Jim,
I purchased my new desktop at Maingear.com and specifically asked for recommendations for video editing as opposed to gaming. I spoke with Chris Morely and got good advice, I think. So far I’ve been happy with my editing experience. I process my AVCHD files recorded at the maximum for my cam (24mbs) and with VP11 have very good resolution full screen output in real time on my 2nd monitor with very few hiccups. I got the Vybe SS with i7 2600 processor, 120gb SDS for the OS and 1TB hard drive which I use for video. The video card is GeForce GTX 550 Ti 1gb. That was 8 months ago so you know how quickly things change, but like I said, I’m pleased with the smooth workflow so far.
JPaul
System Specs: I7 3.8 Ghz Quad Core 16GB Ram Win 7 Home Prem 64 VP 10/11 x64