Approximate Purchase Date: e.g.: The next two weeks
Budget Range: (e.g.: 300-400) Around £500
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Video editing, possibly gaming, surfing the net/general useage
Are you buying a monitor: No
Parts to Upgrade: CPU, mobo, RAM, PSU, case
Do you need to buy OS: No
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: So far looking at scan.co.uk and their value bundles
Location: London, UK
Parts Preferences: Intel and nVidia from what I've read, but happy to consider alternatives
Overclocking: Maybe
SLI or Crossfire: No idea
Additional Comments: I'd like to build a PC for video editing that will last me some time. I'm building from scratch but I already have HDs, the wifi card and optical drives.
I'm looking at either of these two bundles:
CPU - i5 3450, 3.1mhz
Mobo - Gigabyte GA-H61MA-D2V
RAM - 8gb Corsair DDR3 1333mhz
..for £234
OR
CPU - i5 3570, 3.4mhz
Mobo - Gigabyte GA-Z77-D3H
RAM - 8gb Corsair DDR3 1600mhz
..for £312
I then plan to put it into the Fractal Design Define Mini case:
http://www.fractal-design.com/?view=product&prod=58
The last two things I would then need are the PSU and the graphics card. The PSU I can probably work out for myself, although it being quiet is a consideration. More importantly though, I want to spend around £100 on a graphics card - as I say, primarily this'll be for video editing.
I don't want to overclock but this might be a possibility in the future.
Bearing in mind all the above, what would you recommend that I do? I just talked to someone at Scan, and they said that the video card doesn't matter and I should go for the most expensive CPU.. which I'm pretty sure is absolute horses**t
Budget Range: (e.g.: 300-400) Around £500
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Video editing, possibly gaming, surfing the net/general useage
Are you buying a monitor: No
Parts to Upgrade: CPU, mobo, RAM, PSU, case
Do you need to buy OS: No
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: So far looking at scan.co.uk and their value bundles
Location: London, UK
Parts Preferences: Intel and nVidia from what I've read, but happy to consider alternatives
Overclocking: Maybe
SLI or Crossfire: No idea
Additional Comments: I'd like to build a PC for video editing that will last me some time. I'm building from scratch but I already have HDs, the wifi card and optical drives.
I'm looking at either of these two bundles:
CPU - i5 3450, 3.1mhz
Mobo - Gigabyte GA-H61MA-D2V
RAM - 8gb Corsair DDR3 1333mhz
..for £234
OR
CPU - i5 3570, 3.4mhz
Mobo - Gigabyte GA-Z77-D3H
RAM - 8gb Corsair DDR3 1600mhz
..for £312
I then plan to put it into the Fractal Design Define Mini case:
http://www.fractal-design.com/?view=product&prod=58
The last two things I would then need are the PSU and the graphics card. The PSU I can probably work out for myself, although it being quiet is a consideration. More importantly though, I want to spend around £100 on a graphics card - as I say, primarily this'll be for video editing.
I don't want to overclock but this might be a possibility in the future.
Bearing in mind all the above, what would you recommend that I do? I just talked to someone at Scan, and they said that the video card doesn't matter and I should go for the most expensive CPU.. which I'm pretty sure is absolute horses**t
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