Buying a new PC - Looking for free advice!

[pdailey16]

My PC is about 3 years old. I'm running XP Pro SP3 with Intel Pent. 4 at 3.2 GHZ with 4 Gig of Ram and 1TB of Disc space and an NVIDIA Geforce 7300 GT card. I know it sounds crazy, but I would like to upgrade while staying with XP Pro or at least a system with an XP Pro downgrade. I can't stand Vista. I also do alot of video editing and rendering with Pinnale Studio 12 Ultimate and converting with Movavi and also use Macromedia Dreamweaver and Flash programs as well as Adobe programs. So, I've got around $1000, any ideas?

[bendixG15]

https://forum.videohelp.com/topic371123.html

[rumplestiltskin]

Almost any Acer will run XP (even if it ships with Vista). Check their support area for the downloads.

Alternatively, give TigerDirect a call and ask them for some advice. Lots of systems out there (but usually none that you'll find at BestBuy or the other "consumer" chains).

[fritzi93]

So, I've got around $1000, any ideas?

Yeah, you could build a real nice rig for that kind of dough. :P It's not very difficult, and there are tutorials to walk you through. Redwudz (a Mod here) made a particularly fine guide.

[videobread]

I like HP Workstations. Motherboard/latest chipset combo is key. They are expandable. You pick the speed, etc. They are upgradable and reasonably priced. Search under small/medium business for the workstations. Most people don't know what a workstation is. It's not a PC. Real quality product. I own three HP workstations and bought one for my son and one for my daughter. I'm ready to buy another for HD.

http://www.hp.com/sbso/busproducts-workstations.html

[budz]

So, I've got around $1000, any ideas?

Yeah, you could build a real nice rig for that kind of dough. :P It's not very difficult, and there are tutorials to walk you through. Redwudz (a Mod here) made a particularly fine guide.

I for $1000 you could build your own pc. Yup, redwudz has a great guide on how to build your own pc.