Get ready: over the next few months, PC makers will be rolling out machines sporting Intel's new chips--the Pentium II-350, Pentium II-400, and the low-cost Celeron. As manufacturers and retailers clear inventories to make room for these newer models, you're bound to find some super bargains. We're also seeing a fresh wave of home PCs: Four brand-new units arrived this month--two budget and two power--and all four cracked the Top 10.

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But note that some systems carried over from the May issue, like Gateway's G5-233 and Micron's Millennia XKU 300, won't be available much longer. So keep your eyes open for some great deals.

Power Systems

1. Micron Millennia XKU 266

2. Micron Millennia XKU 300

3. Gateway G6-300h

4. Dell Dimension XPS D300

5. IBM Aptiva E76

Budget Systems

1. Gateway G5-233

2. Gateway G6-266h

3. HP Pavillion 3260

4. IBM Aptiva E26

5. Quantex QP6/266 M-1x

Kirk Steers is a contributing editor for PC World. Testing performed by Ulrike Diehlmann of the PC World Test Center.

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