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Hi all! I am new here so I thought I'd start with a post! I have a Compaq Presario that's three years old. Long story short, I like to do a lot of video editing (AVID, 3D graphics etc.) but I am also a semi-serious gamer. Somehow after just three years, it's allready outdated and can't run any even remotely powerful programs. (The most powerful game I can play smoothly is Age of Empires II! :D) I know a little bit about what is out there, and I'm not looking for a specific price, just the best value. I wanted to get some expert advice on where to start. I don't even know what brand would be the best. I am hoping to get something with at least Core 2 Quad, 3GB RAM, 1GB bus speed and some form of an NVidia GeForce card. Is that even the best way to go? I also can't have Windows Vista, as the AVID program I have is not compatable with it, or I at least need something that let's me switch between XP Pro and Vista. (Do they even make something like that?) I appreciate any help I can get, as I'm sure you guys are much more experienced than me. Thanks in advance for your help!
 
i don't have a set budget but somewhere in 1000-1500 dollar range would be nice but like a said, i just want the best value. is OS something like Vista or XP? if it is, then I would like to have XP pro, I don't need, speakers, mouse, keyboard, or monitor. thanks for the fast response!
 
 
thanks for all your responses! and thank you for giving me all those options of building my own for under $1200. However, I am going to say that I do need a pre-built one as I have no experience building my own.
 
vhfw said:
thanks for all your responses! and thank you for giving me all those options of building my own for under $1200. However, I am going to say that I do need a pre-built one as I have no experience building my own.
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Prebuilts will get you NOWHERE near the one I built. Their $1200 budget doesn't give you that GFX, good case, nor large HDD. Nor that Q6600 either.

Remember, I have not included a OS. Add that on your own, or just use your origional one.
 
actually, i looked up all of those components, and I think I will build my own. You oscaryu1 are a genius for finding all those parts for so cheap! I think that's the way to go. (I do have some other parts from another computer that may work in place of some but still that was a huge start.) Thanks again!
 
oscaryu1 said:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115017
Q6600

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128080
GA-X38-DS4

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820220144
Patriot Extreme Performance CL4 DDR2-800 2GB Kit (x2 for 4GB)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814122045
Leadtek 8800GTS G92 512MB PCI-E 2.0

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827248009
Philips DVD Burner EIDE

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136073
WDC SATAII 500GB

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341002&Tpk=OCZ+700W
OCZ 700W

http://www.securemart.com/cgi-bin/future/SMA0092053.html?pcode=1
Antec 900

Total after rebates including shipping: $1185.85
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Might as well as a SATA burner, this way you don't even have to bother to use the flappy IDE cable.
 
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