ok i NEED to have a really fast com, one that will be able to run the next generation of games, like doom III and UT2003. games like that.  And what my question is, what is the cheapest way to get a really fast computer?  Should i order all the parts and build it? or is there a good place to have a com made.  And also what should i put in it and how much does that stuff cost. like video card, processor, ram, hardrive size, wise. stuff like that.    so just basically whats the best stuff to put in a good gaming computer.  like are their any good processors or vid cards are really fast but arnt extremely exspensive?

what i was thinking is having alien ware make it , but is that a good deal  or would building it myself save alot of money? and if i did that just give me an estimate on how much it would cost to buy all the stuff and put it together myself  

Building your own gaming machine is cheaper 90% of the time than ordering a pre-built, assuming you shop around for components, in order to get them at the lowest price. If you feel the need for a pre-built I'd go with Falcon Northwest, Alienware is another, albeit outrageously expensive, option.

Alienware machines:

Grey:
AMD® Athlon XP 1800+
256MB DDR SDRAM
ATI® Radeon™ 7500
Price: $1420
 
Hive-Mind:
Pentium® 4 @ 2.26GHz
512MB DDR SDRAM
NVIDIA GeForce4 Ti 4400
Price: $1947
 
Aurora DDR:
AMD® Athlon XP 2200+
512MB DDR SDRAM
NVIDIA GeForce4 Ti 4400
Price: $2078
 
Area-51:
Pentium® 4 @ 2.53GHz
512MB RDRAM
NVIDIA GeForce4 Ti 4400
Price: $2985
 
"Customize"
Pentium® 4 @ 2.53GHz
512MB RDRAM
NVIDIA GeForce4 Ti 4400
Price: $4169

Conclusion? Alienware = Ripoff. Quick estimate? About two times more expensive than a self built machine.

omg, build yourself of course.

ok im ganna build my own, so what should i put in it.  Im ganna go with the g-force 4Ti 4600 vid card, how many mhz should i get? im thinking like 2.25 ghz. 512 ram  And i want a cd burner but should i just buy a cd burner? or will i need two different cd drives?  Im ganna get a custom case from the same place my friend did when he made his. i forgot where its from, but do you guys know any other place i could order a cool case for not to exspensive?  and is it ganna be hard to build this thing? what else am i ganna need?

The following is a beautiful guide to building your own computer. It should answer all of your questions about putting it together yourself. And you can purchase CD drives that have CD rewriting capabilities in the same piece.

PCMech's Guide

Cheapest way to get a nice and fast PC is building it  by yourself yeah...buying all the parts from the best sites which give you a good price and quality. That's what i'm doing with my current PC, and i have to say i've spent less than half the price i paid for my old one. Custom PCs are better...that way you know for sure what you're installing on it...you have the hardware you really need and you really want...if you know how to build a PC just do it.
If you wanna play games like Doom3 in your PC at decent frame rates...i'd consider getting a Radeon 9700 at least, when it comes out...it will run that game very very smoothly i believe And it won't be more expensive than a GF4 TI 4600.

whens that coming out?

id have to say go with amd if your trying to save money, u can get the xp2100 for 220 bucks or less, that runs at 1.73 gigs, and out preforms intel's 2.1 gig processor.. intel is a rip if u ask me... also get DDR ram, big difference, id say go with a msi kt3 ultra/aru mobo, that has onboard 5.1 sound, so u will save some money on a soundcard.. as far as video cards go, get a gamewerks g4ti4400, the g4ti4600 is not worth the extra 100$ unless your gonna do video editing and hook it up 2 dual monitors..
i jst built my own system, my specs are below, i get umm 150-200 fps on outside maps, like rmg's and indoor maps i get from 200-350..
i payed a total of 750 and that includes s&h

for that i got
xp2100
msi kt3 ultra/aru mobo
512 mb ddr pc 2700 ram
dvd player
case
400 watt power supply
some great fans, my chip temp stays under 104 degrees after playing sof2 for 3 or 4 hours.. and i live in AZ were its 120 out side..lol

i can set ya up with who i went through, jst send me a pm, and i'll give ya the site/email..
they can get anything u want, amd, intell, all the parts u want at wholesale,
retail or oem, they can get both,
they assembled my comp for 50 bucks. they did a GREAT job, really its unreal..
if u go through a big company like alienware, your gonna pay for the name... i'd suggest going through the little guy, u get the same equipment and save money..