Well, this post is a bit old, since I got the box nearly a month ago.. but I guess I should post about it, though I didn't spend up big - this is just a stopgap until I have more cash... runs everything pretty well though - especially for $600...
MSI 740GTM-P25 Mainboard with (unused) ATI onboard GFX.
*edit* 4Gb RAM (upgraded from 2)5
AMD Athlon II X4 620 Quad Core CPU @ 2.6GHz
*edit* Asus ATI EAH5850 1gb DDR5 vid card (to replace Elitegroup Nvidia 9800GT 1Gb RAM)
A hard disk !! (SATA mechanical) gotta get me a solid state drive eh 8)
That's pretty much it. Initially I was running XP x64.. everything running amazing... even GTAIV & Flight Sim X with reasonably high settings.
Last night I got the shits with XP x64, reimaged with Windows 7 x64 build 7600.. activated it, then installed XP mode - is running MTA perfectly.. yet to see with much else as I've been busy with work.. but will keep u all posted.