Computer from scratch.

[glp103]

I have a similiar situation as PCguy , but I only have a $2000.00 budget with little or no gaming in mind.
My friend wants me to put a system together for him and he has about $2000.00 ,a couple of hundred more if really necessary. He is impartial to brands and just wants the fastest and best to do photo and video editing with multiple apps. opened at a time. The above price would be for the computer and monitor any thoughts...

 

[Praetor]

I have a similiar situation as PCguy

And what position might this be?

He is impartial to brands and just wants the fastest and best to do photo and video editing with multiple apps. opened at a time

Pretty much any $2000 computer hehe, not many earth shattering differences here unless you get heavy into the premier stuff but unless otherwise noted theres not much point to go intel here

The above price would be for the computer and monitor any thoughts...

A real monitor? Or a LCD? Id assume real monitor if he wants to do real work on video and photos....

AMD-AGP
Athlon64-3500
Thermaltake Venus12
BFG GeForceMX 4000
Gigabyte GA-K8NS939 or DFI LanPart UT NF3 or MSI K8N Neo2 Platinum
1GB [2x512] Corsair XMS 3200LL
Subtotal A -- $740USD to $800USD

AMD-PCIe
Athlon64-3500
Thermaltake Venus12
ASUS A8N-SLI Deluxe or MSI K8N Neo4 Platinum
Sapphire Radeon X300SE
1GB [2x512] Corsair XMS 3200LL
Subtotal B -- $810USD to $845USD

INTEL-PCIe
Pentium4-550
ABIT AA8XE or ASUS P5AD2 Deluxe
Sapphire Radeon X300SE
1GB [2x512] Corsair XMS2 667MHz (4-4-4-12)
Subtotal C -- $850USD to $880USD

Common
WD Raptor 36GB
Maxtor 250GB SATA-16
LiteOn 52x32x52
NEC 3520
Antec TrouPower 550
Some case
Subtotal D -- $600USD

Subtotal [A, B, C] + Subtotal D = $1340USD to $1480USD

Plenty of room for the monitor as well as improving upon what ive spec'd.