Newbie build: $750 incl/monitor--Video Editing, not gaming

[king of rock]

Approximate Purchase Date: (this weekend (or next week))

Budget Range: <$800. After Rebates

System Usage from Most to Least Important: internet/bittorrent, rendering/editing video, photo editing, burning media, playing dvd/cd, skype, games

Parts Not Required: (keyboard, mouse, speakers)

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: (Newegg.com, amazon, tigerdirect)

Country of Origin: (USA)

Parts Preferences: Less expensive highest quality

Overclocking: Yes

SLI or Crossfire: No

Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080

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Additional Comments: Have been wading through this fantastic sight when I have had free time this week, and have tried to put together a pretty good list. I need a monitor and OS which really pumped this price much higher than I had planned for sure. Since I plan on editing video while downloading media and editing photos while listening to music or watching media at the same time, I am looking to overclock the cpu and have more ram than gamers need I think, and more power supply than I think I need but am assuming I will need cooling which I have not accounted for.

I understand that I do NOT know what I am doing or talking about! If this is too much overkill, I am glad to NOT be overdoing it...Anyway, thanks for taking a look at my proposed build, any and all constructive suggestions WELCOME.

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1) $210.00 motherboard Asus M4A88T-V EVO USB3  http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=782606&CatId=4297

1a) ___ gpu AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Ed http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=782606&CatId=4297

2) $80.00 graphics card Radeon HD 6570 1GB http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150543

3) $70.00 psu Antec HCG-520 http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0047YNHI2/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&m=ATVPDKIKX0DER

4) $50.00 cabinet Rosewill CHALLENGER http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811147153&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-RSSDailyDeals-_-na-_-na&AID=10521304&PID=4176827&SID=1ky70hswpe50q

4a) (or cabinet?) Antec Nine Hundred Two V3 ( $60. Clearance item at local Best Buy store) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129097

5) $109.00 hard drive WD Caviar Black 1.5 TB http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004CSIFG2/ref=olp_product_details?ie=UTF8&me=&seller=

6) $65.00 ram G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB (10600) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231402

7) $170.00 monitor 23" SAMSUNG 2333T http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824001463

8) $23.00 dvd drive LITE-ON 22X DVD±R DVD Burner http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827106281

9) $85.00 OS Windows 7 home 64bit http://www.discountmountainsoftware.com/miwi7hoprfuv6.html?cmp=gp

10) cooler?


$862.00 TOTAL

 

[Outlander_04]

The intel i5 processors easily outclass the phenom in rendering tasks
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Heres what I would build at that price
i5 2400
H67 or Z68 mb
2 x4 gig of RAM
The case Antec looks like a great deal

If you do decide to stick with AMD then make sure you motherboard is AM3+ capable so it can run the soon to be released bulldozer processors . Ideally with a 970 or 990 series chipset

 

[king of rock]

The intel i5 processors easily outclass the phenom in rendering tasks
.

Heres what I would build at that price
i5 2400
H67 or Z68 mb

I was originally looking at i5 2500k, but even the i5 2400 plus mobo would add roughly $225 to my total. Do you think an overclocked AMD X4 would be significantly worse for rendering (worth the added expense?)

 

[king of rock]

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