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brian63
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_ 		15. July 2008 @ 09:37 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Hi All
I have been doing animation on my PC now for a year (im using a AMD Athlon xp2600 with 512 Ram and a bog standard graphics card)
Im looking to build a base unit to go along side my 21" monitor exclusively for animation and video editing but am just swamped by the amount of various sizes out there - can anyone advice me on what to go for to build the complete unit as my budget is around £600 - im keeping my old desktop for everything else , so primarily its for the animation/video applications - thanks in advance.
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_ 		15. July 2008 @ 18:27 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
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sammorris
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_ 		16. July 2008 @ 15:15 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
That's certainly a good list. However, you'd see better cooling for a quad core high performance PC using a case like this one:
http://www.scan.co.uk/Product.aspx?WebProductId=644041 ,
and this is a cheaper but faster graphics card:
http://www.scan.co.uk/Product.aspx?WebProductId=752310

That sums a bit over £600.

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brian63
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_ 		17. July 2008 @ 08:16 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
thanks guys gonna look into these - what about a sound card ? im looking to create my own music to go along with my animation - is that part of that package and im missing something ?

cheers
Brian
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sammorris
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_ 		17. July 2008 @ 08:25 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Onboard sound for the playback of music is fine. If you want to create your own music professionally, then a proper sound card is in order. That depends how serious you take it really. If you use expensive big name software to create professional grade results, you'll want a decent card, but for most mainstream work you can achieve similar results with a basic card like this one:
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/98938
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