I'm looking to get a new system that's geared more toward doing graphics, however, I'm on a very tight budget. The best I can come up with that fits under my budget is this: Dell 2100 Series 1.1gb Celeron Processor 40gb hard drive 256mb SDRAM Intel 3D AGP Graphics Video Card - 4mb dynamic video memory

I would suggest saving your money and building your own computer. Dell is generally more expensive than most other name brands too...check out the above link. They have a everything you could want to build a computer and much much more...if you don't know enought to build your own...find a friend to help you...it's worth the extra effort. Jared

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oh, you might want the link...oops... One thing I would consider changing on your setup is the processor and the video memory if you want to keep that setup. Celerons are great little processors, but they aren't geared to graphics programs. Grab a Pentium or an Athlon chip and you will be much happier! As for the video card. I suggest AT LEAST 16megs of ram. Although bryce doesn't rely heavily on the graphics card for rendering it will make a difference when you get a lot of objects on the screen. Just my 2 cents... Jared

I don't know how big your budget is, btu rockjockjared is right, build your own. It will be cheaper than the Dell. And definately go for a better graphics card, you can pick up decent 32MB cards for around $100 these days, like an ATI or something. How much can you spend on the system? My buddy just built a new system, an Athlon 900, 384 MB ram, ATI All in Wonder 32 MB graphics card, 40 GB drive,CDRW, and nly spent around $900. You could do the same, and if you don't feel comfortable assembling it yourself, computer shops will do it for you. Just my 3 cents worth.

Thank you for your advice. I may have found what I need at either ABS or UnitedMicron - which I found through Price Watch. My budget is about $900.

The latest edition of Computer Shopper (Oct 2001) rates five low-priced PC's. The "Best Buy" choice is a 950 Duron with: 128mb 133MHz SDRAM 30gb 7,200rpm hd GeForce2 MX w/32mb sdram 17-inch Hitachi monitor CD-RW and DVD drives PRICE: $899.00 for $150 more you could get a 1GH PIII with about the same features.