Really appreciate the time put in Wookie. Very informative.
Went to the memory express website....not knowing enough about building from scratch, with things such as cases, heat sink fans etc, I came up with what you suggested, around $1650, with basic mouse, keyboard, Xp.
Didn't see anything about Firewire, however, and as to how many USB ports etc. Also didn't see a choice for a RAID HDD.
If you have an extra 2 minutes sometime in the next few weeks, Wookie, build a system at Memory Express, coming in between $1800-2000 if possible (including assembly).
Other then what I mentioned, some CD burning, DVD burning from VHS, and possible basic DV editing from my camcorder, there isn't going to be a lot of specific heavy tasks that it will be used for, other then surfing.
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