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On Wed, 11 Apr 2007 02:15:49 GMT, "Robo29" <hard@work.ca> wrote:

>> One of the best sites on the net for hardware reviews is Tech Report.
>> They periodically do a system guide and spec out systems from low to
>> high end. They just came out with a new article in March, so the
>> hardware is pretty fresh.
>>
>> http://techreport.com/etc/2007q1/mar-system-guide/index.x?pg=1
>>
>> The "grand experiment" sounds like it might be the best fit for you,
>> although the "sweet spot" system might give you some ideas as well.
>
>Thanks Ciccio & Folk....awesome site.  Added it to the Favs for future use
>:) , yes indeed, I am in desperate need of a new system....I 've had this 20
>Gig Maxtor HD for ....uumm...whoa...over 7 years :D  Still works great
>though but now I just need way more room :)  Think I may have an idea of
>what I want now
>-AMD Athlon 64 3800+ X2 Dual Core CPU, Socket AM2
>-1 Gig of DDR2 Ram, 250 Gig SATA HDD
>-GeForce FX 7300GS 256MB DDR2 PCI-E Video
>Card (would like a 7600 GT but I am on a bit of a budget)
>-Acer 19 Inch 1916WAB Widescreen LCD Flat Panel, 700:1 5ms
>...but you never know, once at the store, I may just spend more than I had
>originally planned :)
>I'd love to get the "Grand Experiment"..that'd be too sweet but I don't shop
>online and converted to Canadian Dollars with shipping.....it's a tad bit
>over my $1500 budget...which is too bad because i keep thinking of it as I
>type...lmao.
>Anyhoos thanks again :)
>Robo29
>

I would think long and hard about going with an AMD based system,
given the current dominance of the Intel's Core 2 Duo.