i am having trouble finding the i7 mentioned.

i found this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&DEPA=0&Order=BESTMATCH&Description=i7+260+gtx&x=12&y=35

but it is way over my price range, i would like to stick to just around 1k.

ok so that one is out then. i will check out that i7 but in the mean time

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883227140

thank you all for your time, as you can tell i am fairly ignorant and new to shopping for a gaming PC.

After a lot of searching and posting it seems to ME like I have found something in my budget (SLIGHTLY below my budget) that seems to good to be true

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883227140

Thoughts from the pro's would be appreciated.

http://www.amazon.com/iBUYPOWER-Gamer-932GN-Gaming-PC/dp/B001ONFNLI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1237155620&sr=8-1

is the computer i am considering buying after reading your advice. worth the $1000?

I am trying to decide on my first gaming computer, and am having a difficult time telling whether Quad processors are better or not. All of the GHz number I have seen on Duo processors are higher than the figures on Quad. Does the processor being a quad make up for the difference in statistics?

I am looking into buying

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B001TJ5S5I/ref=pd_luc_mri?%5Fencoding=UTF8&m=A9B09ZK9BZJQ6&v=glance

and do not see it specify whether it has a dvd/cd reader or burner. Do all blu-ray drives at least READ cd's/dvd's? It would be kind of lame not to have a burner, but I could always buy one separately if the need arises, but not being able to read other media is a deal breaker.

or

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B001TJ5S5I/ref=pd_luc_mri?%5Fencoding=UTF8&m=A9B09ZK9BZJQ6&v=glance

I was actually checking this:

http://www.amazon.com/iBUYPOWER-Extreme-KO-969-Desktop-Processor/dp/B001HN68QO/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=pc&qid=1237148418&sr=1-3

How does that stack up with the one from newegg?

Thanks guys. I'm not so sure I'm ready to build my own yet, but I had been looking around at thsoe ibuypower PC's before. Is that a solid brand?

http://h10010.www1.hp.com/wwpc/ca/en/ho/WF06b/12454-12454-3329740-64546-64546-3793920-3793931.html

Is the computer. I am wondering if this would be a good purchase for mainly MMO's and diablo 3 upcoming, and maybe even Crysis. I am pretty new to PC gaming and my main concern is the processor speed.

I know I will need to update my video card, but hopefully not the power supply. This PC is a good buy for me as I work for Walmart and can get it in the store for around $600 as a bundle with a 20 in monitor.

If anyone has any words of wisdom it would be greatly appreciated.