Introduced at the 2008 International Consumer Electronics Show in January, the Gateway FX7020 ($1,100 direct) is part of the new breed of high-powered gaming desktops at the $1,000 price point. Although you've been able to get $1,000 gaming-class rigs from the smaller manufacturers for a while (Cyberpower and Velocity Micro come to mind), this is a mid-price gaming system from one of the big boys that you'll be able to find at retailers like Best Buy and J&R. It's powerful enough to run games like World of Warcraft, Prey, and World in Conflict. The FX7020 is a good "novice to intermediate" gaming system, since it's enough to let you play 3D-intensive games. It won't get you 100-fps benchmark scores at 2,560-by-1,600 resolution, but it will certainly be enough to play older DX9 games with all the bells and whistles turned on. The FX7020 is also ready for the next generation of DX10 games—with even more insane graphics—just coming to market now.