Hello,
I have been trying to put together a build for a computer I've wanted for some time now. I have two goals: firstly, be able to record and edit Minecraft videos for upload to Youtube. Secondly, I want to get into video rendering and game coding mostly using Blender and Unity and possibly Illustrator and Gimp.
Approximate Purchase Date: About a month from now.
Budget Range: $500 max
Do you need to buy OS: Yes
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: I don't really have an opinion although I would prefer to order everything from the same site for simplicity.
Location: Denver, I live about 15 mins from a Micro-center.
Parts Preferences: From what I understand from some friends that do video rendering Intel/nVidea combos are the best for this. If this is incorrect let me know.
Overclocking: Maybe in the future probably RAM slightly, straight away.
SLI or Crossfire: Yes eventually
Your Monitor Resolution: I would like to record MC at 1080p if possible for 720p is ok.
Additional Comments: I don't care at all what the tower looks like so long as it works for my build and gives me some room to expand. Also I should note that I have a monitor, 1 or 2 seagate 500GB 7200rpm esatas and a friend is selling me a GTX 660 for $60. I haven't really been including that 60 in the total because I will be getting it much sooner than the rest of the parts. Basically what I tried to do with this is build something that will fill my immediate needs, recording/editing MC videos, and also if I find that I really enjoy rendering I can upgrade without starting over completely. When I tried to find cheaper MBs (in the 60-80 range) I kept finding ones that didn't have all the features I wanted. No SLI, slower RAM speeds, no PCI 16x etc.
TL;DR: Will this build be able to record/edit MC at least 720p and later be upgradeable to beastly video rendering machine?
Parts list time!
CPU
i3-3220 Ivy Bridge
Motherboard
ASRock Z77 Extreme4 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard
RAM
A-Data XPG V1.0 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory
HDD
Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk
Case and PSU
Raidmax Smilodon case with 500w PSU
Also remember I'll have a GTX 660 and a pair of 500GB esatas.
The preview button isn't working so hopefully I'll be able to edit if the links are broken.
Thanks for any feedback!
I have been trying to put together a build for a computer I've wanted for some time now. I have two goals: firstly, be able to record and edit Minecraft videos for upload to Youtube. Secondly, I want to get into video rendering and game coding mostly using Blender and Unity and possibly Illustrator and Gimp.
Approximate Purchase Date: About a month from now.
Budget Range: $500 max
Do you need to buy OS: Yes
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: I don't really have an opinion although I would prefer to order everything from the same site for simplicity.
Location: Denver, I live about 15 mins from a Micro-center.
Parts Preferences: From what I understand from some friends that do video rendering Intel/nVidea combos are the best for this. If this is incorrect let me know.
Overclocking: Maybe in the future probably RAM slightly, straight away.
SLI or Crossfire: Yes eventually
Your Monitor Resolution: I would like to record MC at 1080p if possible for 720p is ok.
Additional Comments: I don't care at all what the tower looks like so long as it works for my build and gives me some room to expand. Also I should note that I have a monitor, 1 or 2 seagate 500GB 7200rpm esatas and a friend is selling me a GTX 660 for $60. I haven't really been including that 60 in the total because I will be getting it much sooner than the rest of the parts. Basically what I tried to do with this is build something that will fill my immediate needs, recording/editing MC videos, and also if I find that I really enjoy rendering I can upgrade without starting over completely. When I tried to find cheaper MBs (in the 60-80 range) I kept finding ones that didn't have all the features I wanted. No SLI, slower RAM speeds, no PCI 16x etc.
TL;DR: Will this build be able to record/edit MC at least 720p and later be upgradeable to beastly video rendering machine?
Parts list time!
CPU
i3-3220 Ivy Bridge
Motherboard
ASRock Z77 Extreme4 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard
RAM
A-Data XPG V1.0 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory
HDD
Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk
Case and PSU
Raidmax Smilodon case with 500w PSU
Also remember I'll have a GTX 660 and a pair of 500GB esatas.
The preview button isn't working so hopefully I'll be able to edit if the links are broken.
Thanks for any feedback!
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