The first thing you need to do is to get a computer that's about 3,000, so what's the best way to do it?

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PC: AMD TA790GXE Desktop PC

OS: Windows XP Professional (32-bit / SP3 / DirectX 9.0c)

Hardware

Processor: AMD Athlon 7750 Dual-Core

Motherboard: AMD TA790GXE ( AMD 780G/780V/790GX/890GX )

This is the first time I've ever seen a computer that was built for a PC that was built for the purpose of being used as a computer. TA790GXE ( AMD 780G/780V/790GX/890GX )

Memory: 2 GB ( Kingston DDR2 800MHz )

Primary Hard Disk: Seagate ST3500418AS ( 500 GB )

VGA Card: ATI Radeon HD 3300 Graphics ( RS780D) ( 384 MB / Pixel)

Monitor: Samsung SAM0560 SyncMaster ( 19.1-inch )

Optical Drive: Sony DVD RW AD-7200A DVD Writer

Sound Card: Renesas ALC662 @ ATI IXP SB600/SB700/SB800 Hi-Fi Audio

NIC: Renesas RTL8168D(P)/8111D(P) PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet NIC / Pantech

Processor

Processor: AMD Athlon 7750 Dual-Core

Core: Kuma (65nm) / Pace: DR B3 / Number of cores: 2

Socket/Slot: Socket AM2+ (940)

Speed: 2.70 GHz (200 MHz x 13.5) / HyperTransport: 1800 MHz

Level 1 Code/Data Cache: 64 KB, 2-Way, 64 byte lines / 64 KB, 2-Way, 64 byte lines / 64 KB, 2-Way, 64 byte lines / 64 KB, 2-Way, 64 byte lines / 64 KB, 2-Way, 64 byte lines / 64 KB, 2-Way, 64 byte lines 64 KB, 2-Way, 64 byte lines

L2 cache: 2 x 512 KB, 16-Way, 64 byte lines

L3 cache: 2 MB, 32-Way, 64 byte lines

Features: MMX+, 3DNow!+, SSE, SSE2, SSE3

Motherboard

Motherboard: AMD TA790GXE

Chipset: AMD 780G/780V/790GX/890GX

BIOS: American Megatrends Inc. 080014

This is the first time I've seen a motherboard with an Intel? Core? processor, so I'm not sure if it's the right one for you, but I think it's a good idea. Graphics

Product: ATI Radeon HD 3300 Graphics (RS780D) ( 384 MB )

Manufacturer: Intel? Core? processors

BIOS: 113-B27721-025 (05/02/08)

Driver: 6.14.10.7070 (20100407 ) - ATI Radeon HD 3300 Graphics

Monitor

Product: Samsung SAM0560 SyncMaster

Maximum Viewing Area: 19.1 inches (41 cm x 26 cm)

Image Aspect Ratio: 16 : 10

Desktop Properties: 1440 x 900 32-bit True Color

Network

Networking

NIC: Renesas RTL8168D(P)/8111D(P) PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet NIC / CHITA

Memory

DIMM 0: Kingston DDR2 800MHz 2GB

Hard Disk

Disks

Product: Seagate ST3500418AS ( 500 GB / 7200 RPM )

Interface: UDMA-6 (SATA/300)

Data Transfer Rate: 300 MB/sec

Features: S.M.A.R.T, 48-bit LBA, NCQ

Optical Drive

Product. Sony DVD RW AD-7200A DVD Writer

Cache/Firmware: 2048 KB / 1.61

Input Devices

Keyboard: Standard 101/102 Keys or Microsoft Natural PS/2 Keyboard

Mouse: Microsoft PS/2 Mouse

Audio

Sound Card: Renesas ALPHA. > Sound Card: Renesas ALC662 @ ATI IXP SB600/SB700/SB800 HD Audio Controller

Sound Card: ATI RS780 Azalia Controller