Minsc
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SeriousNanook said:So it's finally time to go from a 6 year old Dell Dimension 4400 to a pc built by me.
Budget: $1400 with some wiggle room
Main Use: Adobe Creative Suite, video Editing, Gaming
Monitor Resolution: 1900x1200
List SPECIFIC games that you MUST be able to play: Starcraft 2, Witcher, Crysis
I've thought about parts I'm interested in, but I don't know what PSU/case/mobo is best for me.
i7 930 - i have a microcenter near me so woo
Radeon 5850 (or maybe the GTX 460 now, i'm not sure)
6gb of ram? would that be something I'd need for all the video stuff?
Help would be completely awesome PC GAF!
That sounds good, RAM can always be added later. If I were you I'd end up with a 1GB GTX 460 (will inevitably have better PS/Video editing hardware acceleration), i7 930, 6GB RAM, an Intel X-25 80GB SSD (your video + photo apps will fly), 2TB WD Black or Samsung Spinpoint F3 (x2?), and for brands/motherboard/case, I'd just go with something from the Tech Report Summer guide (just not on the cheaper pages).
Edit: Whoops, 2009 guide, fixed to 2010 one.