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fsa259

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For the past 5 years I've been using an HP XW4000 I bought from ebay and gradually upgraded components. (fitted another processor, upgrade RAM, SATA PCI cards for more HDD, upgraded graphics card etc).

However, the main SCSI drive which held the OS died recently and I thought I might take this opportunity to upgrade the whole system and transfer what components I can across.

Can anyone recommend a new barebones system which would suit my needs:
*SATA compatibility for all my HDD, at least 4.
*RAID would be a bonus as I would like to try and use it like a server as well.
*At least 2 PCI slots.
*Powerful enough processor to deal with heavy video editing and RAW image post-processing.
*Multimedia output to connect it to TV (S-video).
*Dual monitor output would be another bonus.

Many thanks, all you gurus!
 
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Yingda Wang

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($358.32 @ Amazon Canada)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($31.06 @ DirectCanada)
Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH Z87 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($259.25 @ Vuugo)
Memory: G.Skill Trident X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($206.98 @ Newegg Canada)
Case: Antec P280 ATX Mid Tower Case ($99.99 @ Memory Express)
Power Supply: Antec HCG M 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($108.15 @ DirectCanada)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Professional SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($139.79 @ DirectCanada)
Total: $1203.54
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-21 00:49 EST-0500)

PS: I have the case, its dead silent, with 6 fans, I like it. Has a door too :D
 
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fsa259

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Thanks for the detailed reply. Budget is under £500. I was kinda hoping I could bypass most of the configuring work by buying an off the shelf server/workstation second hand, then customise it...

Or would it be better to build myself?
 
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fsa259

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So based on that, what sort of CPU should I go for? I'll upgrade the RAM to at least 4....and will shop around for a decent GPU.

I just wanted to save myself hassle by buying a server that already suits my needs, then upgrade the bits I need.
 
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Yingda Wang

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PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/2G0zt
Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/2G0zt/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/2G0zt/benchmarks/

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor (£107.92 @ Ebuyer)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£25.18 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: Asus M5A97 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard (£63.99 @ Amazon UK)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR3-1333 Memory (£57.26 @ Amazon UK)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card (£191.98 @ Dabs)
Case: BitFenix Merc Beta (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case (£29.99 @ Amazon UK)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£46.71 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £523.03
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-23 04:29 GMT+0000) maybe yhis then
 
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sora

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It would definitely better to build the workstation PC yourself; you would definitely save a lot of money long-term.
 
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