With full sound, sharp separation of channels, explosive bass, and a 500-watt power rating, these speakers may upset the fellow apartment dwellers.

Average Price
$1450-$2895

Case
Windowed or Clear Casing

CPU
2.8 to 3.6 GHz Intel P4 or 2800+ AMD Athlon and up.

HD
Western Digital Caviar SE 7200 RPM UltraATA/100, 1 or 2 60GB and up drive(s).

RAM
512MB minimum RDRAM or DDR SDRAM

CD
16X DVD Rom, DVD-RW and CD-RW.

Monitor
19” or 21” Flat Screen CRT or LCD

Software
Nero Burning Rom, Pioneer RecordNow DX, Roxio Easy CD Creator for CD burning.
Sonic MyDVD and similar for DVD burning. Microsoft PictureIt!, Jasc Paint Shop Pro or Ulead Photo Express.
Adobe Photoshop Software.
Microsoft Works Suite 2002.
Games.
Windows XP Pro

Music Sound & Editing
Music Match, Windows Media Player and Real One Player.
Speakers with Sub-Woofer.
Creative Labs Audigy sound cards w/ PlayCenter.
Front-mounted headphone jack.

Video, Gaming & Editing
High and Low end editing software such as; Pinnacle Studio 8 or Ulead Video Studio 6.
Adobe Premier LE or related.
Sony Click to DVD.
NVidia GeForce4 MX 440 card, NVidia GeForce4 Ti 4600 card, or ATI Radeon 9700 Pro Graphics or similar card with TV-out port.
ArcSoft Showbiz or similar software for video editing.
6 to 8 USB2 Ports.
Game Controller, Joystick, Steering Wheel & Foot Pedals.
Links to online gaming sites for major games.

Digital Photo & Editing
Ulead Photo Express.
Front-mounted PC Card or memory card.