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Thanks for the detailed reply. I have the shopping cart built, but I'm
going to wait another day to see if anyone else has additional or alternate
recommendations.
BTW, I spec'd out a similar system with Dell and it was almost 2x the cost
vs. buying the parts individually, which seems contrarian. I don't mean to
knock Dell - they are great for folks with limited time or hardware
knowledge and deeper pockets. ;-)
"Dave C." <mdupre@sff.net> wrote in message
news:2sracnF1n16j0U1@uni-berlin.de...
>
> "WookieMan" <WookieMan8704@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:xtY9d.188$y77.46@trnddc05...
> > Dell and Gateway are not getting any more money from me. I'm real
> > comfortable with putting all the parts together, but need help selecting
> > all
> > of the individual components.
> >
> > Primary function of the system will be high end video editing, so I'm
> > thinking 3.2 GHz processor, 1 gig RAM, 250 gig SATA drive, 256 MB vid
> > card,
> > and 1394 controller to start.
> >
> > I'm looking to build 'the cadillac' system and willing to pay a little
> > more
> > for better / faster / reliable stuff.
> >
> > The more specific you can be, the better, e.g. make & model #'s.
> >
> > Thanks for the advice!!
> >
> > =The Wook.
> >
> >
>
> Here ya go. From www.mwave.com Top shelf components, all. You
definitely
> need AOpen brand mainboard and Intel chipset, and this one I chose is a
good
> match for your processor. Note the video card is VIVO and the sound card
is
> digital in and digital out. You will want TWO hard drives. Either raid
> them so that the second is an exact copy of the first, or use acronis true
> image (or similar) for timed backups (daily!). You do NOT want to lose
your
> videos that you are going to work so hard on. Hard drives are so cheap
> (relatively speaking) that it doesn't make sense not to have two of them.
> The motherboard comes with SATA cables, and the power supply has SATA
> connectors. The DVD burner is IDE. Hey, the connectors are on the
> motherboard, so you might as well use them.
Not sure what you want
for
> DVD software. I think the drive comes with Roxio (OK), but Nero Express 6
> was only five bucks, so I threw that in. I'm sure you'll like one of
them.
> If not, at least you have a choice of software to get by with until you
> figure out what you really want. Note I ordered the case with a
ThermalTake
> 480W power supply. It says no power supply, but lists the power supply
> later. Not sure if you really need the firewire add-on card (mainboard
has
> firewire), but there's a good one. Normally you wouldn't need a floppy
> drive, but you *might* need it to install an OS on the SATA hard drive.
> Don't forget the surge suppressor (it's in there). The keyboard I threw
in
> was kind of a splurge. You might like it, though. I'm a fast touch
typist,
> and my wife is hunt n' peck. We both love it, I'm typing on it now. You
> just need to add a 19" CRT monitor (just about any 19" CRT monitor, buy it
> locally). Done! Enjoy. -Dave
>
> SKU Qty Item Unit Price Ext. Price
> MB-BA20172 -BA20453 -BA19437-BA19437 - INTEL PENTIUM 4 3.2E GHZ 800MHZ
> RETAILED BUNDLE W/ Details (AOPEN AX4C MAX II; CRUCIAL 1GB DDR400(512MB X
> 2); NO TESTING) $556.00 $556.00
>
> BA20400 - -BA19276 THERMALTAKE TSUNAMI VA3000BNA (BLACK) MID TOWER NO
> POWER SUPPLY W/ FRONT I/O, 120mm CASE FAN x 2 & 90mm CASE FAN x 1 Details
> (NO EXTRA FAN; W0013 480W) $154.00 $154.00
>
> 3460360 BELKIN 3-PORT FIREWIRE PCI CARD Details . $34.63 $34.63
>
> AA29950 -AA00482 -BA15599 -AA24590 NEC ND-3500A SILVER 16X/16 DVD DUAL
> DOUBLE LAYER REWRITABLE DRIVE W/SW (White box) Details (AUDIO CABLE; 18"
ATA
> ROUND CABLE; RITEK 4XDVD-R 50-PK) $104.40 $104.40
>
> AA17310 - MITUSMI 1.44 FLOPPY (Bare drive-black color) Details (NO FDD
> CABLE) $7.90 $7.90
>
> AA22860 - WD 250GB 2500JD SERIAL ATA 150 7200RPM 8MB BUFFER HARD DRIVE
> (Bare drive) *Requires SATA Data Cable Details (NO DATA CABLE) $158.00
> $316.00
>
> AA26620 ZIPPY EL-715B BLACK ILLUMINATED LARGE SIZE KEYBOARD USB
Details
> $38.00 $38.00
>
> 1328692 LOGITECH MX310 OPTICAL MOUSE USB/PS2 Details $24.84 $24.84
>
> AA25210 NERO EXPRESS 6.0 FOR DVD/CD REWRITABLE DRIVE (OEM)*Must be
> purchased with hardware Details $4.90 $4.90
>
> 1383330 BELKIN SURGEMASTER 9-OUTLET 10FT-CORD 2950-JOULES W/TEL
> RJ11/RJ45 Details . $45.97 $45.97
>
> 3460075 TURTLE BEACH CATALINA 7.1 CHANNEL SOUND CARD 24BIT 96KHZ
> W/DIGITAL I/O Details . $50.51 $50.51
>
> 3396301 ALTEC LANSING VS3121 3-PC SPEAKERS SYSTEM (Black/Silver)
Details
> $56.87 $56.87
>
> AA15070 Microsoft Windows XP Professional w/sp2
#E85-03014(DSP/OEM)*Must
> be Purchased w/Hardware!!* Details $134.00 $134.00
> Sub Total $1,528.02
>
>
>
>
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