TechSpot’s latest buying guide will help you build the definitive budget PC. The price range for this has been set between $600 and $1000, and while there isn’t a lot of wiggle room, we do promise you an excellent PC.

While trying to keep as close to the low end of the budget as possible, we have included areas to upgrade certain elements for better performance (at a higher cost). You may be surprised how a well balanced system based on Intel’s latest Core 2 Duo processor can be bought for less than $1000.