I’m going to get it soon, maybe when this semester comes to an end.
I’m a believer of AMD performance (probably opening up a can of worms here) due to the sheer performance and price also.
Don’t cheap out on ram, maybe get as much as you can afford (2 gigs?)
I guess more importantly, don’t cheap out on your video card. Their performance vs. price these days is so good that it would be a mistake not to take advantage of that.