Tiger Direct Question - (Barbone PC kits) Options

[superstitious]

I was reading up on the barebone stuff and it seems like you get more for your money, as far as hardware is concerned. The optimist in me says it's similar (ok, not the same, but theoretically...) like buying furniture and putting the pieces together. I get that I'm grossly oversimplifying, but I'm wondering if that's the general concept.

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/ca...lc.asp?CatId=31
(for reference)

I'm looking into getting something different, something more graphic saavy as my computer is going on 5 years now and since my son needs a new computer, I figure why not buy a new one for me and give him my old system. Yes, I am a mean mom. haha

[heyo-captain-jac...]

Processor Information:
Vendor: GenuineIntel
Speed: 2400 Mhz
4 logical processors
4 physical processors
HyperThreading: Unsupported
FCMOV: Supported
SSE2: Supported

Windows Version:
Windows Vista (32 bit)
NTFS: Supported

Video Card:
Driver: NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GT
DirectX Driver Name: nvd3dum.dll
Driver Version: 7.15.11.7813
DirectX Driver Version: 7.15.11.7813
Driver Date: 18 Sept 2008
Desktop Color Depth: 32 bits per pixel
Monitor Refresh Rate: 59 Hz
DirectX Card: NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GT
VendorID: 0x10de
DeviceID: 0x614
Number of Monitors: 2
Number of Logical Video Cards: 2
No SLI or Crossfire Detected
Primary Display Resolution: 1680 x 1050
Desktop Resolution: 2960 x 1050
Primary Display Size: 23.35" x 14.57" (27.48" diag)
59.3cm x 37.0cm (69.8cm diag)
Primary Bus: PCI Express 16x
Primary VRAM: 1024 MB
Supported MSAA Modes: 2x 4x 8x


Sound card:
Audio device: Speakers (High Definition Audio

Memory:
RAM: 2813 Mb

Miscellaneous:
Total Hard Disk Space Available: 476937 Mb
Largest Free Hard Disk Block: 369145 Mb

Those are my specs. Build around that, and you should have something good, and under $2.5K.