There is no competition for an unexpanded stock A3000 compared to that 2000 system you just specced. The gfx board is an accelerator as well as providing 24bit screen modes.
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So out of those two the A2k is better. Though if you plan on future high end upgrades the A3k is the way, and its nice and small, however the A2k is much roomier for expansion and can hold way more boards and drives
