Advice please - desktop purchase

[Polixenes]

Thanks guys, I looked at NewEgg and the Tom's hardware site.

On NewEgg:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboB...691323-_-Combo

- looks like something I should consider though again, my problem is not knowing PC components from a hole in the ground so I can't tell if this would be considered state of the art or last year's junk. They carry disclaimers that they can't guarantee all the parts that ship will be compatible which worries me a bit - I suppose by this they mean they can't promise the power supply or the cooling would be good enough.

Tom's has this suggestion (amongst others):
http://www.tomshardware.com/system-c...dation-59.html

- maybe I could look into having those components shipped over and ask our IT guy if he would slap them together for me if I give him a couple hundred bucks.

I wish it was easier to buy a PC than this. If you want a car you don't have to go round selecting the engine, the carburettor, the chassis, the radiator etc....thank god.