Hey all,
Need a computer for music, imaging, and video. I plan on upgrading every 6 mo-year (i7, 8-12gb ram, 2 tb sata hdds (have a TB external already), second video card), so take into consideration parts that will provide the opportunity to do so. Also all suggestions for better bang-for-buck combination are welcomed. I'd like to limit myself at $700 before monitor, keyboard, and mouse.
I plan to use it for the following:
- net
- playing lots of mp3/flac/ogg
- id tagging
- guitar recording through a PODX3 live via USB 2
- fruity loops xxl
- protools through a m-audio interface
- minimal photoshop cs4
- minimal hd videos like planet earth, the matrix, etc
I have the following parts picked out.:
-Western Digital Caviar Blue WD3200AAJS 320GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5- $47.99
-G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory- $114.99
-Intel Core i5-750 Lynnfield 2.66GHz LGA 1156 95W Quad-Core Processor Model BX80605I5750- $199.99
- Subtotal: $362.97
I need suggestions for:
-motherboard (FireWire would be a plus)
-video card
-power supply
I wanna try and place my order on NewEgg next Tuesday, so I thank you all in advance for your input.
Need a computer for music, imaging, and video. I plan on upgrading every 6 mo-year (i7, 8-12gb ram, 2 tb sata hdds (have a TB external already), second video card), so take into consideration parts that will provide the opportunity to do so. Also all suggestions for better bang-for-buck combination are welcomed. I'd like to limit myself at $700 before monitor, keyboard, and mouse.
I plan to use it for the following:
- net
- playing lots of mp3/flac/ogg
- id tagging
- guitar recording through a PODX3 live via USB 2
- fruity loops xxl
- protools through a m-audio interface
- minimal photoshop cs4
- minimal hd videos like planet earth, the matrix, etc
I have the following parts picked out.:
-Western Digital Caviar Blue WD3200AAJS 320GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5- $47.99
-G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory- $114.99
-Intel Core i5-750 Lynnfield 2.66GHz LGA 1156 95W Quad-Core Processor Model BX80605I5750- $199.99
- Subtotal: $362.97
I need suggestions for:
-motherboard (FireWire would be a plus)
-video card
-power supply
I wanna try and place my order on NewEgg next Tuesday, so I thank you all in advance for your input.