Build it. Your specs sound like they'd be about $1200 + OS. I would also recommend against a tuner in an x16 slot – tuner cards are almost all x1 anyways, so why waste a second x16 slot on one?
---- Jack Kramer Computer Systems Specialist University Relations, Michigan State University w: 517-884-1231 / c: 248-635-4955 From: Stefan Jafs <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> Reply-To: NT System Admin Issues <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> Date: Thu, 10 Mar 2011 16:31:10 -0500 To: NT System Admin Issues <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> Subject: OT New home PC Ok, it’s finally time to upgrade my aging home PC. I figured I could just go to Tigerdirect or BestBuy and pick up a good performing system but it does not seem like the case, if I want low to medium performance no problem but I want: Intel I7, 8Gb RAM DDR3, HD 1 – 2Tb 7,200 rpm, AMD HD 5670 or better, BlueRay player, TV Tuner in a PCI x16 slot. Windows 7 64 bit Home. Is that too much to ask for? I did not think so but does now one else purchase high performance PCs? I know I can get a Dell XPS 9100, that pretty close but I think it only comes with 1 PCI x16 so I can’t upgrade the video card if I have the TV Tuner. Any Recommendations? -- Stefan Jafs ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
