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I assume you mean a self build system of mix and match components. Are whiteboxes less reliable on average?? Even if quality components are used?

RE: BoredSysAdm What do you mean by whiteboxes???

BTW... The AMD I was referringto in last post was concerning the gpu. Thx

Thanks for the input everyone......great info. Re: hcc_tech Which AMD would u recommend? Should I go with 1gb or is that overkill for my application? Do u think I'm on the right track as far as the motherboard goes for my application? Or should i go to a lower or higher quality mobo Thx again...

I notice the samsung drive you highlighted is 3gb/s compared to 6gb/s on the seagate yet they are both 7200rpm. Would the SATA 6g/s not be faster?? PS Not questioning you expertise because it is much greater than min...just trying to figure this out..lol Thx

1) Answered above 2)Budget....whatever I need to spend to get what I require without wasting money for overkill 3)Ontario CAN 4)Answered above 5) not reusing an parts 6)Overclocking....possible if it is worthwhile...but no an absolute requirement 7)Will be getting 2 standard 23" monitors at some...

I'm looking to build a business system for myself. I have done my homework as far as hardware goes and have a fairly good idea what I need. The system will be used for heavy multitasking in a business environment...ie. many browser windows open, many programs open(email, excel, ACCPAC on...