The budget is in the 3K range. More specific on my current thoughts are:
Case ?? Lian Li PC-9 Aluminum PC Mid Tower Case
Cooling/Quiet are very important
CPU Intel Core I7 920(D0) Nehalem 2.66GHz LGA 1366 or Gulftown
Motherboard ASUS P6X58D
RAM OCZ DDR3 PC3-16000/2000MHz/Platinum XTC/Triple Channel
Video Saphire 5870(VaporX Cooling),
ASUS EAH5870(Dark Knight Cooling 5 x 11 inches)
Monitor HP LP2475w(1920 x 1200 @ 60,66,75,85 Hz)
Power Supply Seasonic X-750, Corsair HX750W
CPU Cooler ??
Operating System Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit
Hard Drive Intel X25-M 160GB with (1) WD Black 500 GB, Sata 3.0
Case Fans Scythe SY122512WH-VR (5v) if needed
DVD Drive LG GGC-H20LK 6X Blu-ray/HD DVD-ROM, 16X DVD±RW
Yes I would like to do a lot of Video Work. A friend has a startup where I could help him.
Currently, I have
SuperMicro ATX Full Tower 750A (W/H/D) 8.5x26.5x17.5, Intel Pentium IIIE, 713 MHz (7 x 102), Asus CUSL2 , 512 MB (SDRAM), Matrox Graphics Millennium G400 AGP (32 MB), ViewSonic PF795(18), (2) IBM-(30 GB, Ultra-ATA/100), Windows 2000 Pro
I live in Las Vegas where it is very dry and warm. Cool, Quiet and because of an eye problem I need a monitor with very good clarity.