Selfbuild for VIDEO & PHOTOSHOP !

[Almost-Human]

I have decided to selfbuild a system for using photographic and Video production software. So I need something powerful but not a monster
My budget, is around £1000 all in or there abouts..I have build systems a number of years ago but am out of touch with the technology,hence this thread.. I am looking for advice.
I will need lots of ram I suppose 4GB and a large Hard drive, I have quite a few drives alread but they are ide.. Apart from the Hard Drives I already own i want all parts new, a complete build. It would be nice to be able to use at least one of my current ide drives as a second HD on the system.. But the main drive can be a NEW sata drive.

Plenty of Ram
Good motherboard..
Good video card.
Decent sound but not mind blowing.
Flat panal Monitor at least 19 or larger if possible.
Wireless mouse and keyboard
Vista.. no idea what version but bog standard if i can get away with it.

I know i am missing things, and I appreciate this is a bit vague, and that is an understatement
but if I knew what parts i needed I wouldnt need to bother you guys..
So any reponse, ideas, questions or thought will be very much APPRECIATED !
Even something to get me started like ideas on Motherboards and processors combo you might think I might like?

Thanks again for your time !
A-H

 

[pmr]

Intel Core 2 Duo E6600
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819115003 - $315

ASUS P5N-E SLI LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 650i [has firewire and 2 IDE connectors to use your old HDD (total of 4 IDE devices)]
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813131142 - $139.99

GIGABYTE GV-NX76T256D-RH GeForce 7600GT (silent cooling is appreciated ands allows you to do some gaming)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814125025 - $146.99

Kingston 1GB 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 667 (PC2 5300) (cheap arse RAM)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820134045 - 4x$69.99 - $279.96

BenQ FP202W Black 20.1" 8ms DVI Widescreen LCD Monitor 300 cd/m2 600:1 (cheap 20" 1680x1050)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16824014105 - $219.99

M-AUDIO US99150 5.1 Channels 24-bit 192KHz PCI Interface High-Definition
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16829121116 - $72.00

Logitech 967688-0403 Black 103 Normal Keys 19 Function Keys USB RF Wireless Standard MX 3200 Laser Desktop Mouse Included - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16823126007 - $79.99

Total - $1253.92, leaving $747 for case, psu, hdds, dvd-rw etc (or to pair another equal monitor )

I advise you to leave Vista alone. There are a few issues with video editing software even with their patches. Sony Vegas is not supported at all. And you will need a stable machine, so you wouldn't like very much if a 10 hour render crash.

 

[Almost-Human]

Firstly thank you.
I am going throught the list, need to find uk suppliers. Looking good so far and will take the VISTA advice onboard. cheers..

 

[pmr]

I´m glad to help. Search deep for good prices in UK for these components. Don´t let them take all your money

 

[Almost-Human]

OK its time for the dumb questions this is number one..

On the motherboard link I cant find where it states ide support, so i am missing something here ?
And with time I am wondering if some of the items are USA only ?
*I prepare to be beaten with stick !

 

[pmr]

All the new motherboards have 1 IDE connector which allows you to connect 2 IDE devices via this cable:

This motherboard has 2 IDE connectors, so you can plug up to 4 IDE devices (you said you have several old HDD), which will let you plug more devices without the need to buy a pci ide controller card.

Do you follow?

(these items I pointed are sold worldwide)

 

[Almost-Human]

I just could not see any mention in the motherboards support for ide, or mention of ide connectors on the motherboard specifications..
Well have a look again !

 

[pmr]

 

[bydesign]

If you go with 4Gb of Ram you need XP 64 or Vista 64.

 

[Almost-Human]

Do you think i will need more than two SATA sockets? just wondering and cheers for clearing up the ide mystery for me ... probably not??

And the 64 bit versions of xp and vista, can i run bog standard progrma s like photoshop cs2 without problems?

Cheers to you both for your time..

 

[pmr]

If u are going to use all the old hdd and two large capacity sata ones, you'll have enough space to work (500Gb sata hdd are now at $170ish)

EDIT. look again, there are other two black sata ports near the red ones, which makes it 4 sata
PATA 2 x ATA100 up to 4 Devices
SATA 3Gb/s 4 x Internal SATA 3.0 Gb/s, 1 x External SATA 3.0 Gb/s

 

[pmr]

http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/knowledgebase/index.cfm?id=325739

I'd wait till CS3 is out and vista ready

 

[Almost-Human]

any ideas on a case and PSU ?
only thing i can think of from my view is as many usb 2 and firewire sockets on the front

 

[pmr]

Choose a good 500W known branded one (thermaltake, ocz etc) with at least 24Amps on the 12V rail ar with two 12V rails (least 32Amps) Don´t spend more than $100.

The case is very personal because of aesthetics. 99% come with 2 usb at front and 1 firewire $70-$130 is the optimal range

 

[Almost-Human]

SPECS for PSU

Features:
· New Version 2.01 with Separate 12V Dual-rails
Independent 12V rails supply to MB/CPU and drives in order to provide stable and clean current to power-sensitive devices.

· 24 Pins Mainboard connector (20+4 Pins Mobo Connector)
Support latest P4 Prescott and Athlon 64/64 FX processors based systems.
detachable 20+4 pins connector allow backward compatible with 20 pins motherboards.

· SATA Ready
SATA Power connectors ready for SATA HDD and Drive connection.

· Titanium Nickel Coated Surface
Titanium Nickel Coated shell providing the high-end and cooling effects to this powerful but silent Power Supply making it the No. 1 choice for Gamers and enthusiast PC users.

 

[pmr]

looks cool. link please

 

[pmr]

I made it for the specs
http://www.xionusa.com/Product-powersupply_500W_20.asp

It looks good.

 

[Almost-Human]

BIG thank you for all your help, You have saved me days and days of trying to work it out myself.... its appreciated..