Heavens forbid! Sure, they're cheap to buy in bulk for companies, but not as personal computers.

What you're seeing in this thread is just a usual group of geeks eFlexing at each other. Nothing to worry about.

The general consensus seems to be an Intel Dual Core, a P35 mobo, 4gb RAM, an nVidia card (8800GT?), and a PSU between 450W and say 700W.