after many years of playing WOW i've finally decided to update my PC this year to get ready for all the new MMO's coming out that i'm going to try. it will also be used quite a bit for photoshop and some video editing. the video stuff is primarily just holiday videos and the like.
i'll be picking up a 22" or 24" monitor in about 6 weeks but i also hope to hook this up to my telly which is a full hd 1920*1200 display.
i've managed to scrounge together a few bits and pieces and lucked out on others, but i'm unsure how to get it all working together properly. i tried reading the cpu/gpu article on toms but it all got a bit confusing so need some help making a new system.
here's what i have so far:
Geforce 9600 - kindly donated by a mate who is getting whatever the latest and greatest gfx card is in a few weeks.
vista 64 - not for any techy reason, only due to amazon's mistake in sending me this about 6 weeks ago and not asking for it back.
antec 180 case with a tagan 450w power supply - the front usb ports are all busted but it comes with all the fans etc inside.
hard drives/dvd from my old system along with the keyboard/mouse.
what's left to get is a motherboard, ram, cpu and maybe some sort of dedicated video editing card if required(this will be my first try at video stuff on my pc. the signal will come direct from my video-cam). i don't want to get involved in overclocking or anything like that. i just want to build it, shut the case door and not have to worry about stuff.
from what i gather vista64 will need a lot of ram. does it need to be good ram or does it just have to be a lot? will i also have to be choosy about which motherboard/cpu i get or does the OS not really matter? i'd also like to stick with onboard sound to save a few quid. i've also got a usb memory stick i can use for the boost thing that vista does.
my total budget is pretty strictly limited to no more than £400.
thanks in advance!
i'll be picking up a 22" or 24" monitor in about 6 weeks but i also hope to hook this up to my telly which is a full hd 1920*1200 display.
i've managed to scrounge together a few bits and pieces and lucked out on others, but i'm unsure how to get it all working together properly. i tried reading the cpu/gpu article on toms but it all got a bit confusing so need some help making a new system.
here's what i have so far:
Geforce 9600 - kindly donated by a mate who is getting whatever the latest and greatest gfx card is in a few weeks.
vista 64 - not for any techy reason, only due to amazon's mistake in sending me this about 6 weeks ago and not asking for it back.
antec 180 case with a tagan 450w power supply - the front usb ports are all busted but it comes with all the fans etc inside.
hard drives/dvd from my old system along with the keyboard/mouse.
what's left to get is a motherboard, ram, cpu and maybe some sort of dedicated video editing card if required(this will be my first try at video stuff on my pc. the signal will come direct from my video-cam). i don't want to get involved in overclocking or anything like that. i just want to build it, shut the case door and not have to worry about stuff.
from what i gather vista64 will need a lot of ram. does it need to be good ram or does it just have to be a lot? will i also have to be choosy about which motherboard/cpu i get or does the OS not really matter? i'd also like to stick with onboard sound to save a few quid. i've also got a usb memory stick i can use for the boost thing that vista does.
my total budget is pretty strictly limited to no more than £400.
thanks in advance!
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