It has been suggested that I post my situation here. I was going to get a pre-built HP. I have never built a computer before and lack a lot of tech knowledge. As far as mechanically putting one together that is not a problem. My problem is I do not know what to get as far as components go. Seems the more I read the more confused I get.
This computer will be used for heavy multi-tasking. I do a lot of graphics (not professionally). This includes fractal renderings, 3-D modeling, and animations. Some video. Im not really into gaming but with a good computer I might try one or two.
This is what I know I want (I think)
OS - Vista ultimate 64 Bit (I believe OEM for system builders)
CPU- Intel Q6600 Quad Core 2.4G (or higher depending on quality vs price) This probably would get overclocked sometime later on using air so cooling would have to be considered.
Case - Big enough for 3- HDD's, 2- Optical drives and whatever else. (looks are not that important)
HDD's - 3 - 500GB Sata 7200 rpm (No raid setup)
Graphics card - A high quality card with enough memory. Nvidia 512 8800GT?
Optical drives - 1 DVD/R/RW with Light Scribe (No Blu-Ray) 1 - DVD/CD Rom player
Monitor - A good (above average) quality 22" LCD
Ram - At least 4GB 800MHz Probably will wind up with 8GB
Audio card - Something medium (music is not that critical) Paired with about 30watt 2-1 speakers / subwoofer.
Front panel, would like to have access to headphones, mike, and card readers.
I have a budget of about $2500 that I am willing to spend.
If the people here are willing to put up with me I would like to try building a system. What do Ya'll think?
This computer will be used for heavy multi-tasking. I do a lot of graphics (not professionally). This includes fractal renderings, 3-D modeling, and animations. Some video. Im not really into gaming but with a good computer I might try one or two.
This is what I know I want (I think)
OS - Vista ultimate 64 Bit (I believe OEM for system builders)
CPU- Intel Q6600 Quad Core 2.4G (or higher depending on quality vs price) This probably would get overclocked sometime later on using air so cooling would have to be considered.
Case - Big enough for 3- HDD's, 2- Optical drives and whatever else. (looks are not that important)
HDD's - 3 - 500GB Sata 7200 rpm (No raid setup)
Graphics card - A high quality card with enough memory. Nvidia 512 8800GT?
Optical drives - 1 DVD/R/RW with Light Scribe (No Blu-Ray) 1 - DVD/CD Rom player
Monitor - A good (above average) quality 22" LCD
Ram - At least 4GB 800MHz Probably will wind up with 8GB
Audio card - Something medium (music is not that critical) Paired with about 30watt 2-1 speakers / subwoofer.
Front panel, would like to have access to headphones, mike, and card readers.
I have a budget of about $2500 that I am willing to spend.
If the people here are willing to put up with me I would like to try building a system. What do Ya'll think?
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