~$700 home computer

[midgar]

Approximate Purchase Date: this week

Budget Range: About 700

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Adobe CS5, programming, music, occasional gaming (FFXIV, Dragon Age), chatting, work, internet, just the main computer I will be using for everything

Parts Not Required: keyboard, mouse, speakers, monitor

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: newegg.com or amazon.com

Country of Origin: US

Parts Preferences: None really but I would like to keep the case and OS combo

Overclocking: Maybe

SLI or Crossfire:Maybe

Monitor Resolution: Going to keep my old 1280x1024 monitor for now

Additional Comments: Well I'm replacing my old Pentium 4 computer and this will be the first time I'm building one, here's what I put together so far:

SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD103SJ 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152185

HIS Silence H557HR1G Radeon HD 5570 1GB 128-bit DDR3 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready Low Profile Ready Video Card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161342

Kingston ValueRAM 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10600) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model KVR1333D3K2/4GR
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820134792

AMD Phenom II X6 1055T Thuban 2.8GHz Socket AM3 125W Six-Core Desktop Processor HDT55TFBGRBOX and ASUS M4A87TD EVO AM3 AMD 870 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard combo
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.526594

Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit 1-Pack for System Builders - OEM and COOLER MASTER Elite RC-310-SWN1-GP Black SECC / ABS ATX Mid Tower Computer Case combo
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.437504.11-119-204

Diablotek 450-Watt ATX Power Supply PHD450
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001L0OTSW/ref=ord_cart_shr?ie=UTF8&m=ATVPDKIKX0DER

LG Electronics GH22NP20 22X IDE SecurDisc DVD+/-RW Internal Drive with Software - Bulk (Black)
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001TOD5CQ/ref=ord_cart_shr?ie=UTF8&m=ATVPDKIKX0DER


I have free 2 day shipping for Amazon, so this gives it a grand total of about $689. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

 

[bavman]

Id definitely drop the cpu and get a phenom 955 instead. -> $135
mobo $99
Maybe you should consider a better psu too.
[strike]
That saves you $45 which you can now use to buy a case which i see you didnt include.

HAF 912 $60[/strike]


Never mind i just saw it.

 

[Dougie Fresh]

A not to be missed combo at newegg.com:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboBundleDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.514071

AMD Phenom II X6 1055T Thuban 2.8GHz Socket AM3 125W Six-Core Desktop Processor HDT55TFBGRBOX
Antec Nine Hundred + EA650 Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 650W Power Supply
GIGABYTE GA-870A-UD3 AM3 AMD 870 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard
Kingston ValueRAM 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10600) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model KVR1333D3K2/4GR

$480.99 w/ free shipping

Add a video card and the 1TB HDD you've chosen

 

[batuchka]

Actually Icrontic got excellent results X6 + MPE in CS5 Premiere and u dun have to deal with mobos that cost an arm and a leg hehe
A case for GPU computing: Adobe Premiere Pro CS5 and the Mercury Playback Engine
http://tech.icrontic.com/articles/reviews/a-case-for-gpu-computing-adobe-premiere-pro-cs5-and-the-mercury-playback-engine/

This project consists of compressed 640×480 video footage. These small video files were being eaten alive by the massive 1090T hexa-core processor and 8GB of RAM. Premiere Pro CS5′s increased performance with multi-core systems coupled with bleeding fast hardware will make fast work of any simple projects such as this, not giving the GPU enough work to really make a difference. These results do suggest that if you’re editing small-time video footage, you will not benefit much from using Mercury Playback.

and since u forking out for a discrete for games:


How to Unlock Adobe Premiere CS5 to use almost any NVIDIA graphics card with CUDA acceleration.
Updated on 10/04/10
http://www.studio1productions.com/Articles/PremiereCS5.htm

3) The video card must have 896 meg of ram or more. Most video cards come with 512K, 1GB or more. Go with a 1GB card or higher card.

So Tower @ $558AR

OS $100
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116754

$658AR in total

Optional item

Scythe YASYA cooler $35
http://www.directron.com/scys1000.html

Review
http://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/3274/scythe_yasya_scys_1000_cpu_cooler/index6.html

 

[midgar]

Best answer selected by midgar.

 

[midgar]

Thanks for all the help, I'll be making the purchase soon

 

[batuchka]

Yep happy shopping/building and cheers - u are welcomed ^^