New Computer for video
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Cooler Master Centurion 5 Mid-Tower Case
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ASUS "P4C800-E DELUXE" i875P Motherboard
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ATI All-in-Wonder RADEON 9600XT 128
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Antec 430W Power Supply
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Intel Pentium 4/ 3.4C GHz 800MHz
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Corsair XMS Extreme Memory (2x1Gb modules) DDR400
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WD Raptor 74GB 10,000RPM
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Seagate 160GB 7200RPM SATA
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MS Wireless Optical Desktop Pro
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Asus Black 16X DVD-ROM
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NEC 8X Black Dual Layer DVD+/-RW
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TOTAL: $ 2,102.99
===Now a few comments:
This machine is if you're building it yourself. This is not a gamer machine, although you can play today's games pretty good, it's not a top game performer. If you're not into gaming at all and are building a workstation with dual LCD displays, I would recommend this card instead (ATI FireGL 9500 Dual DVI [link: http://www.newegg.com/app/viewpr… ] ). This card has Dual DVI outputs which gives the best display on 2 LCDs. Other non-workstation cards have only 1 DVI and 1 analog which makes a bit difference in the quality of picture on 2 same LCDs.
Also, I did not include a monitor because, that's best for you to decide on, however I would suggest, without any doubt (Samsung 213T - $1000), a 21.3" Samsung LCD or Dell Ultrasharp FP2001 (20" excellent LCD $850 ). Dell is around $200 cheaper, than Samsung but Samsung has a much better quality of picture. If you're going for dual display (2x17" Samsung LCDs are ok), but if on budget go for 2xNEC 930SB 19" CRTs (great, bulky and both are $600). I chose PIV 3.4 because it's the best price/performance CPU currently, especially for what you need it and works much smoother with multitasking than AMD.
I'm actually building this machine for myself (I have Radeon 9800XT for myself, but I run 2 above mentioned CRTs so DVI is not that important for me), so I thought to customize it a bit for your needs.Now, if you're not building the computer yourself, I would highly suggest HP Workstations. They are not that expensive, run very smooth and their HP 20" LCD is also up there with quality. You can get everything through HP financing with great deals (I think 12 months no payments no interest, not 100% sure). This is of course if you are into branded computers. Dell also recently introduced their top of the line Video Editing/Graphic Design workstations that I heard good things about. You can check it out here: http://www1.us.dell.com/content/… . XPS System from Dell is also not bad at all. THe price is great, it's a gaming PC, but today these systems are made so they can handle everything. It's your choice. I personally think Alienware, Voodoo and Falcon NW are highly overpriced systems, so save your money, they don't offer anything special.
Ok, now, there's another thing to consider. I heard VERY good things about the new R-Series from Sony. It's still not available to purchase, but let me tell you these systems feel awesome. If you can wait, they should be available in a month or so. [link: http://www.sonystyle.com/is-bin/… ]. Let me tell you Sony always made good video editing systems, and I think this one will look and feel incredible. I saw it a few months ago on Sony Japan (link: http://www.vaio.sony.co.jp/Produ… ).
Well it's your decision bro. I gave you a few advices here, but it's really up to you.
Cheers.