New gaming / work build $1000 budget

PURCHASE DATE: This weekend (5/10/09)

BUDGET RANGE: aiming to spend around $1000 (a little over won't kill me if the performance gain is worth it)

SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Gaming - work with cs4 (mainly PS / illustrator) - I dabble with vid editing as well.

PARTS NOT REQUIRED: keyboard / mouse / monitor

PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: newegg.com (others welcome as long as reputable)

PARTS PREFERENCES: No preferences

OVERCLOCKING: No

SLI OR CROSSFIRE: Maybe (not really necessary for the games I play at the moment but I'd like to keep the option available)

MONITOR RESOLUTION: 1024x768 or 1280x1024

The main goal of the build is to be able to fraps during WoW and other MMO's without lag and being able video edit / work when I'm not owning. I'm not overly concerned with being able to upgrade this system over time, just need something to get the job done for a year or so.

Your input is appreciated

Yeah, it's U.S. sorry for any confusion .

Ok, well here's what I would go with. It's just tad over your budget, because of the i7 Processor, but I can't recommend a Core series, as that socket is pretty well done, LGA 1366 is the way to go. This will game very well, and that processor is killer for video editing.


COOLER MASTER RC-690-KKN1-GP Black SECC/ ABS ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail
Item #: N82E16811119137
Return Policy: Standard Return Policy

$74.99


Western Digital Caviar Black WD1001FALS 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Hard Drive - OEM
Item #: N82E16822136284
Return Policy: 30 Day Return Policy

$104.99


EVGA 896-P3-1260-AR GeForce GTX 260 896MB 448-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail
Item #: N82E16814130370
Return Policy: Limited Non-Refundable 30-Day Return Policy


$189.99


CORSAIR CMPSU-750TX 750W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Compatible with Core i7 Power ... - Retail
Item #: N82E16817139006
Return Policy: Standard Return Policy

$119.99



OCZ Platinum 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Triple Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model OCZ3P1600LV6GK - Retail
Item #: N82E16820227381
Return Policy: Limited Non-Refundable 30-Day Return Policy


$93.99



ASUS P6T SE LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
Item #: N82E16813131386
Return Policy: 30 Day Return Policy

$209.99


Intel Core i7 920 Nehalem 2.66GHz LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Processor Model BX80601920 - Retail
Item #: N82E16819115202
Return Policy: Processors (CPUs) Return Policy



$288.99

Subtotal: $1,083.93

MOBO and CPU combo:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Comb [...] mbo.190734

RAM:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6820231145

PSU (this is more than enough)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6817703005

GPU and OS combo:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Comb [...] mbo.186044

HDD WD 640 GB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6822136218

Optical Drive:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6827136152

Case:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6811129042

Monitor:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6824009145
or
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6824236049

Total price:

22 inch: $945

24 inch: $1025

Remember that these are just suggestions and there are lots of good parts out there - read up on these and read Proximon's guide for good advice:
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/ [...] sing-parts

Disregard the other build above as it is irrelevant to your situation.

If you don't fancy a new larger monitor, you can get away with a lot cheaper build and still be video editing and gaming to the max - I would say not to spend one cent more than $600 in that case. For more on value and how much you should spend look at this:
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/ [...] end-system (its meant for gaming systems - but they will be more taxing than you're vid editing - so you could spend less if you want to forego maxed out gaming).

Good luck!

Crap build!? Sorry mate but you don't know what you are talking about. Great to hear that you are ranting about a build being crap becuase it doesn't have a Core i7 - now we all know you are a fanboy. Core i7 is better performance wise, but Phenom is far far from crap. i7 doesn't make any sense for this guy's budget either.

Sorry that you are getting all these contradictory messages choco - read proximon's list of parts - he is the guru here - not these hopeless fanboys. Also keep what you want to use the computer for in mind and look at the bench marks for these components - I doubt you will be disappointed.

Finally some good advice - go with that build - it suites you monitor very good.