Well, said it before... :)
get custom build.

Antec 900 gamer case

8 gig ram DDR2
 
ASUS P5K-E motherboard, or better, do NOT get a DDR3 memory type motherboard for a couple of years, by the way, too expensive.

600+ watt PSU with a long lead, as the ANtec's design puts the motherboards power input jack very far form the PSU, Hiper are good make.

at least two 500 gig hard drives, best get 3, RAID one to back up main system drive.

Standard DVD writer for back ups.

Vista 64 bit Ultimate

An 8600 or 8800 Nvidia video card with at least 512 RAM memory, really helps with OPEN gl display.

Get a reliable shop to build it for ya  never ever get PCs built by small store wannabes unless you know them well.

:)

This is my rig, sorry room is a mess, "I R Geek"! :p

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