Approximate Purchase Date: 1-14 days
Budget Range: Under $500
System Usage from Most to Least Important:
Photography ( Lightroom, Photoshop )
video editing ( Movie Maker )
surfing the internet
watching Netflix, Amazon Prme
Are you buying a monitor: No
Parts to Upgrade:
CPU
mobo
RAM
Storage - * just purchased this PNY Optima 240GB SSD Bundle for $65
OS
**Include Power Supply Make & Model If Re-using PS:
OCZ ModXStream 500W Modular ATX - $35
Do you need to buy OS: Yes
Currently using VISTA OEM,
Not sure if I should just go to Windows 8.1 or go with Windows 7
Preferred Website(s) for Parts:
Newegg ( Shop Runner Member)
Amazon ( prime member )
Best Buy ( local )
Location: Maiden, NC
Parts Preferences:
Would like to stay with AMD brand
Overclocking:
No, but would like to know if its used for anything other than gaming.
SLI or Crossfire:
No, but would SLI help with video editing?
Your Monitor Resolution:
1920x1080
Additional Comments:
Lightroom, Adobe Premier, Movie Maker, may add Sony Vegas Pro soon
Why Are You Upgrading:
5 years and feel that it could be faster.
Selected Parts at this time:
Budget Range: Under $500
System Usage from Most to Least Important:
Photography ( Lightroom, Photoshop )
video editing ( Movie Maker )
surfing the internet
watching Netflix, Amazon Prme
Are you buying a monitor: No
Parts to Upgrade:
CPU
mobo
RAM
Storage - * just purchased this PNY Optima 240GB SSD Bundle for $65
OS
**Include Power Supply Make & Model If Re-using PS:
OCZ ModXStream 500W Modular ATX - $35
Do you need to buy OS: Yes
Currently using VISTA OEM,
Not sure if I should just go to Windows 8.1 or go with Windows 7
Preferred Website(s) for Parts:
Newegg ( Shop Runner Member)
Amazon ( prime member )
Best Buy ( local )
Location: Maiden, NC
Parts Preferences:
Would like to stay with AMD brand
Overclocking:
No, but would like to know if its used for anything other than gaming.
SLI or Crossfire:
No, but would SLI help with video editing?
Your Monitor Resolution:
1920x1080
Additional Comments:
Lightroom, Adobe Premier, Movie Maker, may add Sony Vegas Pro soon
Why Are You Upgrading:
5 years and feel that it could be faster.
Selected Parts at this time:
http://pcpartpicker.com/parts/partlist/
CPU: AMD FD6350FRHKBOX FX-6350 FX-Series 6-Core Black Edition
MoBo: ASUS M5A97 R2.0 AM3+ AMD 970 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD
RAM: Crucial 4GB Kit (2GBx2) DDR3 1333 MT/s (PC3-10600) CL9 Unbuffered UDIMM 240-Pin Desktop Memory Modules CT2CP25664BA1339
GPU: EVGA GeForce 8400 GS 1 GB DDR3 PCI Express 2.0 DVI/HDMI/VGA Graphics Card, 01G-P3-1302-LR
- Newegg was showing $24.99 after a $10 rebate but page is down at this time... I will edit if it comes up. linked Amazon for now.
OS: Windows 8.1 retail at Best Buy for $119.
My Current Build
Processor:
AMD Athlon 64 X2 5050e Brisbane
2.6GHz 2 x 512KB L2 Cache Socket AM2 45W Dual-Core Processor - $60
Motherboard:
ASUS M3A78-EM
AM2+/AM2 AMD 780G HDMI Micro ATX AMD Motherboard - $79
RAM/Memory:
OCZ Reaper HPC Edition 4GB
(2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory $22.50
Graphics Card:
none
HDD:
WD Caviar Black 750GB - $67
Optical Drive:
SAMSUNG Model SH-S223L - $29
Power Supply:
OCZ ModXStream 500W Modular ATX - $35
Case:
Antec 300 Case - $44
OS:
Windows Vista - $110
TOTAL spent: $446.50