Gateway® 9310XL
Operating System: Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional Edition with Service Pack 2
Application Software: Microsoft® Works Suite 2005 - including Microsoft® Word and Encarta
Processor: Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor 660 with HT Technology (3.60GHz, 800MHz FSB, 2MB L2 cache) ........
Memory: 2GB (2048MB) 533MHz DDR2 SDRAM Dual Channel (4-512MB modules)
Hard Drive: 500GB (2-250GB) 7200RPM Serial ATA Hard Drive w/ 8MB Cache
Optical Drive: 16x Double-Layer Multi-Format DVD±/R±RW/CD-R/RW recorder and 16x DVD-ROM drive
Floppy Drive: 8-in-1 media card reader and floppy drive
Extended Service Plan Including Limited Warranty: Desktop Total Protection Plan -- 3 year parts/labor/on-site/3 year technical support w/ 3 year GPA
Monitors: FPD1950 19" Silver LCD Flat Panel Display (19" viewable)
Speakers: GMAX 2100 2.1 Speakers with Subwoofer ........
AntiVirus Software: Norton AntiVirus 90 day introductory offer
Chipset: Intel® 915G Chipset with DDR2 Support
Case: Gateway 7-Bay Tower Case
Controller: Integrated Ultra ATA Controller
Expansion Slots: (1) PCI-E x16 Expansion Slot, (1) PCI-E x1, (3) PCI in which 2 are available for use
External Ports: (7) USB 2.0 (6 in back and 1 in front in the media card reader), (2) IEEE 1394 Firewire Ports, Parallel, Serial and (2) PS/2
Certification: Energy Star Compliant
Video: ATI Radeon X800 Pro with 256MB DDR video memory, DVI and TV Out
Keyboard and Mouse: Gateway Premium Wireless Keyboard & Mouse
Sound System: SoundBlaster Audigy 2 ZS Sound Card
Modem: 56K PCI data/fax modem
Internet Service Provider: Six months America Online® Internet access
Part Number: 1008382
PCI Adapter: Integrated IEEE 1394 (FireWire) PCI Card
Network: Integrated 10/100/1000 (Gigabit) Ethernet
Price: $3,063.97
I know you said you want to stay away from brands like Gateway, but this P4 is better for your purposes, also this warranty means you have on site service, get overnighted replacement parts if need be, and will be able to get a tech on the phone within 60 seconds guaranteed. BTX case to keep everything nice & cool & improve longevity of the system.
This is the same price plus it has an 19" LCD monitor, plus I could throw in office pro free or discount it a few hundred for you, whatever you want bro. My email is
zennie.mcdonald@gateway.com