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Thanks again for all the advice. We've lately been looking at AMD. I've heard of RAID but did not what it was. We are considering having this company build one. We've done business with the local store many times for repairs and purchases, and the prices seem very reasonable. We just need to research the options and discuss it with them to get a better idea what we might want. This process has definitely been a learning process.You can look at cases on newegg, here is an interesting one:
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There are a lot more options. Here is a search for desktop cases and midsize.
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I have been using AMD processors. I really like them as opposed to Intel. The new one they have is called Risen.
If you have one built you can get a RAID array. That is when you use 2 hard drives and you mirror them so the computer uses both together. The read speeds can be twice as fast that way and if a drive fails it is automatically backed up because the 2 drives are identical. It was more important when the drives were mechanical but even the new ones fail.
Anyway, the cost of the components will only be a little more than what a manufactured equivalent will be unless you go for the high end stuff. The big cost will be the assembly unless you do it yourself. The Windows 7 might be a problem since the new hardware will be designed for Win 10. All the chip drivers will come with Win 10 and they may not bother to make Win 7 drivers.
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