Firestorm said:Phenom II X4 940 BE + XFX 5770 - $315.98
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.300821
Gigabyte GA-MA770 UD3P - $79.99-$10 MIR
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128392
RAM is so effing expensive now - $91.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231275
Samsung DVD Burner - $26.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827151192
Samsung F3 500GB HDD - $54.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152181
OCZ 500W ModXStream - $64.99-$20MIR
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341016
Antec 300 - $54.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129042
Alternate Case + PSU ($110): http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129024
eh closer to $650. Someone else can have a go at it.
Thanks a lot. Talked to him a bit about it, said it looks like that would be the best way to go. He also made a point that he could just plug a monitor or his tv into a laptop, so i couldn't really completely sell him on the idea.Firestorm said:Trust me when I say he wants a desktop. It's really annoying having to edit on a laptop due to the resolution of the screen. Get a nice large 1920x1200 or 1920x1080 screen. Two if possible. The amount of layers in video and sound really start getting ridiculous after a while and you also have the input / output windows to keep an eye on. You need lots of screenspace for this stuff.
He's going to be looking at closer to $1000. An i7-920 + 6GB RAM + lower end video card like a Radeon 4770 or 5750. He'll be pushing it if he needs a monitor too though.
As for software, the industry standard for the level he'll be working on is Final Cut Pro but that's Mac only. I built a hackintosh to dual boot Windows + OSX for video editting purposes, but it'll be using outdated parts at this point. The Windows program I like for editting is Adobe Premier Pro. Many people also use Sony Vegas. Adobe After Effects is the special effects program of choice in any of those three cases.
edible_candle said:On the other hand, the i5 is (marginally) faster, .
brain_stew said:The difference is definitely not marginal. In GPU bound games, sure, you could say that, but in terms of raw CPU performance, its a significant leap ahead.
brain_stew said:The difference is definitely not marginal. In GPU bound games, sure, you could say that, but in terms of raw CPU performance, its a significant leap ahead.
Taking a quick glance at it, it looks pretty outdated to me. But it depends what region you are in, I only checked my region (Canada). Like the processor doesn't even appear to be available at all anymore from NCIX.scitek said:
scitek said:
I am updating Canadian builds in the 2010 PC thread. Check the second post.Dipper145 said:Taking a quick glance at it, it looks pretty outdated to me. But it depends what region you are in, I only checked my region (Canada). Like the processor doesn't even appear to be available at all anymore from NCIX.
If you look at the items on newegg or where ever and notice that the prices beside it here vs there are vastly different, then it is definitely outdated.
catfish said:guys, where do I start with overclocking? I purchased a Phenom II 940 black edition and some OCZ Gold 1066 RAM with the M4A78-E Mobo
I have never overclocked anything ever.... how do I start and is it worth it? My system seems to run GREAT and not sure if it's needed, but I did notice that my RAM runs at 800 Mhz whereas the box says 1066...
How can I change that?
I understand I can overclock both the RAM and the Processor, is this correct?
Motherboard
RAM
Processor
any help appreciated.
$1,167.97
* Intel Core i7-920 (Bloomfield) 2.66GHz Socket 1366 130W Quad Core Processor (BX80601920) - Retail
* ASUS Intel X58 Express Chipset Socket 1336 ATX Motherboard (P6T) - Retail
* Sapphire Radeon HD 4860 1GB 256bit GDDR5 PCI-E 2.0 x16 (100286L) CrossFireX Certified - Two Retail Units
* OCZ Gold 6GB (3 x 2GB) DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) low voltage Triple Channel Desktop Memory Kit (OCZ3G1600LV6GK) - Retail
* Seagate Barracuda LP 1.5TB 5900RPM 32MB cache SATA II 3.5" Hard Drive (ST31500841AS) - OEM
* LG Black 24X DVD+/-R 8X DVD+RW 6X DVD-RW SATA 5.25" DL-DVD Burner (GH24NS50) - OEM
* Cooler Master V8 120mm Rifle CPU Cooling Fan (RR-UV8-XBU1-GP) - Retail
* Cooler Master Storm Scout Black Steel/ Plastic Mid ATX Tower Case (SGC-2000-KKN1-GP) - Retail
* Cooler Master Silent Pro 600 Series 600Watt ATX12V v2.3 CrossFireX/ SLI/ 80 Plus Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply (RS-600-AMBA-D3) - Retail
bomb_jack said:Could someone post an updated version of the UK budget rig?
A few of the components are listed as discontinued on ebuyer.