what budget are you looking at? I am not familiar with the various poker programs you guys run or what they really take, but from some posts it seems that the databases get big.

I would say that any newer processor would work. I wouldnt go hog wild because your not building a gaming computer.

I really dont want to say what processors to get cause I dont know your budget. Id say at least a gig of ddr. for video you could probably get away with on board, but if you plan on double monitor might want to consider that as well. Id say get some big HD's if you plan to run these big poker hand databases and data mine.

As far as where to get it, your best bet is to build it, if you cant do that look at one of the major manufactures, dell, etc. You can get a base system and just upgrade it.

If you can give me more specific details on your budget I might be able to give you a better idea.