Looking to buy a new PC... could use some advice?

[ZebraRampage]

Originally Posted by Bond

So I found this HP HPE-150t series through my university. It seems to be a good deal for $419.99:

Operating system Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
Processor Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-650 dual-core processor [3.2GHz, 512KB L2 + 4MB shared L3 cache, DMI 2.5GT/s]
Memory 6GB DDR3-1333MHz SDRAM [3 DIMMs] from 4GB
Hard drive 640GB 7200 rpm SATA 3Gb/s hard drive
Graphics card 512MB ATI Radeon HD 4350 [DVI, HDMI, VGA adapter]
Primary optical drive LightScribe 16X max. DVD+/-R/RW SuperMulti drive
Sound Card Integrated 7.1 channel sound with front audio ports

Any thoughts or anything I should upgrade?

That does sound like a good deal. The hard drive, RAM, and Processor are pretty damn good. The 7.1 sound card is really great for if you get the right speakers. They really make a difference. Compare that to other computers with the same specs, and then see which one is the best deal.

I made a mistake with my laptop in that I got a 320 GB hard drive that was 5400 rpm, when I meant to get it with 7200 rpm. I can't really upgrade that like I can upgrade the RAM.