Hasta La Motion!

Ok…so I am in need of a BEAST computer. I know quite a lot about computers, but I am here looking for a little help. I am enrolling in film school and looking to upgrade to a nice computer. I do graphic design, motion graphics, post video production (special effects/edit film), and also 3d rendering.

The laptop I work from handles my graphic designing part of work fine. When it comes to rendering some 3d work and some of my After Effects projects with HD footage, it tends to crash and stutter way too much. I know I should probably go Mac, but at the moment I do not have the money. I am looking to spend $1,500 – $2,000 on the CPU not including the monitor and what not. I plan on doing dual monitors both at a nice size. The computer I am looking at right now is this – http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati…054&CatId=4928 –

I know this is a gaming pc, but I feel like going in this lane would be the right choice. I want my computer to not stutter when working on MASSIVE projects in After Effects or 3DS Max. Any advice people? I want atleast 8GB ram, DDR3, and a very good graphics card. Also, is Windows 7 legit? I’m working on vista on my laptop.

Thanks in advance for the help! :thanks: