Hello, long time reader, first time poster! Anyways, I wanted to personally ask for some help after already reading tons of threads here and getting some ideas that lead me to this build. Tell me what you think? What needs to be changed maybe?
Approximate Purchase Date: March-ish
Budget Range: $600 to $800 (Current Idea: $859 Before Rebates)
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming (Minecraft, The Sims 3, Dead Space, no online gaming.), Video Editing (Sony Vegas, Adobe After Effects), maybe some audio editing/recording, internet browsing.
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: newegg.com, tigerdirect.com, Suggestions are welcome!
Parts Preferences: I prefer GIGABYTE mobos and I want to build an intel based gaming rig.
Overclocking: Maybe (Like under what circumstances would one want to OC?)
SLI or Crossfire: Not too interested.
Monitor Resolution: I'll be using my old monitor for now so, 1024x768 I'll also hook the computer up to my 42 inch HDTV from time to time.
Additional Comments: This is me and my wife's first time building a PC and I've always wanted to build one! I've got years of repair technician experience and I know what I'm looking at for the most part but I just thought I'd refer to the hive mind of Toms Hardware before I went through with this endeavor. I have my wishlist set up here at Newegg: David and Michelle's Custom Build and wanted to ask your opinion of the build thus far and wanted to know if anything should be changed or added/removed.
Other questions:
1. How essential is a sound card when wanting to edit audio on a computer? Would a mobo with nice 8.0 channel audio do that job well enough?
2. Any cost cutting ideas regarding this current build?
3. How important is overclocking and why would I want to?
Thanks for reading, and thanks for any help that comes along.
Approximate Purchase Date: March-ish
Budget Range: $600 to $800 (Current Idea: $859 Before Rebates)
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming (Minecraft, The Sims 3, Dead Space, no online gaming.), Video Editing (Sony Vegas, Adobe After Effects), maybe some audio editing/recording, internet browsing.
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: newegg.com, tigerdirect.com, Suggestions are welcome!
Parts Preferences: I prefer GIGABYTE mobos and I want to build an intel based gaming rig.
Overclocking: Maybe (Like under what circumstances would one want to OC?)
SLI or Crossfire: Not too interested.
Monitor Resolution: I'll be using my old monitor for now so, 1024x768 I'll also hook the computer up to my 42 inch HDTV from time to time.
Additional Comments: This is me and my wife's first time building a PC and I've always wanted to build one! I've got years of repair technician experience and I know what I'm looking at for the most part but I just thought I'd refer to the hive mind of Toms Hardware before I went through with this endeavor. I have my wishlist set up here at Newegg: David and Michelle's Custom Build and wanted to ask your opinion of the build thus far and wanted to know if anything should be changed or added/removed.
Other questions:
1. How essential is a sound card when wanting to edit audio on a computer? Would a mobo with nice 8.0 channel audio do that job well enough?
2. Any cost cutting ideas regarding this current build?
3. How important is overclocking and why would I want to?
Thanks for reading, and thanks for any help that comes along.