eeh, i tend to build my systems, or get someone to build them for me, for a better price then at the store, like i gotta have an asus or a dragon board, good cooling, antec psu, nvidia card (though that may change)..... just some of my things....
if you are looking for performance
intel quad core
Dragon board with at least 2 16x PCI-E slots
4gb of the fastest ram your system can handle
ram drive for fast OS operations
2 15k ultra320 drives in raid 0
GeForce 9800
750W Antec PSU
Bullet proof vest (so i dont steal that system.... jk

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Microsoft, the leader in using innovative tactics to promote irksome experience, coupled with antiquated technology that's held together by a pyramid of makeshift afterthoughts.
Apple, the leader in using irksome tactics to promote innovative experience, coupled with an antiquated core that's enhanced by state-of-the-art afterthoughts.
Linux, the leader in not using any tactics to promote user-defined experience, coupled with state-of-the-art core enhanced by innovative afterthoughts.
