I typed a lot, feel free to read, but it might not interest most people (more rambling then specs)
Basically, a >$700 computer that is good for video editing, with gaming as an afterthought, but not totally neglected.
I'm leaning towards an Intel i5 (I'm assuming i7 is out of my league), since I've heard they whipe the floor with AMD on the video side. Someone feel free to prove me wrong, I'd be happy to be wrong if it saves me $100+.
I don't know much about good brands and stuff, so instead of going bargain shopping and choosing out a bunch of bad brands, then being unhappy when people give me the good brands that cost a bit more, I'm hoping you guys will be willing to show me too good parts (from CPU, to Monitor, to Hard Drive etc).
Note: I already own a keyboard and a mouse, but I need everything else.
Hopefully someone reads all this jabber I've typed and helps me out... and that when Sandy Bridge processors come out this entire thread doesn't become out of date.
I'm looking into building (or buying, but that would put this thread in the wrong place ) a computer for under 700 that I could edit short videos with out massive render times (importing a 3 minute clip in under 20 minutes) and get good performance with Java, Flash, and 4 year old games, although if there is a point where finding another 200 would make a huge difference, I may be able to scrape together the money.
My current computer is an old iMac, and I really like Unix as a whole, so I'm thinking of building my own computer, installing some flavor of Linux, and using windows for video editing and some light gaming/web app use (No Crysis, just Java, Flash and some 4 year old games).
I don't know what resolutions I may encounter, so being able to handle 1080p is preferable, but I know I definitely am not going to be editing anything from a RED ONE or anything similar, so overkill on 1080p isn't preferable if its out of the budget.
My current computer is an old iMac, and I really like Unix as a whole, so I'm thinking of building my own computer, installing some flavor of Linux, and using windows for video editing and some light gaming/web app use (No Crysis, just Java, Flash and some 4 year old games).
I don't know what resolutions I may encounter, so being able to handle 1080p is preferable, but I know I definitely am not going to be editing anything from a RED ONE or anything similar, so overkill on 1080p isn't preferable if its out of the budget.
Basically, a >$700 computer that is good for video editing, with gaming as an afterthought, but not totally neglected.
I'm leaning towards an Intel i5 (I'm assuming i7 is out of my league), since I've heard they whipe the floor with AMD on the video side. Someone feel free to prove me wrong, I'd be happy to be wrong if it saves me $100+.
I don't know much about good brands and stuff, so instead of going bargain shopping and choosing out a bunch of bad brands, then being unhappy when people give me the good brands that cost a bit more, I'm hoping you guys will be willing to show me too good parts (from CPU, to Monitor, to Hard Drive etc).
Note: I already own a keyboard and a mouse, but I need everything else.
Hopefully someone reads all this jabber I've typed and helps me out... and that when Sandy Bridge processors come out this entire thread doesn't become out of date.