HAVOC
Fully Optimized
- Messages
- 4,217
- Location
- Milford, Connecticut
Your first and main concern is that you want this PC to be able to run under heavy loads in a "Business" environment. That Alienware PC you listed is a gaming machine A Stated a few times in this thread.
IMO - If you are willing to spend 3,000.00 for a business PC, you should rethink you buy.
I built a PC for a client that cost them 1,300 with monitor and keyboard/mouse. Here's what they use that PC for. They use it as a P.O.S system, Use it for Data Entry, Email, Internet, Web Design, Photoshop, All Office Products, they use the DVD burner to back up data on their server, the ATI 9800 pro is also hooked up to a 20" TV in their lobby playing Promotional DVD's. This PC handles multitasking extremely well. This PC normal operates using 25-40% of it's system memory. It's fast and very reliable. ZERO COMPLAINTS!!!
Here's the Specs:
Intel (LOL) P4 3.2GHz 540J LGA775 OEM
Zalman 7000 HS & Fan
MSI MOBO
500W PSU
(4x512MB) Corsair VS DDR400 2gig
(2) Seagate 200 gig 7200rpm SATA in RAID 1 (Parity)
DVD 16x
DVD Burner
ATI 9800 Pro w/ TV out
6in1 Media Card Reader w/ Standard Floppy
17" Flat Panel Monitor
Wireless Mouse & Keyboard
It really does pay to know how to build. Buy yourself a good A+ Certification Guide and read the 1,200 pages, take the practice tests, visit this forum three times a day, ask as many questions as you can, building a PC isn't hard at all. It's like learning to ride a bike. You may fall a few times, but once you get the hang of it, you can pop wheelies with your eyes closed!
IMO - If you are willing to spend 3,000.00 for a business PC, you should rethink you buy.
I built a PC for a client that cost them 1,300 with monitor and keyboard/mouse. Here's what they use that PC for. They use it as a P.O.S system, Use it for Data Entry, Email, Internet, Web Design, Photoshop, All Office Products, they use the DVD burner to back up data on their server, the ATI 9800 pro is also hooked up to a 20" TV in their lobby playing Promotional DVD's. This PC handles multitasking extremely well. This PC normal operates using 25-40% of it's system memory. It's fast and very reliable. ZERO COMPLAINTS!!!
Here's the Specs:
Intel (LOL) P4 3.2GHz 540J LGA775 OEM
Zalman 7000 HS & Fan
MSI MOBO
500W PSU
(4x512MB) Corsair VS DDR400 2gig
(2) Seagate 200 gig 7200rpm SATA in RAID 1 (Parity)
DVD 16x
DVD Burner
ATI 9800 Pro w/ TV out
6in1 Media Card Reader w/ Standard Floppy
17" Flat Panel Monitor
Wireless Mouse & Keyboard
It really does pay to know how to build. Buy yourself a good A+ Certification Guide and read the 1,200 pages, take the practice tests, visit this forum three times a day, ask as many questions as you can, building a PC isn't hard at all. It's like learning to ride a bike. You may fall a few times, but once you get the hang of it, you can pop wheelies with your eyes closed!