Quote - Just get a PC built for "gaming", they tend to be on sale and/or special. Salespeople don't tend to understand when you tell them you need a new PC for 3D graphics, they never have for me anyway.

Personally, I'm waiting to get the cash for a Maingear

Not true, not true, not true... A Gaming system does not automatically make a good Graphics System. Gaming Systems are interested in Frame Rates, Sound, etc.. not all those features really translate well to most Graphic programs.

Can a Gaming System also work well on Graphics, yes.. just like a Good Graphics Computer may run games well, but it is not automatic.

Look at the specs for a high end Gaming Machine, and look at the specs for a high end graphics machine. From that figure out what you need (May not need one of the Quadro Cards that many of the high end Graphics systems boast, but the rest is pretty standard.

With regards to Poser 7... if you are building a new machine, build it for Poser Pro 2010 or Poser 8.

Processor (for Rendering and Calculations), OS (if you are looking at Poser Pro 2010, get the 64 Bit OS), RAM (as cheap as it is, get the most you can afford for your OS and system. Do not get more than your OS/System can handle.. not only is it wasted, but can cause issues.), Video (Good update OpenGL Support, some Mobile Cards have issues here), Drive/Storage (for all that content you are going to buy), etc...

ratscloset
aka John