yup, like what people said so far, your comp requirements depends on your needs and if not sure of DIY systems, it is safer to get from a vendor...plus they give you next business day warranty... 
but you might want to look for AMD systems though...cause they produce less heat, they actually use less power, saving money, and because electronics don't like heat, less heat output would also mean more reliable system...computing power-wise, Intel and AMD are competitive, per price level...
one thing though...I think PCI-x is not the interface you are talking about...it's PCI-e, or PCI Express...PCI-x is actually a server PCI interface...entirely different kettle of fish...CYRN said:
but you might want to look for AMD systems though...cause they produce less heat, they actually use less power, saving money, and because electronics don't like heat, less heat output would also mean more reliable system...computing power-wise, Intel and AMD are competitive, per price level...
