>$500 Moderate Gaming/ Audio/Video Production Build

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So, I'm buidling this around Thanksgiving/Christmas for the best deals and when I'll have the money to buy it.
It is going to be mainly used for Audio/video production but also moderate gaming (WoW Cataclysm/CoD.)
Heres the build (Tell me what you think):

Motherboard: Entry level AsRock
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157176

GPU: Radeon HD 5770 by XFX for Double Lifetime Warranty
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150447

PSU: OCZ 700W Modular PSU
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341018

Memory: Corsair Dual Channel 4gb (2x2Gb)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145260

CPU: AMD Athlon II x4 640 3.0 Ghz
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103871

Totaled to about $450
with MIR= $410

10 bucks over, I'm totally fine with that.
 
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Umm, you're amazing? haha oh also i found a Phenom x4 3.0 ghz...so I would get the extra L3 6MB of cache....but is that worth having to get new ram and a cpu fan (it's OEM). The cpu is 10 bucks cheaper...
 
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Ermm.... I mean as good as that is what CPU do you want exactly? I confused right now because you wanted a Propus then next thing it was a Phenom, so which is your pick right now?

Also video production and editing... Do you want it to be able to perform those tasks? Or run it effectively enough so it's not a waiting time when you apply things like SFX and FX?
 
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If by warranty you mean actually BUYING it from Newegg.. That's just stupid, AMD's warranty is just fine. Any companies for that matter. Umm... As for the CPU... games are more on GPU unless your playing SC2. I think going with the Phenom will be a better bet. But you won't get SUPER fast applications that's for sure. May I ask what video editing software? IF you your using Adobe Premiere, wrong choice for the GPU.

1) If your using Adobe premiere, because of the Mercury engine, Nvidia cards utilize the Cuda and edit the stuff faster than say using an i7 980X w/ a 460 than a 980X w/ 5770. So if you are using premiere look at the 460 768mb vers. There all in the same price range, the 460 has better perf though. And judging by your budget, I don't expect you to SLI this build.

2) Video editing is very CPU intensive, like PS5. Don't expect the Phenoms or the Athlon X4's to be able to edit very fast is all i can say. You can edit better with the Phenoms (since I use Adobe Premiere) but you won't apply effects as fast as you'd like. I mean it's bearable, but kind of slow. So... If you could add a little more to the budget, I suggest going for a 1055T, it has a much faster Video editing ability than the deneb or propus.
 
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Haha I kinda went overkill for gaming in reality because even with the new expansion my computer is going to blaze through WoW. And as for editing, I probably will think it's be fast regardless because for 5 years I've been using an Intel Celeron with 1gb of ram and a Geforce 6200...I only spent a couple hundred on this build. But I don't think a 6 core fits in my budget just yet, besides this will be my first build where I actually want to game, so I'm willing to go with the Phenom II x4 3.0 Black Edition Deneb for now.. quick question, I'm pretty sure it is, but is the Phenom I want compatible with the Asus Evo because it seems like they are, but the Evo only says AM3 but the Phenom is AM2+
 
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OH the 940, ummm it's not the cache, but it's of the older gen of AM2+. So... Know go with the the Athlon. If you can spend some extra money though buy the newer Phenoms of the 945 or 955. But otherwise no get the Athlon. The difference is not the cache that matters, it is the architecture.
 
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It's not bad.... Think of it like this, AM2+ is outdated, no more updates will come out for it. So if you ever want to upgrade past the 940, you have no room to upgrade. If you go with the Athlon X4, your on the newest socket of AM3, you have USB 3 and SATA 6 support as well as constant cpu updates, IE the 970/1075T both are examples that AMD is still updating the AM3 platform. Plus with AM2+ you don't even have DDR3 support.
 
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Okay, here my final build. And Yeah I went with Propus because I don't think the L3 is worth downgrading the ram and my motherboard. Here it is! rate it scale 1-10:

Motherboard: ASUS EVO
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131402

GPU: Radeon HD 5770 by XFX for Double Lifetime Warranty
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150447

PSU: OCZ 700W Modular PSU
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341018

Memory: A-Data Gaming Series
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820211410

CPU: AMD Athlon x4 Propus 3.0 ghz
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103871

CPU Fan: Rosewill RCX-Z1
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835200014

Totaled to about $480
with MIR= $420

 
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I am also looking to build a computer in the budget range. Have you read the reviews for that memory. If you spend another $10 and get better ram you might save yourself a lot of problems!
 
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