New Build System

[rabbod]

Need Some Advice,,,, I'm building a new system to run 4 monitors at once. I know i'll be using a ATI Fire MV2400 pci express video card and 2 gigs of memory, but the rest of the components i'm unsure of. This system will have to run powerpoint, video camera, excell and a few other programs at once so the processor and the motherboard has to be strong,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Thanks for any help

 

[Maziar]

Q6600
ASUS P5K or GIGABYTE P35 DS3R
Corsair 620 PSU (or OCZ equivalent)

 

[asgallant]

What's your budget? Do you have a preference for Intel or AMD?

 

[Joe_The_Dragon]

You may be able to get a board with 2 x16 slots x8, x8 or better and 2 low end dual DVI video cards not running in SLI mode that cost less then the ATI Fire MV2400.

 

[zenmaster]

And why would the processor need to be strong?
What you listed requires very very minimal processing power.

 

[rabbod]

i'm building this system for my church. thats why i want this rig to be strong, i dont want this thing to get bogged down. i found a system at http://www.naplestech.com/shopcart/quadstation_4.asp, but i should be able to build it at a cheaper price

 

[asgallant]

AMD option:
Athlon X2 4200 (65W): $75
ASUS M2A-MVP AM2 AMD 480X CrossFire Motherboard: $85

Intel option:
Core 2 Duo E6750: $200
ECS 945GCT-M (V1.0) LGA 775 Intel 945GC: $50

Common Components: total $435
2x ATI X1650pro: $140
2GB A-DATA VDQVE1A16K ram: $70
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 500 GB HDD: $110
Fortron AX450-PN 450W PS: $60
NEC 7170 DVD burner: $35
Basic case: $20

Total (AMD): $595
Total (Intel): $685

You could easily swap out the 2 ATI cards for nVidia cards, the only reason I chose the ATI is because they were cheaper. If you choose to do so, I recommend getting an SLI-capable motherboard instead of a Crossfire-capable. I do not know for a fact that a dual card setup will not work with opposing brands (SLI won't work with X-fire, but 2 nVidia cards may be able to run independently on an X-fire board), but the price difference is small enough to make the risk not worth it.