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Old 11-23-2009, 06:27 PM   #1
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Question Building my own pc

I need to build my own computer for under $750 it will need all of the following:
1. DVD writer
2. 6G DDR-3 MEM (Triple channel)
3. PCI Express-16 video 512M MEM
4. 21" monitor (response time less then 3MS
5. NIC
6. Serial ATA with RAID 5
7. Sound
8. CPU 64 bit 4 M CACHE dual core
9. A Windows (vista or Windows 7) operating system
10. Esata
Is this possible? I need a balanced system. This system will be for both school and work at home.
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Old 11-23-2009, 07:29 PM   #2
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Triple Channel will only work on socket 1336 Core i7 Quad cores, for most builds 4GB is plenty and will run well in dual channel. 8GB is also possible in dual channel but will cost a decent bit.

Will you be doing any gaming? If you are looking at a large LCD monitor, have you taken a look at the 23" monitors?

Why do you need SATA with RAID 5? Are you planning on running 3 hard drives now with your $750 budget or later on; how much hard drive will you need for your current computer?

If buying a new computer now, I would recommend getting a quad core; you can find them now for a variety of budgets and the performance is pretty good, especially as newer programs are starting to take advantage of the additional cores.
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Old 11-23-2009, 08:23 PM   #3
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It sounds like you are taking your specs right off a sheet for a prebuilt computer. If so, please provide a link to this computer.
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