I'm posting this for a friend who is doing his first build. The system is intended for digital audio and video editing work, along with the usual email, web browsing, and MS Office work (no gaming).
The component selections below are his. Other than any general feedback on the build, he is looking for guidance on the mobo and the GPU, particularly the latter. He doesn't want to wait more than a couple of weeks to purchase the parts even though he is aware that the HD 5000 series may impact GPU prices.
APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: Next 2 weeks
BUDGET RANGE: $800 after rebates (excludes case and PSU which he already has)
SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Digital audio and video editing, email, web browsing, etc.
PARTS NOT REQUIRED:
Antec P182 Gun Metal Black 0.8mm cold rolled steel ATX Mid Tower Case
ENERMAX INFINITI EIN650AWT 650W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Modular Active PFC PSU
PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: newegg
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: USA
PARTS PREFERENCES: None
OVERCLOCKING: No
SLI OR CROSSFIRE: No
MONITOR RESOLUTION: 1920x1200 (future purchase)
Proposed Build
CPU Intel Core i7 860 Lynnfield 2.8GHz 8MB L3 Cache LGA 1156 95W Quad-Core
Mobo GIGABYTE GA-P55-UD4P LGA 1156 Intel P55 ATX
RAM G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666)
Disk SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD502HJ 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5"
Optical SAMSUNG DVD Burner Black SATA Model SH-S223L LightScribe Support
GPU HIS H485QX512P Radeon HD 4850 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16
This build comes in at about $750 after rebates.
The component selections below are his. Other than any general feedback on the build, he is looking for guidance on the mobo and the GPU, particularly the latter. He doesn't want to wait more than a couple of weeks to purchase the parts even though he is aware that the HD 5000 series may impact GPU prices.
APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: Next 2 weeks
BUDGET RANGE: $800 after rebates (excludes case and PSU which he already has)
SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Digital audio and video editing, email, web browsing, etc.
PARTS NOT REQUIRED:
Antec P182 Gun Metal Black 0.8mm cold rolled steel ATX Mid Tower Case
ENERMAX INFINITI EIN650AWT 650W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Modular Active PFC PSU
PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: newegg
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: USA
PARTS PREFERENCES: None
OVERCLOCKING: No
SLI OR CROSSFIRE: No
MONITOR RESOLUTION: 1920x1200 (future purchase)
Proposed Build
CPU Intel Core i7 860 Lynnfield 2.8GHz 8MB L3 Cache LGA 1156 95W Quad-Core
Mobo GIGABYTE GA-P55-UD4P LGA 1156 Intel P55 ATX
RAM G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666)
Disk SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD502HJ 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5"
Optical SAMSUNG DVD Burner Black SATA Model SH-S223L LightScribe Support
GPU HIS H485QX512P Radeon HD 4850 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16
This build comes in at about $750 after rebates.
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