Just got back into routine at another forum I was at before CD (and LWS), and one of the long time members just gave me a run down or a nice upgrade I could use, despite being practically a whole new computer. Just over $400, so pick and choose, and it doesn't include a case and PSU, or DVD drive. Maybe this can benefit you too.
It also included an MX518 mouse in that, so chop off another $40 if you choose against it or any periph. Graphics card is overkill, and as you mentioned integrated is fine, but I'd suggest get something like a 9600GT in place of the GTS250 above. Just for any light stuff they may do, gives you some extra dough to buy the PSU and / or case. Hard drive is also a bit overkill, but anything lower really isn't very economical nowadays.Intel Pentium E5200 Wolfdale 2.5GHz 2MB L2 Cache LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor - Retail ($69.99)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819116072
MSI P35 Neo-F LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail ($49.99)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813130095
OCZ NVIDIA SLI-Ready Edition 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail ($44.99)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820227377
Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD6400AAKS 640GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive - OEM ($69.99)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...Tpk=wd6400aaks
XFX GS250XYDFC GeForce GTS 250 512MB Core Edition 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail ($129.99)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...Tpk=GS250XYDFC
Total: $404.94
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