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Why such an expensive processor?
Surely you can cut a couple of hundred dollars off the price and not lose too much performance by getting a lower spec processor.
That way you could keep both hard drives (great for keeping the data separate from the OS) and run Vista Home Premium (which is kinda important if you're looking to show off what your nice new shiny PC can do).
Also, if I was building this for a savvy PC user I'd put a fast (see high RPM and large cache) but smaller first HD, somewhere in the 250GB range, and a larger second HD where the speed of the drive isn't as important.
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Why such an expensive processor?  KeeBaud | 09/12/08
Future proof?  Caggles | 09/12/08
E8400 is cheaper horse, but still a horse  smilajkov | 09/12/08
Q6600 is faster and cheaper than E8400  __Mike__ | 09/12/08
meh  CletusJones | 09/12/08
Total Agreement  support@... | 09/12/08
I've kinda gone off the Q6600 ...  Adrian Kingsley-Hughes ZDNet Moderator | 09/12/08
regardless....  CletusJones | 09/12/08
How well does the Q9300 overclock?  HypnoToad | 09/16/08
nVidia fan by any chance?  Bozzer | 09/14/08
is E8400 a 45nm cpu?  pikeman666 | 09/12/08
Yep ...  Adrian Kingsley-Hughes ZDNet Moderator | 09/12/08
CPU does not match  tinob | 09/12/08
Way too much on the CPU.  Suicida| | 09/14/08
Expensive components...  vulpine@... | 09/12/08
The Mac Pro is...  arminw | 09/12/08
Problem with Mac Pro  smilajkov | 09/12/08
Mac Pro isnt an all around computer  thjoey@... | 09/12/08
Mac Pro is very capable  Michael Fournier | 09/12/08
you are correct,sir  snakecharmernyc@... | 09/14/08
Can't game on a Mac Pro?  LadyGray | 09/16/08
And you can play WoW on a Mac Mini.  nix_hed | 09/19/08
Agreed  Stoshie | 09/12/08
q9550 and better ram  robdcald | 09/17/08
I would do the same  gcambull | 09/19/08
Video card sound levels  Xtomik | 09/12/08
Video card sound levels  jet1959mo@... | 09/12/08
Not that noisy ...  Adrian Kingsley-Hughes ZDNet Moderator | 09/12/08
Missing Options  nucrash | 09/12/08
Yeah ...  Adrian Kingsley-Hughes ZDNet Moderator | 09/12/08
While it's not quite the monster you speced...  wolf_z | 09/12/08
Video Editing ??  mrlinux | 09/12/08
Good point!  Adrian Kingsley-Hughes ZDNet Moderator | 09/12/08
How about an Intel Q9450  mlbolton123@... | 09/12/08
Video Editing...  vulpine@... | 09/12/08
Newer Camcorders  mrlinux | 09/12/08
Yup...  Stuka | 09/12/08
RE: The $2,000 build-it-yourself gaming/video editing/photo editing PC  bobkn@... | 09/12/08
My build from Newegg but, over the $2000 budget  jet1959mo@... | 09/12/08
Memory  Aragorn@... | 09/12/08
Memory  jet1959mo@... | 09/12/08
8GB is not overkill ...  Adrian Kingsley-Hughes ZDNet Moderator | 09/12/08
Memory? Actually, no.  vulpine@... | 09/12/08
XP x64, Vista x64  WarhavenSC | 09/12/08
XP x64, Vista x64  jet1959mo@... | 09/12/08
Vista x64 gaming  CletusJones | 09/12/08
Rubbish.  Sleeper Service | 09/12/08
Don't beleive the FUD.  Bozzer | 09/14/08
Have you even tried?  tikigawd | 09/14/08
RE: The $2,000 build-it-yourself gaming/video editing/photo editing PC  Aragorn@... | 09/12/08
RE: The $2,000 build-it-yourself gaming/video editing/photo editing PC  craig@... | 09/12/08
Rather than the q6600 ...  Adrian Kingsley-Hughes ZDNet Moderator | 09/12/08
RE: The $2,000 build-it-yourself gaming/video editing/photo editing PC  vscotta@... | 09/12/08
Terrible build  __Mike__ | 09/12/08
RE: The $2,000 build-it-yourself gaming/video editing/photo editing PC  corrnd@... | 09/12/08
RE: The $2,000 build-it-yourself gaming/video editing/photo editing PC  professordnm | 09/12/08
Yur machine is ridiculous ... Check out mine.  smilajkov | 09/12/08
I bought a handful of 300GB VelociRaptor drives ...  Adrian Kingsley-Hughes ZDNet Moderator | 09/12/08
Woot?  smilajkov | 09/12/08
Don't get me wrong ...  Adrian Kingsley-Hughes ZDNet Moderator | 09/12/08
Nice build!!  bigbaddms | 09/12/08
Thanks  smilajkov | 09/12/08
You and your PC  rtk | 09/12/08
I Had a Feeling...  Stoshie | 09/12/08
Very Nice!  mlbolton123@... | 09/12/08
Nice!  tikigawd | 09/14/08
Alternative: Under $1000  startx.jeff | 09/12/08
Waste of money..  jaredo | 09/12/08
Um...Check the QVL  stevets32 | 09/12/08
I was going to say the same thing ...  Adrian Kingsley-Hughes ZDNet Moderator | 09/12/08
Amen...  stevets32 | 09/12/08
Don't get me wrong ...  Adrian Kingsley-Hughes ZDNet Moderator | 09/12/08
QVL  jaredo | 09/12/08
My Less than $2000 Power Gaming PC  pcwizkid.tech.talk@... | 09/12/08
RE: The $2,000 build-it-yourself gaming/video editing/photo editing PC  jaredo | 09/12/08
No, no, just, no...  Spiritusindomit@... | 09/12/08
^5  jaredo | 09/12/08
Some thoughts ...  Adrian Kingsley-Hughes ZDNet Moderator | 09/12/08
Chaos in the hardware market....  JCitizen | 09/12/08
RE: The $2,000 build-it-yourself gaming/video editing/photo editing PC  dreamjhoo@... | 09/12/08
Couple of ideas  johnfenjackson@... | 09/12/08
Don't go Q6600 ...  Adrian Kingsley-Hughes ZDNet Moderator | 09/12/08
Massively?  johnfenjackson@... | 09/15/08
RE: The $2,000 build-it-yourself gaming/video editing/photo editing PC  czhu01 | 09/12/08
About $250 ...  Adrian Kingsley-Hughes ZDNet Moderator | 09/12/08
To sum up all the complaints  homant@... | 09/12/08
I agree ...  Adrian Kingsley-Hughes ZDNet Moderator | 09/12/08
Pretty much what I'm concluding...  JCitizen | 09/12/08
agreed  absent | 09/14/08
RE: The $2,000 build-it-yourself gaming/video editing/photo editing PC  wraithe | 09/12/08
RE: The $2,000 build-it-yourself gaming/video editing/photo editing PC  wargammer2005 | 09/12/08
Or quad core dual Xeon ...  Adrian Kingsley-Hughes ZDNet Moderator | 09/12/08
RE: The $2,000 build-it-yourself gaming/video editing/photo editing PC  pratul.chandra@... | 09/12/08
RE: The $2,000 build-it-yourself gaming/video editing/photo editing PC  robtjr30 | 09/12/08
Going AMD ...  Adrian Kingsley-Hughes ZDNet Moderator | 09/12/08
A multi-purpose $2000 PC  Grayson Peddie | 09/12/08
For an extra $35 ...  Adrian Kingsley-Hughes ZDNet Moderator | 09/12/08
Heh heh!  Grayson Peddie | 09/13/08
No Peripherals? try $3,000  tommyboyazn | 09/12/08
Re-read the article!!!!!!  LStewart | 09/12/08
And NO PSU  smilajkov | 09/12/08
900 watts? Eh, okay...  Grayson Peddie | 09/12/08
DUUUH P.S. on page 4  gourddancer1@... | 09/12/08
Don't respond to him.  Grayson Peddie | 09/13/08
RE: The $2,000 build-it-yourself gaming/video editing/photo editing PC  LStewart | 09/12/08
Save $150 and get yourself a Radeon 4870!  Grayson Peddie | 09/12/08
$2K seems to ALWAYS be the ceiling.  arthurhaglund@... | 09/12/08
Better for Even Less  mustangcelli | 09/12/08
What about sound? I need to be able use my DAW for the sound on movies.  kulddy@... | 09/12/08
Unbalanced system, in my opinion  davetracer@... | 09/12/08
RE: The $2,000 build-it-yourself gaming/video editing/photo editing PC  heraclitobrito@... | 09/12/08
Benchmarks  kevinr@... | 09/12/08
RE: The $2,000 build-it-yourself gaming/video editing/photo editing PC  ceh4702 | 09/12/08
Newegg.com Is Your Friend  WarhavenSC | 09/12/08
Forgot the motherboard!  Adrian Kingsley-Hughes ZDNet Moderator | 09/12/08
re: Forgot the motherboard!  WarhavenSC | 09/12/08
RE: The $2,000 build-it-yourself gaming/video editing/photo editing PC  RandyLyon | 09/12/08
Yes ...  Adrian Kingsley-Hughes ZDNet Moderator | 09/12/08
...No  __Mike__ | 09/12/08
Yes, NewEgg Is Your Friend - But...  Stoshie | 09/12/08
Absolutely ...  Adrian Kingsley-Hughes ZDNet Moderator | 09/12/08
re: Yes...  WarhavenSC | 09/12/08
$500 maximum on PCs  rtot | 09/12/08
RE: mac LOL  boomelectronics@... | 09/12/08
RE: Vista x64  WarhavenSC | 09/12/08
RE: The $2,000 build-it-yourself gaming/video editing/photo editing PC  lmenningen | 09/12/08
RE: The $2,000 build-it-yourself gaming/video editing/photo editing PC  urbsdad6@... | 09/12/08
$1000 for a cpu that will be cut in half in 3 months?  Randalllind | 09/12/08
Why so serious?  rileinc | 09/12/08
Recession ...  Adrian Kingsley-Hughes ZDNet Moderator | 09/12/08
Being frugal... or knowing technology items lose value quickly...  HypnoToad | 09/16/08
Because it is  Suicida| | 09/19/08
My humble build  rileinc | 09/12/08
Aren't those ...  Adrian Kingsley-Hughes ZDNet Moderator | 09/12/08
Indeed  rileinc | 09/12/08
RE: The $2,000 build-it-yourself gaming/video editing/photo editing PC  westfw@... | 09/12/08
dummy question  MrSinatra | 09/12/08
RE: The $2,000 build-it-yourself gaming/video editing/photo editing PC  reveurdeesprit | 09/12/08
RE: The $2,000 build-it-yourself gaming/video editing/photo editing PC  ethyrdude | 09/12/08
I'd go with a P45 board  ricstorms@... | 09/13/08
OS? Monitor? Printer? Software?  Narg | 09/13/08
Read carefully  rileinc | 09/14/08
RE: The $2,000 build-it-yourself gaming/video editing/photo editing PC  VonHetzer | 09/13/08
RE: The $2,000 build-it-yourself gaming/video editing/photo editing PC  lawrephord | 09/16/08
Nice, but getting lower end parts and overclocking them saves money too...  HypnoToad | 09/16/08
RE: The $2,000 build-it-yourself gaming/video editing/photo editing PC  dave.einert@... | 09/17/08
You are Lucky in he US..  DiAmOnDaGgEr | 09/17/08
I'm building a new computer soon  dhorn92 | 09/22/08
RE: The $2,000 build-it-yourself gaming/video editing/photo editing PC  wire_blu | 10/14/08
COMPUTER KITS  guidecca | 10/16/08
COMPUTER KITS  guidecca | 10/16/08
Way too much money  selin phat | 02/02/09
Message has been deleted.  selin phat | 02/02/09
Message has been deleted.  selin phat | 02/02/09
Message has been deleted.  selin phat | 02/02/09
Message has been deleted.  selin phat | 02/02/09
RE: The $2,000 build-it-yourself gaming/video editing/photo editing PC  ian.buda@... | 06/03/09

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