Check these specs for Vegas 9a desktop
 

This is a Dell going for about $900. Figured I'd add a Black Magic Intensity Pro and a video drive.

Comments please?

Operating System
Genuine Windows Vista Home PremiumMemory
4 GB DDR3 SDRAM 1066MHz (4 DIMMs)Hard Disk Drive
500 GB SATA Hard Drive (7200 RPM)Video
512MB ATI Radeon HD 4850Processor
Processor: Intel Core i7-940 Processor (8MB L3 Cache, 1MB L2 Cache, 2.93GHz)Certified
Studio XPS Desktop - 435 Mini TowerMedia Bay
16X DVD +/- RW w/dbl layer write capabilitySoftware Upgrade
Windows Live
64BIT Operating System DVD
Microsoft Works 9.0
Soundblaster X-Fi Hi Def Audio - Software Enabled
64BIT Operating System CDHardware Upgrade
USB Multimedia Keyboard
125V Power Cord
No Floppy Drive
Dell USB 6-Button Logitech Mouse
No Modem

Triple the RAM and I like it. What will you do for monitors? An why do you need a Blackmagic card?

Haven't looked in to monitors yet, Dell again seems to have some good deals on the 24". I'm looking for suggestions in the 20-24" range.

I want the Black Magic card for decent color correcting.

Dell's ultrasharp 24" seems very popular.

Maybe I don't understand how the Blackmagic cards work. How does it help with color grading?

Now that I'm researching it more, maybe it won't work for color correction. The theory would be that it gives you hdmi or component out to a broadcast monitor or hdtv. The BM site doesn't say anything specific about using intensity for CC, although forum members seem to use it that way -- similar to how the Matrox MXO's are used.