Well, we where looking for a new desktop and while we could of gone with another dell we decided to get some help and look at putting one together. With the help and input of Chris, Matt, Nash, and an co-worker of Jana's this is what we are going with.
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Monitor:
SAMSUNG 22" 226BW WIDESCREEN 1680X1050 1000:1 (DC 3000:1) 2MS VGA DVI
Motherbaord/Memory:
INTEL CORE 2 DUO E6850 3.0 GHZ EM64T 1333MHZ RETAIL BOXED BUNDLE W/
ABIT FATAL1TY FP-IN9 SLI
CRUCIAL 2GB DDR2 667
(1GB x 2)
http://www.mwave.com/mwave/skusearch...ria=MB-BA24052
Hard Drive:
SEAGATE 500GB ST3500630AS SATA300 7200RPM 16B (Bare drive)
EXT.SATA ENCLOSURE OPTIONS
15" SATA DATA & POWER COMBO CABLE
Video Card:
XFX GEFORCE 8500 GT 256MB 450MHZ PCI EXPRESS DDR2 DVI/VGA/TV-OUT
http://www.mwave.com/mwave/skusearch...iteria=4357331
Drives:
LITE ON SOHC-5236 / LH-52C1P BLACK 52X/32X/52X CDRW+16X DVD w/SW
LITE ON LH-20A1P 20X ALL-WRITE DVDRW DRIVE
MITSUMI FA-404M 1.44 FLOPPY + 7 IN 1 CARD READER
Case:
ANTEC SONATA III (BLACK) ATX SUPER MINI TOWER CASE W/500W POWER SUPPLY 3x5.25" 2x3.5" 4x3.5"(hidden) W/FRONT I/O CONNECTORS & 120mm CASE FAN x 1
EXTRA 120mm FAN(RED LED)
Any thoughts? For a solid work/multi tasking and gaming computer we think this will work out well for a few solid years.