I'm late in the game but here goes...
Sadly, I really do work the internet help desk. Please... someone shoot me... anyways... You've got a lot of good advice so I'm not going to rehash it all. but what I will say is...
- AMD 64 bit processors are un-freakin-godly. I have one and love it. This thing SMOKES. Of course I also run the 64 bit XP which I have mixed feelings about.
- Get THE best computer you possibly can within your budget. Set your budget BEFORE you go shopping. And along that note...
3)Mo' RAM is mo betta. I reccomend for what you're going to be doing with it, 2 Gigs of RAM minimum. Just me.
and 4) The faster the processor the better.
- get a bg ass honkin hard drive. You'll need it.
- as far as video cards go... Hail Nvidia! again, you'll want to get a high end, and this expensive card. I alos like ATI too.
Remember, yoou'll get what you pay for. And when it comes to computers, that's a real b!tch some times. :(
Now I am also reccomending to people that they WAIT to put the new Windows Vista on thier PC till at least the first service pack comes out. Who all remembers the horrors of the inital launch of XP?
The bottom line is, get the best possible computer you possibly can... WITH IN YOUR BUDGET. It's that much longer untill you'll have to upgrade.
Well that was my 22 and a third cents... amazing how some people just babble on when buzzing on percocet aint it? ;)
