Thanks for the recommendation. I've become a bit skeptical of buying HP (wonderful hardware, bad drivers IMHO) and AMD. My last desktop was an AMD "Space Heater" that eventually melted. It had plenty of fans on it, but...
Maybe they're better now *shrug* Robert Munn wrote: >Forget Dell, go with an AMD 64 bit machine. Don't build your own, there are >plenty of system makers out there who will build you a system to spec. I go >with a local verndor in San Diego called Chips and Memory because they use the >best components and they are near my house, but there are plenty of national >vendors- HP comes to mind- selling AMD 64 systems. If you want the ultimate >desktop, Alienware has an AMD 64 system with dual GPUs in SLI mode starting at >around $2200. > > > > >>I'm about to purchase a new home desktop, which I would like to use for >>typical home use, multimedia, coding, gaming (all the geeky stuff). >>After building a handful of custom Frankenstein boxes, I'm just thinking >>about getting a Dell. I might get a Dimension or maybe even one of the >>Dimension XPS machines. >>Eric >> >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:156070 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
