<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1"> </head> <body bgcolor="#ffffff" text="#000000"> What hardware would run Ubuntu Studio fast? I don't wan't to buy an i7 or Phenom II if a dual core or Athlon with 8gigs ram would run within 10% the speed at half the price for parts! I want to be able to run 2 or 3 apps simultaneously without slowing the PC down. I've built a PC before using a good 650 watt power supply, multiple cooling fans, and a generic 512mb video card. I am looking for a seasoned user to recommend what: CPU, motherboard/ram bus speeds, amount of ram, which video card(s), and anything else to build a PC from parts at Newegg or similar. </body> </html>