To my knowledge Poser doesnt support dual processors or those good video cards as it doesn't use Direct3d, or OpenGL (someone correct me if I'm wrong). I like ATI and Nvidia. I too have a Voodoo3 AGP TV card, but I don't use it, good card though. I can't recall the video boards to stay away from at this moment. If you decide to build your own or have it custom built. Make sure you/ they use name brand parts. Abit makes good motherboards also. STAY AWAY FROM INTEGRATED MOTHERBOARDS!!! Usally when one component screws up, the whole board messes up too. Besides some onboard stuff is well, lacking in performance. I agree, for sound stick with Creative. The processors, I recommend AMD Athlon also. Get the fastest processors the motherboard can support. If you can, get some good stuff that can use the DDR RAM... That stuff is FAST! However, I have to disagree with WyckedDreamz's HD recommendation. Maxtor is better in my opinion (Every HD failure I've ever had was a Western Digital. 3 Comps in 1 year). Seagate is good though I have never used many of them. But it's entirely what YOU want. I have read this post and took some suggestions once I build my "Perfect System"... However, what's perfect for others may not be perfect for you. Almost everyone has different requirements for a computer. But anyway. Hope I added some more help for you.