At 01:11 PM 9/9/2008, you wrote:
>Looking at a new Dell with an Intel Core 2 Duo processor, Vista 
>32-bit OS and 4 GB of DDR2 800 MHz RAM. Can spec it with Corsair RAM 
>for an additional $350.

You are buying a new Dell computer, correct, and it comes with 4GB of 
RAM. And if you want to pay an additional $350 you can get it with 
Corsair RAM. Do I have it right?

If I do have it right, then the answer is don't bother. The only 
possible reason you would do such a thing is if you were planning to 
overclock your system, and you are not going to want, or need to do 
that. The RAM that comes with your Dell will be quality name brand 
RAM, like Crucial, Samsung, or Kingston. What ever they put in their 
PC is going be fine for you needs.

>Video card - Looking at either NVIDIA's 9800GT or the ATI HD 4850 video card.


for any kind of video of HD work you will be better off with the 4850 
which is going to come with 512MB...they don't make it with 
less.  512MB going to be helpful with video editing. You might want 
to get a 4870, if they offer it. They are quite a bit faster 
and  only about thirty or forty dollars more retail so they shouldn't 
charge you too much more, and if they do I would barter with them.

  Good luck,

Mark Rode 

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