Thanks calculoso. In the past I've been a little leery of Acer, but I'll check it out. I originally was going to buy a completed system, almost pulling the trigger on this one
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product...82E16883221158
but after reading a bit, the general tide was more towards building your own to get a better bang for your buck. Is there not as much difference between the quality of a pre-built and component-built as there used to be?