If your on a tight budget AMD is the way to go right now. Basicly half the price as the intel processors. Get a higher end amd instead of a mid line intel and save yourself some money. You want at least 2 gig of ram for a gaming system. 2 is enough still but in a year or so you will want more. Get 4 gig or more if your going to run vista.
Its well worth learning how to build it yourself if you dont already know how to do it. Save yourself a fortune if anything ever goes wrong in the future because you will know how to fix it.
If you do get a dell or something then upgrade the video card make sure the power supply in it has the right connetion type for the higher end video cards. might also want to make sure you get a card that has a heat exhaust out the back of the case instead of just blowing it into the case. Not sure how good the ventaliation is in them so better to be safe then sorry.
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