>I am thinking of buying a new desktop machine and looking for recommendations. The main app will be Visual Studio so I want something with some horsepower. Unfortunately I do not have unlimited budget. Looking for great bang for the buck, I guess you could put it. Something that can make VS boogie without breaking the bank.
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>Thanks in advance for all advice.
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Going the VS route? I would get a video card that can do the newer touch screen. You may not get the monitor today but get that card for interacting with the new touch monitors.

8 gig of ram and a high speed drive. As much CPU(s) as you can afford.

Only go 64 bit in OS Win7