I like my HP. I would have built my own but couldn't due to not having enough money. I purchased my HP at Best Buy. The mobo isn't anything special, either is the gfx card. The ram is nice, and the cpu is great!
Performance wise I'd give it a 7/10 for a pre-built that's pretty good! I can run any application with no problem, I can play any source game on decent settings so I'm happy. I'm thinking next year however I will go with and i7 build if I can.
Holy crap you have a grudge against amd. I search new threads with amd phenom's mentioned, and you're in every single one preaching the gospel of intel and the damnation of amd!