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Probably so cheap because Socket A's are no longer being made... and the graphics are a 9600XT (I have that in my desktop at home) which isn't top of the line, and is AGP, not PCIe.

It's last generation's technology. It'll last you a while, but it's not gonna be a simple upgrade for CPU, and if you wanna upgrade the video card you have to find an AGP version, if they still make them.

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AGP is still pretty widely available atm, but Taris is right, it's not a bad system par se, but you might regret it in a couple of years when you need to replace rather than upgrade.
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Depends where you draw the line between replacement and upgrading.

The only original component on my PC now is the CD drive, but it's still the same machine I bought over 3 years ago! Honest.

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my pc must be 5 years old, and it's only ever had a stick of SDRAM or two.

After some diggin' here's the plan:

3 ghz or better processor, ideally 64bit compatable
GPU somethin' like an X800 GTO or better. If I can stretch an x1800 XL/7800GT. PCI-Ex16 anyway. GeForce 6800GS looks good
1ghz Ram at least.
Whatever mobo fits my chosen CPU/GPU combo (thinking nforce4 or similar) ideally with sli/crossfire.

Prefer ATi & Athlon but not really arsed. So long as it's good for games and Max I'm happy.

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As already noted, the chipset and port for the graphics would hurt you in the long run.

Right now I'm running a AMD 64 3000+, 1 GB DDR and Radeon 9800Pro, and I know I won't be able to upgrade my graphics for a long, long time. And upgrading then means going for a budget card.

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personally, I'd just build my own HTPC with a microATX board and call it a day. Probably could do it for less. Sterling is almost 2 USD, right? So... for 1000 I could build a real nice box.
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