Looking for a little guidance ...

[raisedbywolves]

alright, so, i intend on building a new system for the first time in years. it's been a while since i've built one, so i need a little guidance on this. i want a system that'll be strong in multitasking, have lots of storage, and whose most power-hungry activities will probably be encoding/transcoding and watching high-quality rips and perhaps some light gaming (but nothing too heavy, i'm more of a console gamer than a pc gamer). the main components i need some feedback are on the processor, motherboard, video card, power supply, and i guess memory. the rest i can figure out on my own. i'm looking to make a complete build that totals 1200 or so max, but if i could keep everything down to around 1000, that'd be ideal.

thanks in advance everyone.

 

[Proximon]

Overclocking?

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/261222-31-build-advice

Have a look at my guide and then we'll see. Possibly a cheap i7 build or maybe something with a Q9550.

 

[raisedbywolves]

just to kick this off a little, would the amd phenom ii x4 920 be more of a value pick than the similarly priced intel core 2 quad q6600 due to the better power consumption?

 

[raisedbywolves]

yeah, i don't mind overclocking. i would like a cheap i7 build to be sure, but from my browsing, i don't think it seems all that possible to build a cheap i7 system given the premium on ddr3 ram, the processor, and the motherboard, but maybe i'm mistaken.

 

[Proximon]

What all do you need? Monitor? keyboard? mouse?

 

[raisedbywolves]

well, i already know what i'll be getting as far as a case, keyboard, mouse, etc., so i left that out. but if you need me to list that stuff, i'll be happy to oblige.

 

[Proximon]

But was that included in the 1K?

 

[raisedbywolves]

i guess so, haha. alright, i'll just include the pieces i've picked out so far:

CASE:

antec p182, 124.99

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129025

MOUSE:

logitech mx1100, 74.99

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16826104244

KEYBOARD:

das keyboard professional, 129.00

http://store.daskeyboard.net/dask2usb.html

HARD DRIVE:

western digital caviar black, 1 tb, 129.99

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136284

(i might possibly get two, undecided about that)

 

[Proximon]

OK, here is a list that includes i7 parts, and comes to 1K. ignore the parts you already chose, as those are fine.
https://secure.newegg.com/WishList/MySavedWishDetail.aspx?ID=9142685

PSU:
PC P&C 500W
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817703015

 

[raisedbywolves]

ah, the wishlist won't come up, it's asking me to log in and i don't have an account currently. make one, i guess?

 

[Proximon]

Yes, but while you are at that I'll post some parts.
i7 920
GIGABYTE GA-EX58-UD3R LGA 1366 Intel X58
G.Skill DDR3 6GB
HIS 4850

 

[Proximon]

It looks to me like you can have an i7 build and still get everything you want.

 

[raisedbywolves]

so, is 500 watts enough power for everything? 600-750 safer?

 

[Proximon]

That will cover the system fine. You should never ask me if you need more because I'll always encourage you... I like my PSUs to be massive overkill, because I like them to last forever.

My favorites in the price/value category right now are:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=50009830%2040000058%20113142558&name=701%20-%20800W&SpeTabStoreType=0
Especially the red one

Although, this Corsair 650TX is a good deal now as well:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139005&Tpk=650TX