Hi Everyone - new member, but frequent visitor. Looking to build an efficient home office PC. 1st build in more than 7 years (dumpster diving). Currently have 2 home PC laptops approximately 2-3 years old. Any input is greatly appreciated!
APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE:within 2 weeks BUDGET RANGE: $550- $650 Before Rebates
SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: (e.g.: general home office (ms excel) VPN (frequent switching between multiple IE's), skype, light video editing, music library
PARTS NOT REQUIRED: Windows 7, Keyboard, Mouse, Speakers
PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: (e.g.: newegg.com, amazon.com, tigerdirect.com, buy.com -- to show us selection & pricing) COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: (e.g.: Grand Fenwick)
PARTS PREFERENCES: by brand or type (e.g.: AMD CPU & ASUS Mobo)
OVERCLOCKING: Maybe SLI OR CROSSFIRE: Maybe
MONITOR RESOLUTION: Would like to edit/play video from Flip Ultra HD
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Super fast OS startup/shutdown (is SSD worth it?) I could also reduce HDD to 320gb - 500gb to shave costs. Still need to budget for a 20-21 inch LCD monitor
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Include a list of any parts you have already selected with descriptively labeled links for parts.
SAMSUNG CD/DVD Burner Black SATA Model SH-S223C - OEM ($19.99)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827151192
Western Digital Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive ($74.99)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136319
AMD Athlon II X4 630 Propus 2.8GHz 4 x 512KB L2 Cache Socket AM3 95W Quad-Core Processor - Retail ($99.99)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103704
Intel X25-V SSDSA2MP040G2R5 2.5" 40GB SATA II MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) - Retail ($124.99)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820167025
Antec EarthWatts Green EA-380D Green 380W Continuous power ATX12V v2.3 / EPS12V 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply - Retail +++
Antec TWO HUNDRED S Black ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail ($79.99 combo)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.345154
ASUS M4A785TD-M EVO AM3 AMD 785G HDMI Micro ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail +++
Patriot G Series ‘Sector 5’ Edition 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Desktop Memory Model PGV34G1333ELK - Retail ($177.98 combo)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.353988
Total: $577.92
APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE:within 2 weeks BUDGET RANGE: $550- $650 Before Rebates
SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: (e.g.: general home office (ms excel) VPN (frequent switching between multiple IE's), skype, light video editing, music library
PARTS NOT REQUIRED: Windows 7, Keyboard, Mouse, Speakers
PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: (e.g.: newegg.com, amazon.com, tigerdirect.com, buy.com -- to show us selection & pricing) COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: (e.g.: Grand Fenwick)
PARTS PREFERENCES: by brand or type (e.g.: AMD CPU & ASUS Mobo)
OVERCLOCKING: Maybe SLI OR CROSSFIRE: Maybe
MONITOR RESOLUTION: Would like to edit/play video from Flip Ultra HD
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Super fast OS startup/shutdown (is SSD worth it?) I could also reduce HDD to 320gb - 500gb to shave costs. Still need to budget for a 20-21 inch LCD monitor
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Include a list of any parts you have already selected with descriptively labeled links for parts.
SAMSUNG CD/DVD Burner Black SATA Model SH-S223C - OEM ($19.99)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827151192
Western Digital Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive ($74.99)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136319
AMD Athlon II X4 630 Propus 2.8GHz 4 x 512KB L2 Cache Socket AM3 95W Quad-Core Processor - Retail ($99.99)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103704
Intel X25-V SSDSA2MP040G2R5 2.5" 40GB SATA II MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) - Retail ($124.99)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820167025
Antec EarthWatts Green EA-380D Green 380W Continuous power ATX12V v2.3 / EPS12V 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply - Retail +++
Antec TWO HUNDRED S Black ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail ($79.99 combo)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.345154
ASUS M4A785TD-M EVO AM3 AMD 785G HDMI Micro ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail +++
Patriot G Series ‘Sector 5’ Edition 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Desktop Memory Model PGV34G1333ELK - Retail ($177.98 combo)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.353988
Total: $577.92