- Jun 18, 2013
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yes I know these are probably done to death but I figured... why not.
So I'm trying to build the best computer I can for video rendering (Premiere, After Effects, ect..) but, of course, on a budget. I by no means expect a $2000 performance out of my $500 budget but I would like to get the best build possible out of what I can.
Budget: $500
Here's what I'm looking at so far and it's around budget when not counting my ssd/hdd or video card.
Tower:
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=6531504&CatId=1509
$60
MB:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00HPQ0Q74/ref=oh_details_o04_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
$80
CPU cooling:
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1284316&CatId=798
$35
Ram:
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3473448&CatId=11483
$80 (though ideally i'll get more ram or eventually get more ram)
CPU:
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=8754569&CatId=11532
$170
So I need to keep the system, as a whole, as close to $500 as I can.
The SSD I'm looking at is about $130 and I really don't know about graphics yet.
I'm hoping the community here can help me piece this together a little better.
Recommend any alternatives to the above mentioned hardware.
Maybe a cheaper SSD (the one I mentioned before is 240GB)
And a good GPU that won't break my budget too hard.
I'm entirely willing to accept that to reach my goal I may have to get what I can on this build and say a paycheck or two down the road get the rest.
The above build, I feel, will leave me with plenty of room to spare for future upgrades when that time comes but from what I can tell the current build will beat out standards for a few years to come.
Anyway, thank you for even bothering to read this and replying if you do so.
So I'm trying to build the best computer I can for video rendering (Premiere, After Effects, ect..) but, of course, on a budget. I by no means expect a $2000 performance out of my $500 budget but I would like to get the best build possible out of what I can.
Budget: $500
Here's what I'm looking at so far and it's around budget when not counting my ssd/hdd or video card.
Tower:
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=6531504&CatId=1509
$60
MB:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00HPQ0Q74/ref=oh_details_o04_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
$80
CPU cooling:
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1284316&CatId=798
$35
Ram:
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3473448&CatId=11483
$80 (though ideally i'll get more ram or eventually get more ram)
CPU:
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=8754569&CatId=11532
$170
So I need to keep the system, as a whole, as close to $500 as I can.
The SSD I'm looking at is about $130 and I really don't know about graphics yet.
I'm hoping the community here can help me piece this together a little better.
Recommend any alternatives to the above mentioned hardware.
Maybe a cheaper SSD (the one I mentioned before is 240GB)
And a good GPU that won't break my budget too hard.
I'm entirely willing to accept that to reach my goal I may have to get what I can on this build and say a paycheck or two down the road get the rest.
The above build, I feel, will leave me with plenty of room to spare for future upgrades when that time comes but from what I can tell the current build will beat out standards for a few years to come.
Anyway, thank you for even bothering to read this and replying if you do so.
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