samir0810

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Hey guys. I'm going to upgrade my computer to edit full HD since I'm an aspiring director. Unfortunately my budget has been largely cut, so I'm trying not to go over the 500 dollar mark. it would be great not to even hit it.

I only have to get a mobo, a CPU and a GPU, since i have the rest. Although if you do have an advice for the power supply, it would be awesome.

Mobo: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157234

CPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115073

GPU: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004XUCCS6/ref=cm_cr_asin_lnk

I was more oriented towards the PNY Quadro 600 initally for the GPU, but after reading for a while I found out that it won't game for *** and the GeForce is a little better with editing in Premiere Pro too.

Let me know what you think about it and if I can do better without spending too much. Cheers.
 

scottiemedic

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Those are fine. You can look at Corsair PSUs and find one of the Gamers or Enthusiasts line that fits your budget. Get 500W +/-, unless you plan to SLi down the road, then look for a 750W.

I personally think ASRock isn't the best mobo, but because of your budget there isn't a lot of options. I like Gigabyte and there are lots of options in the price range, the cheapest Z68 is $109, the cheapest H61 is like $65.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100007627%2050001314%20600093976&IsNodeId=1&name=GIGABYTE
 
Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD5 AM3+: $180 before $20 rebate

AMD Phenom II X4 960T Zosma 3.0GHz: $110 after card


Better than 50% chance of unlocking to 6 cores. I selected the -UD5 because of 8xSATA 6Gb/s plus 2xeSATA 6Gb/s. If that does not interest you, you may drop down to the Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3 AM3+ with 6xSATA 6Gb/s and no eSATA.

With 6xSATA 6Gb/s it breaks down like this:

#1 -- OS/Apps
#2 -- Optical

Optimal PP setup provides the ability to split audio and video streams, so you may establish capture and output scratch drives for each with the 4 remaining SATA 6Gb/s connectors. You also have the option of simply RAIDing your capture and output drives without spiting the audio/video.

With 8xSATA 6Gb/s and 2xeSATA 6Gb/s you have all kinds of interesting scenarios for your disks that add storage and backup capabilities, in addition to the RAIDing your capture and output scratch.




 

scottiemedic

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I would put money that the 2500's 4 cores would outdo the Phenoms 6 cores on most everything you use your computer for. I wouldn't get a Phenom as a new build, only in upgrade situations.
 
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This would be, of course, before any over-clocking or unlocking, and disk I/O optimizations as noted above.


 

scottiemedic

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I don't know a lot about GPUs, but I've seen on here quite a few recommendations for the 560. Might go through the reviews and see what they say from owners as far as the performance :)
 

samir0810

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Hey guys. I'm slightly worried that the cheap motherboard I got won't be enough for my system. I mean, is it ok even if it's not 1600 for the memory? Because I have the chance of getting both the 1333 and 1600 2x4GB memories here in Italy quite cheaply, but I want to be sure 1333 is enough for my tasks. Let me know, cheers.
 

samir0810

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Thanks. Although this motherboard says it only supports 800/1066/1333 ram. So I need to get the 1333 right? Or does it support 1600 anyway?
 

samir0810

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Are you sure it is better? For editing? I heard Radeons are better for gaming and shitty when it comes to editing programs like Premiere Pro. Might be wrong though!
 

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Nope. It depends on the size of your case.