Alright, you can get your PC custom built from NCIX US, and although this will cost you a tiny bit more you'll have to do it if you don't want to build it yourself.

Go for an i7 930, 6GB RAM, GTX 460, 1TB 7200RPM HDD. give more details on your budget and we can help you out more(also include if you need just the tower or the monitor, kb+m, and speakers as well.

Cheesehead9099

I pretty much need the whole she-bang. All my stuff is crap right now and if i'm gonna get a new comp, imma do it right! haha, ok, this has helped me so much! I've got the RAM and the Hardrive and processor all figured out. The one thing I'm still unsure about is the graphics card. (Noob question: Is a video card the same as a graphics card?) I've heard so many different suggestions and i have absolutely no idea what to go with. It doesn't help that all their names sound the same. That Stream one sounds kinda good?

Ok, most certainly the desktop. The one im on right now is horrendus. Absolutely horrendus. So.... what I'm hearing is to get an i5 or i7. I have no skill in building these and i don't want to mess around with installing the OS and stuff. So preconstructed. and then i want a good video card (again, any suggestions would be good) and at least 6gb RAM. The best thing would be if i could get suggestions of retail desktops that would work for me rather than having to pick out everything seperately. Anything under $1300 would be great. Thanks so much guys, i honestly didn't think anyone would actually care, hahah

I got it earlier today and Sports Champions with it. I gotta say, i'm really impressed. The motion tracking is phenomenal. Sports champions is fun, and you can play all the games with only 1 motion controller, but 2 make it way better. I recommend it, but you may want to wait until more games come out because sports Champions is not a play-for-hours-on-end game

Honestly, I'm even more torn on what to do than i was when i started. It doesn't help that I know very little about computers in general. I'm thinking it may be a better solution to get a nice desktop and then a cheaper notebook for college. Are dorms in college big enough to fit a desktop in? And what would be a good desktop purchase if i decided to go with one? I hate to sound like some undecided fool but I'm spending all my money on this and i really don't want to regret this. Any more help or are you guys sick me yet? haha....

If you're worried about video editing ask yourself one question. Do I need it to be portable?

Chopmo81

I guess not necessarily but seeing how i will have to get a laptop in the near future anyway, i thought it would be cost effective.... how much would i be looking at if i went with a desk top for video editing?

Yeah that would be ideal if i could get the money, haha. How about this one? It seems powerful enough and i really like it. the only thing is that it only has 4 GB RAM. Still good enough? http://www.amazon.com/N71JQ-X1-17-3-Inch-Versatile-Entertainment-Laptop/dp/tech-data/B00352LR0M/ref=de_a_smtd

Thanks, hahah, this will probably be my last question, haha.

Thanks so much for the help. There is one more thing though.... this laptop will have to last me through college and i'm not sure it would be a good idea to have such short battery life if i am going to need it for class.... Are there any other laptops that will allow me better battery life? From what i read about the one you recommended, it seems like it's a bit of overkill hahaha. I have heard good things about that new Optimus technology (Nvidia?). Any other suggestions?

I honestly don't know much about computers and stuff. what amount of ram are you talking?

Hey, recently i've really gotten into editing videos and gameplays and I need a better laptop that can handle HD video footage. I will hopefully be using the newest version of sony vegas... I've heard that Macs are best for editing video footage, but i'd really like to get a good laptop that could handle some games like Starcraft 2. Naturally, it's going to need a large hard drive. i suppose i could upgrade it later, but i'd really like to just start out with a larger one, hahha. Any suggestions? Oh and my price range is anything below $1200. Thanks everyone