Let myself introduce....myself?!
 

Hello LQ Nerds! :D

I've played with Linux/Unix on and off for awhile, but I have finally decided to grow a set and do a clean Linux only install on my new power computer that I just bought (still has the protective plastic cover on the LCD screen (silverstone box) )

AMD64 Quad-core
ATI Radeon HD 3870 video card
1TB Western Dig. SATA hard drive
8Gb RAM
LG Super Multi Blue DVD writer
Silverstone home theater case

Still looking into which distro I want( kubuntu, fedora, ubuntu, openSuse, etc.....I do a lot of CFD analysis and I also want one that handles the multi-media experience well.

I tried a couple and have had some problems...I'll ask the specific questions in the right place. Hopefully I can get this thing up and running, I'm itchin' to take it for a spin.

Later,
NASA Nerd

Welcome to LQ :D As far as multimedia apps, all the distros are pretty equal. Some will be easier than others to set up and run. From memory, Linux Mint (based off Ubuntu I believe, which is further based off Debian) is geared towards multimedia from the outset.