I would like to get a duel core processor with a monitor (LCD/Flat screen)but the prices vary and I'm not sure what to go with.
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Dell XPS, Unless you have the knowledge to build your own.
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Do you know the specifications? I can give you a clue.\n\n\nIs it a laptop or a desktop? Either way you aren't looking at much. A lot of Pentium 4 desktops aren't even worth 200 anymore, and most people wont buy used monitors, especially not CRT monitors. If its an LCD you might get some return money.
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Gotta agree w/ The Expert for the most part, except...\n\nAs a system builder and semi-high end user, I always recommend that a buyer go w/ "custom" built system assembeled by a local trustworthy shop...The reason for this is you will get pretty much exactly what you want for your specific needs, will easily be upgradable in the future, service will get done quicker, and you're putting $$ in the pocket of a local merchant instead of a corporate entity...\n\nThat being said, think about this...Spend most of your money on the things you're going to keep over the long haul...Like a monitor, speakers, etc...A monitor is like a TV when you buy it...You're going to be keeping it for a LONG time... Same thing goes w/ speakers...\n\nJust remember, a Brand Name system has built-in obsolensece, which is fine if you're just gonna surf the Web and read e-mail like yer Grandma does, whereas a "built" system can be upgraded many times for a LOT less than what you'll spend for a new system down the road...I have a system case that  I've had for over 7 years, and have upgraded 4 times....  \n\nWhile you might pay a little more for a "built" unit, just remember that things like your video card, sound card, network card, CD/DVD, and Hard Drives won't need to be replaced, so that all you have to do is just get a new mobo/CPU, and RAM, and yer good to go....
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if it is your budget go for it. nothing wrong with more power. make sure you build it with a 64 bit CPU.
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Hi,\nthe biggest question you have to reslove is "What do I really want to do with my new computer?"\n\nIf you are a heavy gamer and get frustrated because you are a couple of frames per second FPS slower that the max or you have need of a powerful machine to do some 3D graphics procssing (ie: rendering a complex animated scene) or as you mentioned you are heavy into Video processing then you have to do some serious studying ahead to get the best match for price / performance. Study benchmarks that are specific to video processing and then you can make some intelligent decisions.\n\nIf you are a casual gamer and just want some speed and are on a budget then it's easy to throw one together.\n\nFirst oreder of business is PCI Express, it's the new kid on the block and for some reason the video care mfgrs. are only charging about $160 for a PCI Express video card that is about the equivalent of a $500 AGP card.\n\nBeyond that choose either AMD or Intel and go with the 64 bit. AMD has both excellent performance and excelent pricing. Each manufactuer has chips in the $900 to $1000 range (and above if you start looking at XEON and Opteron processor) but for the general usage, you can get a pretty decent AMD 64 bit for around $300 - $400.\n\nAdd a case, a high quality power supply, cooling system (if you get some of the higher powered chips) a decent mother board. Lots to choose from  http://hardwarehell.com/mobo.htm \n\nPersonal experience stay away from PC Chips they're kind of weak in the BIOS can't do much over clocking and they have less settings overall. \n\nGet a board wth a fast FSB front side bus, some decent quality memory (at least a gig) and a SATA hard drive. DVD burner and DVD player. and you are good to go.\n\nThere are sooooo many chips and soooooo many motherboards that it is almost a full time job keeping up.\n\nSome chips within the same manufacturer like AMD are very close in performance and yet are several hundered dollars apart in price.\n\nDual core just means (a new trend in chip technology) that there are two processors on the same die or physical chip. \n\nI have an AMD 3000+ 32 bit with 1 GIG of memory and an ATI x700 graphics card that is respectable in performance.\n\nI can play games and I can render simple stuff and I do a fair share of video creation using a program called MAGIX Movie Edit Pro.
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High-end rigs use two video cards, but not to display two different things, like all of the people who posted above me think you're wanting to do.  The two video cards (the process is called SLI) display half of what you see on the screen at any one time.  For instance, card #1 always displays lines 0-1024, while card #2 always displays lines 1-1023.  That's faster, for gaming, but it's not really needed today.\n\nHere's what I would recommend you buy, for gaming, if you got lots of money to burn: http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.asp?Submit=ENE&N=2010380048+1067920129&Subcategory=48&description=&srchInDesc=&minPrice=&maxPrice=  Any of those cards will do any of the newest games, at high resolutions, with high framerates.  If you don't have $300 for one card (BTW, SLI would cost more, since you'd need to buy two cards, and wouldn't necessarily give you more performance, if you bought 2 slower cards), anyway, here's what I would get (these are the best value for the money): http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.asp?Submit=ENE&N=2010380048+1067918888+1069609641&Subcategory=48&description=&srchInDesc=&minPrice=&maxPrice= or: http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.asp?Submit=ENE&N=2010380048+1067920131+1069609641&Subcategory=48&description=&srchInDesc=&minPrice=&maxPrice=  \n\nIf you're only wanting to run "dual desktops", just buy yourself any of these cards, you'll save yourself quite a bit of money: http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.asp?Submit=ENE&N=2010380048+1069609642&Subcategory=48&description=&srchInDesc=&minPrice=&maxPrice=\n\nedit: No, your Dell isn't SLI compatible.
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That is an awesome price for a computer!! Hands down. In truth, a celeron processor isn't the best BUT it depends on what you're going to use it for. Regardless you can not beat that price! That is amazing!! Ha, you could sell it for 4 times that on EBAY!!
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wel!! thats not such a baaad budget!\nyou can tyr the HP nx6325 notebook, its got the AMD Turion 64 X2 processor  which is the best in its category and its the fastest as well ans for $ 1049, its wel under ur budget!! all you can do is upgrade the RAM to 1 GB DDR800 RAM and thats it!! but you might consider the display is limited at 1024 x 768, if ur watchin movies and editin photos this is OK, but for gaming it might not be!!\naniwayz, if u ask me, i'd take this come-what-may!!
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Now that the processors are pretty similar, the difference comes to the look the computer and your preference for the operating system (OS X for Macs and Windows XP for PCs).  The best way is to try each one out in a store before you buy and then make your decision.
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Go to monarchcomputer.com or some similar website and configure a system from them for about $600 or so.  Pay attention to what parts are in there and then go out and buy those parts yourself, or as close as you can get.\n\nMost of them shouldn't be a problem, except perhaps the case, which varies depending on where you get your parts.  Good luck!
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The xt aren't cheap. Thats why i just went with the 9600 pro. Keep an eye out on ebay and best buy and you can get a good deal on the xt. On black friday i picked up a x700 pro for 100 bucks. So just keep an eye out on sales and what not.
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Two 2.4GHz but not hyperthreading, hyperthreading tricks windows into thinking there are 2 processors. if you want dual core AND hyperthreading  so it looks like 4 processors you need the extreme edition (about $900)
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I would build my own.  Reasons to build your own: potential lower cost, higher quality components and absolutely you will have a better power supply than an off the shelf PC.  But, if you don't want to do that, go with a dual core AMD (for reasons explained here, http://xgatech.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid=1554 Intel sucks).  I can suggest an off the shelf PC you can buy but number one, you're going to be lucky if you get a 300W power supply and two, you aren't going to get a graphics card with it, that you will have to buy and install separately.\n\nHere are three computers to pick from and you will be able to get the graphics card without going over your budget:\n\nhttp://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Acer-Aspire-trade-Desktop-PC-ASE360UD3800-/sem/rpsm/oid/141419/catOid/-12962/rpem/ccd/productDetail.do\nhttp://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/HP-Pavilion-Desktop-PC-A1350N-/sem/rpsm/oid/142126/catOid/-12962/rpem/ccd/productDetail.do\nhttp://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/HP-Pavilion-Media-Center-TV-PC-M7330N-/sem/rpsm/oid/142369/catOid/-12962/rpem/ccd/productDetail.do\n\nAnd now the graphics card, since all those computers have a PCIe slot here are some suggestions for you...\n\nThe first rule is I wouldn't get anything less than a Radeon X800XL and that is a good place to start your search.  I like the X800XL, X800GTO and X850XT and a number of these cards have rebates on them, http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.asp?ATTR6=2010380048+1068309611&N=2010380048+1068309611+1069609641&Submit=ENE&ATTR11=2010380048+1069609641&Subcategory=48\n\nIf you want a nVidia card then I will suggest the 7800GT, http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.asp?Submit=ENE&N=2010380048+1068309611+1069609641+1067917485&Subcategory=48&description=&srchInDesc=&minPrice=&maxPrice=&ATTR1=&ATTR2=&ATTR3=&ATTR4=2010380048+1068309611+1069609641+1067917485&ATTR5=&ATTR6=&ATTR7=&ATTR8=&ATTR9=&ATTR10=&ATTR11=&ATTR12=&ATTR13=&ATTR14=&ATTR15=&ATTR16=&ATTR17= but that one will be pushing the limits of your budget, if not go over if you get the most expensive computer here.\n\nYou might want to check out the 6800GS, http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814125010 as well or the Radeon X1600XT, http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814121548 (this one is passively cooled so there is no fan, meaning it will not add to the noise produced by your PC).  Also, the nVidia Geforce 7600GT isn't a bad value at all, http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814130283 but I could go on and on all day about graphics cards.  Any of these will suit your needs and there are many, many more to choose from... just stay away from the X300, X1300, 6200, 6500 or any card that says HyperMemory or Turbochache, DO NOT buy any of those cards, they suck.\n\nI'd get into benchmarks as well but I do that with my friends and they all get glassy eyed so I won't bore you with that.  Just know all of these cards will be sufficiently fast when combined with a dual core processor, they are unstoppable.  I would also say that you should upgrade the power supply in the PC you purchase because some of these cards will require a connection (via a molex connector) to the power supply or they will not run.  For a cheap and good power supply check out this 500W DynaPower Power supply, http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817255010 it has plenty of power (provides 28A on the 12V rail - this is very good and is hard to beat... even in the more expensive power supplies) and I have found it to be very reliable.  Just make sure that the PC uses a standard ATX motherboard because if it doesn't an ATX standard power supply will fry it.
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I definitely suggest that if you are not an "on the go person" to get a desktop PC rather than a laptop if you plan on do heavy gaming or video/graphics editing. This is because most laptops are not meant to be used for such heavy duty tasks and their processors are not as fast as desktop PCs in general (to reduce heat and to reduce power usage). In fact, a decent gaming rig laptop would cost atleast 2300 USD while a decent desktop should touch about 2000 USD. However, this is also based on preference and self experience. Though if you do plan to get a laptop, (especially with new Core 2 Duo processor, or in that case any processor not made specifically for mobile usage) to also buy a cooling fan dock (its a little case that you clip to under your system and can be bought for around $30). This little device does wonders to your laptop as they prevent it from overheating easily and shutting down/lagging.\n\nAs for video cards, this usually does not depend on whether you are getting a laptop or desktop as in both, you can customize your systems when you buy it to get the video card of your liking (laptop cards are generally $50 to $100 more expensive). As well, desktop PCs usually have a wider / more powerful range of video cards, after all, if we look at video cards these days, they operate at such speeds that their own cooling fan is mandatory. That gives you an idea of how much heat is created, and we already know that laptops are notorious for overheating and shutting down. :D However, with my personal experience, I say dont go spending anything more than $400 on a video card as honestly, no gamer would tell the difference between a $100 ATI and a $500 NVida / GeForce 9800X without a FPS counter program. You might as well take that money and upgrade more useful parts, such as RAM.
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i would say it depends simply on your budget. i would suggest to look at the following notebooks (order is from cheapest to most expensive)\n- Dell Inspiron B130\n- Apple MacBook\n- Dell Inspiron E1505 (with the graphics card ATI X1400 it's also possible to play games)\n- Apple MacBook Pro
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Intel Core 2 Duo for laptops.\nIntel Core 2 Extreme QX6700 for desktops.\n\nAMD doesn't even come close.
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This is a loaded question that can't be answered correctly without knowing what you want the computer for.\n\nGames have a different high end requirement then Graphic Artists.\n\nmany graphical artists won't work on an LCD monitor for example.\n\nEach hardware has several items that need to be 'looked at' to determine if it's 'good enough'\n\nIf you want to email me in regards to what you're plans are for your computer I can try and piece some ideas together for you.