Oldmantime, I thought you were in the 6gig 350mhz 320 megs of ram cattagory....
I agree with you Jaypaw, learning is key to avoiding the rath of the Gateways and Dells.
I mentioned Dell because it is one of the best
NO BRAINER <<<(people who don't want to or don't have the time to learn) PC's out there, I haven't heard many bad thing's about them... In a nut shell, I was trying to give Oldmantime an easy way out
If he is willing, the best route would be to learn, research and shop for his own parts online or at a local PC shop.