Ok last time for help! Build or Buy?

[ShawnHeather88]

Ok so I am gonna sell my laptop on ebay(cant find a good enough trade).
The question is should I buy or build, I don't wanna spend over $650USD(for everything).

The comp will be used for maybe a little bit of gaming(maybe WoW or Guild Wars and sims) The rest will be movies, music, photos, Internet, a little bit of school. Also would like to be able to run Vmware or Virtual PC.

So is there a great pc (pre built) thats better then just building?
So which can run faster, better, and best for future upgrading?

I will be doing some research once I wake up but your guys input an help would be greatly appreciated.

 

[daisymtc]

Build is always the better option for gaming. But I doubt if you could have a decent PC to play game if you just got $650 and need to include everything.

Approx $700 list from newegg w/o shipping.
E2160
GA-P31-S3G
Consair 2 x 1GB DDR2 800 RAM
ZOTAC ZT-86TEQ3P-FSL GeForce 8600GT 256MB 128-bit GDDR3/ HIS Hightech H260XTFZ256DDN-R Radeon HD 2600XT 256MB 128-bit GDDR3
EXCELSTOR Jupiter Series ESJ8160S 160GB
LITE-ON 20X DVD Burner LH-20A1S OEM BK
hec 6C28BB8SX585 Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 585W Power Supply
Microsoft Windows Vista 64-Bit Home Premium for System Builders Single Pack DVD - OEM
Hanns·G HW-191DPB Black 19" 5ms Widescreen LCD Monitor - Retail
Keyboard
Cheap Keyboard + Mouse + speakers

 

[ShawnHeather88]

Build is always the better option for gaming. But I doubt if you could have a decent PC to play game if you just got $650 and need to include everything.

Approx $700 list from newegg w/o shipping.
E2160
GA-P31-S3G
Consair 2 x 1GB DDR2 800 RAM
ZOTAC ZT-86TEQ3P-FSL GeForce 8600GT 256MB 128-bit GDDR3/ HIS Hightech H260XTFZ256DDN-R Radeon HD 2600XT 256MB 128-bit GDDR3
EXCELSTOR Jupiter Series ESJ8160S 160GB
LITE-ON 20X DVD Burner LH-20A1S OEM BK
hec 6C28BB8SX585 Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 585W Power Supply
Microsoft Windows Vista 64-Bit Home Premium for System Builders Single Pack DVD - OEM
Hanns·G HW-191DPB Black 19" 5ms Widescreen LCD Monitor - Retail
Keyboard
Cheap Keyboard + Mouse + speakers

Ty I will check out this build. I guess I could add a little bit of money. Any more options?