bro. as i stated already. goto dell.com
they have p4's for like 699
Anything is better then a celeron, you seem to be stuck on a celeron or something, but it wouldnt be worth it. you'd end up with a total piece of crap.
http://www.dell.com/us/en/dhs/offers..._special61.htm
there, P4 1.8ghz for $699
i had one, infact many of the parts came from it when i decided to build a new one. it worked great. only draw back, is it will be a moded motherboard, and if you ever want to change the motherboard, which i dont think you will. it'll be hard to do.
other then that. i mean its under 1000, and its actually a fine machine, it'll play the games you want, do the things you want it to do. and you dont have to have a **** processor in it.