I am an avid gamer, but what can i build for under 2,000USD that I can run any of my CG apps (vue, Cinema 4D,ZBrush, Daz Studio ect.) and be able to have kick ass graphics for my games and no out of memory issues with Vue as well.

Specs must be 64bit dual or quad(prefered) Intel,Nvidia a MUST.

P.S. NO NEED FOR MOUSE, KEYBOARD, MONITOR AND STUFF, JUST THE MAIN TOWER

Hello,

First off, I haven't bought an off-the shelf computer in about twenty years.  My latest was built with parts mostly from online stores. My favorite is:
http://www.newegg.com/

 My suggestions:
 Case - One with a lot of drive bays and multiple fans...I like to leave room for expansion and the    more air flow the better

 Power supply - 650w+...the newer motherboards, memory, etc. aren't  too "green"...they use a lot of juice.

Motherboard - Your choice. I like the MSI and aBit ones.

CPU - You said you like Intel but AMD isn't so bad either. I'm currently running an AMD Phenom X4 940 3gHz and it's plenty fast and not too pricey.

Video - I also prefer Nvidia. Right now, I have a 9500 GT PCIE card and a 8500 on the motherboard. SLI capable but I really haven't found any advatage for this so I don't use it.

Monitor -  Users choice. 20- 23 inch widescreen is probably enough unless you want to get exotic.

Now, these are just my biased suggestions and I'm sure someone else will have different suggestions.
If you shop around on the net, you can find some good deals.

Any other questions, just ask.

Later...

I built my last one, but that was about 3 yearsago, and it is kinda out of date. I am staying tihe US right now and heading back to Europe after the New Year and would like to built it before i go. I have a 650W 220V power supply there already, so can change out that one. I am thinking maybe somewhere i can maybe buy the mainboard with the videocard RAM and processors already attached :D

For mouse I have a Razer Copperhead, for keyboard  have the Logitech G11  gaming, and for monitor i have a Dell 32" already waiting over there. My main interests are the mainboard, video card CPU's and RAM. I would MUCH prefer to have them already preassembled and just pack them in my suitcase because shipping is gonna cost a fortune in taxes.

 CPU: Intel i7 940  You can find a proper socket mobo
GPU: ATI HD5870
RAM: W/e mobo requires 4GB

I plan to get my next tower computer from Alienware.  I no longer build my own computers because it cost more that way.

 Alienware isn't any more cheaper tbh.

For the OS Win 7 pro 64 can handle 192GIGS RAM, Might be a while before Most Mobos can catch up with that.

Asus P6 mobo.
Intel I7 chip
Nvidia 9800GT [1 gig] minimum, preferably one of the new GTX cards.
At least 8 Gig RAM, I think the P6 mobo takes 3 Gig sticks of DDR3 in 4 slots which will give you 12 Gig, more than enough.

My own:
Asus P5 mobo
Quad core Q6600
Nvidia 9800GT as above
8 Gig RAM.

So far I have these 2 built :

Not much of a difference, but the TD one is closer to what i need/want,

As for the newegg, well i think it is quite pricy... even more so than BestBuy (;

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4601609&CatId=333

http://configure.us.dell.com/dellstore/config.aspx?c=us&cs=19&l=en&oc=DPCWHX1&s=dhs

also, the AlienWare one is a bit more than I need...so it is all a bit wonderous :D

 Funny timing... I just built a new computer for a family member out of newegg parts for the holidays.

Asus P5, Quad core, 2x2 Gb of RAM, 2x1 TB SATA Hard drives, Radeon HD5870 - all for just under $900. I recycled a spare case, keyboard, mouse and monitor. 

The configuration allow to tack on another 4 Gb of RAM if necessary. I am starting with windows 32bits for now but that will change if he wants to go beyond 4 Gb. 

Quote -  Funny timing... I just built a new computer for a family member out of newegg parts for the holidays.

Asus P5, Quad core, 2x2 Gb of RAM, 2x1 TB SATA Hard drives, Radeon HD5870 - all for just under $900. I recycled a spare case, keyboard, mouse and monitor. 

The configuration allow to tack on another 4 Gb of RAM if necessary. I am starting with windows 32bits for now but that will change if he wants to go beyond 4 Gb. 

which quad did u use?

 Correction, I looked at my purchase order and here are the details :

ASUS P7P55D ATX Intel Motherboard
Intel Core i5-750 2.66GHz LGA 1156 95W Quad-Core Processor
Radeon HD 4670 Video Card
G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory
Rosewill RX850-S-B 850W "Compatible with Core i7, i5" Power Supply

I should add that I made the deliberate choice to not go for the latest and greatest in order to keep the cost down. This configuration give me the processing power I wanted for 3D and games while not breaking the bank :)

check this link:
http://www.geekatplay.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=57&t=2054

What TheFIxer said ;)

oh and pelase ntoe:
if you are seriously into art, do NOT run your games onthe same PC!!!
many games come with *%$!@ "so-called Digital Rights Management", in fact, some of it's out right malware. You get noticebale system slow down with that garbage, grr. 

PO's  me off no end that I buy games legit (hey, fair prices for great enjoyment, so no issue there...but console prices are a rip off)..and then you get hellish malwar,e rootkits etc that absolutely does NOT stop pirates one little bit, but messes me up :(
Pretty damn sure it was a miz of such garbage and the fact Maxtor drives suck, that cost me 3 drives and lots of lost stuff in only a few months interval, IIRC that's when I lost the original files of my "Wyvern's Twilight" pic and that really got me mad!!!!

so, ahem, rant mode off ;)
Kepe art and game PCs, seperate, Share monitor/keyboard etc if wish but keep 'em seperate
PCs are massivley overpowered for games now, hehe, so doens't cost much to have an amazing game rig. PC grpahic cards are liek 3 to 5 years ahead of games in term sof horespower, so a 9800nvidia is plenty powerful, never mind the newer ones!

Art rigthough, you want quad cores, 6+gigs of RAM etc.
games rigs are fine with 4 gigs (with WIn7 64 bit)
:)