Desktop buying advice

[DesignIsTasty]

So, I'm going to be buying a new desktop. I need a great computer that will run 3-D rendering programs, the Adobe programs, and Macromedia programs. I want to find a good deal, but also get a good quality machine.

Any suggestions?

 

[xSauronx]

the hot deals forums have been having some good dell deals, somethin at a good price worth adding a better vid card or somethin in if i remember right

are you buying as in "buying parts to build"
or looking to buy from a vendor?

 

[DesignIsTasty]

I'm looking to buy retail. I know it's so much more money, but I'm interested in a warranty. (I'm in school and I'm going to be spending most of my bank on this -- so if it breaks down I'm screwed)

I had a friend who was going to help me build a computer, but he flaked out.

 

[everman]

If you insist on going retail instead of building yourself (individual parts still have a warrenty) I'd go with a dell. Sounds like you want a lot of power overall and you didn't state a budget...so I'd go for a P4 2.4+ghz, a radeon 9700, 512 - 1gig of ram ( if you do a LOT of 3d rendering you may want to go over a gig of ram here, depends on file sizes you commonly work with). Any dell would come with XP, I'd get xp pro. and that should cover the most important stuff, any Hard drive 40gigs + should do and monitor is your choice.

 

[Ralidan]

if ALL you are going to be doing is Video Rendering and such.. you may even ... oooh, i don't know if i can say it.. but you might want to consider a MAC.. I HATE saying that, i think all MAC's should burn.. ( my friends accutally had a cerimonial burning of the MAC, they filled it with gasoline and lit a match to it..) But.. that is what i did all my Bryce and Video editing on, back in my day of that for highschool, and i hear they work alot nicer then PC's for 3D rendering... if you plan on doing any, and i mean any gaming/LANing though.. take what i just said and throw it..

 

[neoro]

hehehhe

you need Granite Bay to boost your performance...
www.motherboards.org Gigabyte 8INXP
radeon 9700

 

[Ketteringo]

Check here for some great computers at great prices. You will be hard pressed to find a better deal on a top of the line computer (unless you build it yourself).