APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE:withing a month BUDGET RANGE: 1000-1400
SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Games, HD Video and Audio, Drafting
PARTS NOT REQUIRED: OS, everything outside of Chassis
PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: newegg is easiest, Lincoln, NE
PARTS PREFERENCES: none
OVERCLOCKING: Maybe SLI OR CROSSFIRE: in the future
MONITOR RESOLUTION: Dual moniters - as high as they will go
For my AMD 3 build
OS windows 7 x64 (student pricing)
Optical SAMSUNG DVD Burner Black SATA Model TS-H663B/UOAH - OEM $23
Cheap DVD burner until Decent BLU Ray comes out
RAM G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) $99
CPU AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition Deneb 3.2GHz Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Processor $165
Is it worth investing the extra 30 bucks for the 965?
Combo PSU and Case - http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.314199 $100
Recommended from another review today
Combo GPU and MOBO - http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.320509 $464
I'm interested in the MOBO for having USB 3.0 SATA 3, and im unsure on the video card i selected the 5850 for the price, is the 5870 worth the extra $100?... If someone has any other recommendations that would be awesome - For the time being im uninterested in Xfire, maybe down the road (1+ years)
HDD The Samsung Spinpoint F3 $85
Also recomended
Total cost: $936 not including s/h, various accessories and monitors
Intel Build
I came across this topic http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/277936-31-1200-1400-video-transcoding-gaming Which seemed to be pretty well built for a cost of 1400
Id like to know how future proof either system would be, if Intel is better then the AMD, and if the $450 premium is justified between the two. Also, being a bit of an audiophile, is a sound card recommended to use an optical output? or is there minimal difference
SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Games, HD Video and Audio, Drafting
PARTS NOT REQUIRED: OS, everything outside of Chassis
PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: newegg is easiest, Lincoln, NE
PARTS PREFERENCES: none
OVERCLOCKING: Maybe SLI OR CROSSFIRE: in the future
MONITOR RESOLUTION: Dual moniters - as high as they will go
For my AMD 3 build
OS windows 7 x64 (student pricing)
Optical SAMSUNG DVD Burner Black SATA Model TS-H663B/UOAH - OEM $23
Cheap DVD burner until Decent BLU Ray comes out
RAM G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) $99
CPU AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition Deneb 3.2GHz Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Processor $165
Is it worth investing the extra 30 bucks for the 965?
Combo PSU and Case - http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.314199 $100
Recommended from another review today
Combo GPU and MOBO - http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.320509 $464
I'm interested in the MOBO for having USB 3.0 SATA 3, and im unsure on the video card i selected the 5850 for the price, is the 5870 worth the extra $100?... If someone has any other recommendations that would be awesome - For the time being im uninterested in Xfire, maybe down the road (1+ years)
HDD The Samsung Spinpoint F3 $85
Also recomended
Total cost: $936 not including s/h, various accessories and monitors
Intel Build
I came across this topic http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/277936-31-1200-1400-video-transcoding-gaming Which seemed to be pretty well built for a cost of 1400
Id like to know how future proof either system would be, if Intel is better then the AMD, and if the $450 premium is justified between the two. Also, being a bit of an audiophile, is a sound card recommended to use an optical output? or is there minimal difference
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