Hi, everyone. I was hoping someone might be able to make a suggestion for me. I am looking to buy a computer, but I'm not really sure where to start. In the past I have put all my computers together myself, but I'm afraid I don't have time for that any more. Can someone suggest a good-value desktop? I am in grad school, so I'm on a pretty severe budget. I could maybe go as high as $600 but not much more. My needs are pretty basic; I don't need much since I don't game as much as I used to. Basically, if it can run The Orange Box at a decent resolution, it should meet my hardware needs. Any ideas? Thanks in advance.

Take a look at this. Seems like the best bang for your buck to me. Its cheaper than what you planned to spend, so with that in mind, for 100$ or 150$ more, you can buy a nice Monitor with it.

Check it out:

HP Compaq dx2450 Desktop PC GY395AV - AMD Athlon X2 4450B 2.3GHz, 3GB DDR2, 250 GB SATA 3G, DVDRW, XP ProVista Business GY395AV-CTO at TigerDirect.com

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PC 1: eMachine; OCZ f4ta1 4GB RAM; nVidia GeForce 9600GT(512MB) Overclocked Edition;WD 250GB HDD; Samsung SyncMaster 720n PnP Monitor; Silverstone 1000W PSU; Dual Core CPU clocked at 3.5GHz.

Laptop: Dell Studio 15; 3GB RAM; 250GB HDD; ATI Mobility Radeon 3560HD(256MB RAM);Intel Core 2 Duo T6600 (2.2Ghz/800Mhz FSB/2MB Cache)