Tom's Hardware > Forum > Homebuilt Systems > New System Build > Advise on New Build by Newbie

Advise on New Build by Newbie

Forum Homebuilt Systems : New System Build - Advise on New Build by Newbie

Tom's Hardware: Over 1.4 million members in 6 different countries available to answer all your high-tech questions. Sign up now! Its free!
Ask the community Add a reply
Word :    Username :           
 
Superlite   09-08-2008 at 06:01:51 PM

This computer will be used for Photoshop Editing, some lightweight video editing, and the normal word processing/spreadsheet stuff. It is based on a system my son's friend put together for gaming. I bought the parts and watched him put it together, and it has been working good for him away at college. I found the process interesting and wanted to try for myself. There might be some gaming on this, but that is not the primary purpose.

Here's what I have so far:
RAIDMAX SMILODON Extreme Black ATX-612WEBP 1.0mm SECC Steel ATX Mid Tower Foldout MB Computer Case With 500W Power
http://www.newegg.com/Product/.....6811156098

GIGABYTE GA-EP35-DS3L LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/.....6813128337

EVGA 512-P3-N801-AR GeForce 8800 GT 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/.....6814130318

CORSAIR CMPSU-550VX 550W ATX12V V2.2 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Power Supply
http://www.newegg.com/Product/.....6817139004

Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Kentsfield 2.4GHz 2 x 4MB L2 Cache LGA 775 Quad-Core Processor
http://www.newegg.com/Product/.....6819115017

G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1000 (PC2 8000) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory
http://www.newegg.com/Product/.....6820231174

SAMSUNG Spinpoint F1 HD753LJ 750GB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/.....6822152100

LITE-ON Black 20X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 8X DVD+R DL 20X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA DVD Burner with LightScribe
http://www.newegg.com/Product/.....6827106073

LITE-ON Black 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-ROM SATA DVD-ROM Drive Model DH-16D3S-08
http://www.newegg.com/Product/.....6827106262

HP LP2065 Silver-Carbonite 20" 8ms LCD Monitor with Height & Pivot Adjustments 300 cd/m2 800:1
http://www.newegg.com/Product/.....6824176053

Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate SP1 64-bit English 1pk DSP OEI DVD for System Builders
http://www.newegg.com/Product/.....6832116493

For backup I thought this docking station with another Samsung HD like the one above:

Thermaltake ST0005U ABS Plastic 2.5" & 3.5" USB & eSATA HDD Docking Station
http://www.newegg.com/Product/..

Add a reply
Sponsored Links
Register or log in to remove.
iluvgillgill   09-08-2008 at 06:04:45 PM
- 0 +

none of the link is working mate!

get vista home premium forget about the ultimate because there are so much useless background service a normal home user can take advantage of at all.

for the money saved you can get a bigger 22" or even better 24" monitor. plus you dont need 2 optical drive or the docking station do you?

Reply to iluvgillgill
Superlite   09-08-2008 at 06:11:17 PM
- 0 +

The monitor is a IPS panel that works better for photo editing. Most larger LCD panels are TN panels, which are apprently inferior for that. That's what I read, anyway.

I kind of liked the two DVD drives so I don't have to write to the HD when copying DVD's.

And I was thinking the Visat Ultimate version because it offers better backup choices.

All the above is based on my limited knowledge, and what I've read here and there----so is highly suspect. Any comments on the above? (The links seem to work here-----not sure what's happening with that.)

Thanks for your input!

Reply to Superlite
rodney_ws   09-08-2008 at 06:19:12 PM
- 0 +

Vista Ultimate does save multiple revisions of files... something that it and the Business version can do. Example... you're working on a large document, accidentally erase the contents in the document and then save your changes. You've lost your work. With Vista Ultimate... no problem... revert back to a previous version.

Would I be willing to pay nearly $100 for that "feature"? Ha. No way. Microsoft should have left that in all versions of Windows... how crazy is that to have to pay for document security? This ain't Windows Movie Maker or Media Center we're talking about... shame on you Microsoft!

Reply to rodney_ws
dirtmountain   09-08-2008 at 06:27:35 PM
- 0 +

I would strongly advise against a Raidmax power supply. I would suggest this Antec + power supply in it's place $80 after rebate
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6811129024
or get the Raidmax case without the power supply and get a decent PSU
This EVGA 8800GT with better cooling for +$5
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814130347
hmmm you have a Corsair 550w PSU listed already. Great power supply.
I would recommend this RAM DDR2 800 1.8v 2x2 Mushkin
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6820146731



Reply to dirtmountain
megamanx00   09-08-2008 at 06:36:32 PM
- 0 +

If your going to get a seperate Power Supply it's best to get the RAIDMAX SMILODON without the PSU to save a few bucks. Well unless your going to use that Raidmax PSU on something else anyway. I also recommend you spend a little more on the GPU and go with a 4850.

------------------------------ Playing X-Men Origins: Wolverine Athlon 64 X2 5000+ @3.24 Brisbane | GIGABYTE GA-MA790X-DS4 | 4GB Mushkin DDR2 1066 | Plextor 760A| 2x 3850 512M CF| WD 1TB Black| Fortron Blue Storm II 500W | APEVIA X-Dreamer Black | Win XP Pro & Vista Buisness 32bit
 Reply to megamanx00
aevm   09-08-2008 at 06:55:13 PM
- 0 +

Get a RC-690 case and an HD 4850. Not sure why you'd need a DVD-ROM drive.

Reply to aevm
jamesl   09-08-2008 at 07:09:02 PM
- 0 +

he already explained why he wants 2 DVD drives

and the links don't work for me either
when I click on them they link exactly as they appear
Product/.....6832116493
so they look for a page on newegg named dotdotdot6832116493

Reply to jamesl
Ahslan   09-08-2008 at 07:22:37 PM
- 0 +

I would definitely recommend going with a 4850 over an 8800gt...and go with quality ddr2 800 ram instead of ddr2 1000...

------------------------------ AMD64 X2 6000 + Biostar Tseries 770 + 4gb DDR2 800 G.Skill + Thermaltake WingRS case + Raidmax 530w modular PSU + 200gig internal WD HD + 250gig external WD HD + 500gig external Simpletech HDD + Belkin Wireless G PCI receiver + Gigabyte ATI Radeon HD4850
 Reply to Ahslan
aevm   09-08-2008 at 08:01:27 PM
- 0 +

Ah, I missed the part about the DVD-ROM. Actually, it's better to copy to the HDD first, because copying from a DVD-ROM to a DVD-R directly can lead to buffer underruns and ruining a blank. Also, if the source disk is scratched, it's best to find out while the image is created on the HDD, not after the target DVD has been started - again, you save 30 cents or whatever a blank costs.

Reply to aevm
Ask the community Add a reply
Tom's Hardware > Forum > Homebuilt Systems > New System Build > Advise on New Build by Newbie
Go to:

There are 1291 identified and unidentified users. To see the list of identified users, Click here.

Forum map
Bestofmedia Forum ©
2000-2009 Bestofmedia Group
Page generated in 0.263 seconds
Please mind

You are about to answer a thread that has been inactive for more than 6 months.
If you still wish to proceed, please ensure that your posting is original and does not duplicate or overlap any prior responses to this thread.

Add a reply Cancel
Sponsored links
  • Ask the community now
  • Publish
Ad
Related Topics
See all relatives topics
They won a badge
Join us in greeting them