I'm in the market for a new desktop pc so I thought I would get your opinions on what would fit my needs.
First off, it's going to be an all out video/photo editing pc. With software such as Adobe Creative Suite 3 Web Premium and Adobe After Effects. I probably won't play games on it but there's always that chance.
Looking for around 500gb's hard drive. 4 gb of RAM. I'm thinkin I want to go with a single large sized monitor but than again I might want to go with a dual setup, so factor that in with the video card. I want to keep the laptop I have now and set it up so I can syncronize everything I do on the desktop, to the laptop. I don't think that was important but I thought I would mention it anyways. I'm thinking I want to run XP Pro. 64bit. Ummmmmm... OH YEAH, I'm gonna set my price range at $2,000.
Here is a list of what I have picked out so far:
E145-2038 :: EVGA nForce 750i SLI FTW Motherboard - NVIDIA nForce 750i, 45nm Support, Socket 775, ATX, PCI Express 2.0, SLI Ready, Gigabit LAN, S/PDIF, USB 2.0, Firewire, Serial ATA, RAID (4 lbs)
CP2-DUO-Q9300 :: Intel Core 2 Quad Q9300 Processor EU80580PJ0606M - 2.50GHz, 6MB Cache, 1333MHz FSB, Yorkfield, Quad Core, OEM, Socket 775, Processor (0.1 lbs)
P33-5074 :: Patriot Dual Channel Viper 4096MB PC8500 DDR2 1066MHz Memory (2 x 2048MB) (0.15 lbs)
TSD-500AS4 :: Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 500GB Hard Drive - 7200, 8MB, Serial ATA-300, OEM (1.55 lbs)
E145-8848 :: EVGA GeForce 8800 GTS Video Card - KO Edition, 640MB GDDR3, PCI Express, SLI Ready, (Dual Link) Dual DVI, HDTV (2.4 lbs)
ULT40069 :: Ultra m998 ULT40069 Mid-Tower ATX Case - Aluminum. Clear Side, Front USB 2.0, FireWire, eSATA and Audio Ports (30 lbs)
O261-2005 :: OCZ / GameXStream / 700-Watt / ATX / 120mm Fan / SATA Ready / SLI Ready / EPS / Active PFC / Power Supply (5.6 lbs)
C283-1160 :: Cooler Master RL-EUL-GBU1-GP Aquagate S1 Liquid Cooling System - Socket 775, 754, 939, 940, AM2 (4.6 lbs)
L12-1132 :: Lite-On LH-20A1S SuperAllwrite SATA DVD Burner - 20x DVD±R Burn, 16x DVD±R Read, 8x DVD+RW, 6x DVD-RW, 8x DVD±R DL, 12x DVD-RAM, 48x32x CD-R/RW (2.2 lbs)
H25-GM757 :: HP w2207h 22" Widescreen Flat Panel Monitor - 5ms, 1000:1 Static, 1680x1050 (WSXGA+), DVI, VGA, Black (24.7 lbs)
L23-7290 :: Logitech Wave Keyboard - Multimedia, USB, PC/MAC, Black (4 lbs)
L23-7800 :: Logitech RX300 USB Optical Mouse - OEM, USB, Black, Optical 800 dpi, 3-Button, Tilt Wheel, Vista Ready (0.35 lbs)
Some more questions:
Do I need to buy a sound card with this mb? Also..I want the capibility to use both wireless and ethernet networking. I have a wireless usb adapter already, so if I just buy an ethernet adapter, that will cover the cabled connection..but will my usb wireless adapter plug and play?
Thank you! I very much appreciate your help!
First off, it's going to be an all out video/photo editing pc. With software such as Adobe Creative Suite 3 Web Premium and Adobe After Effects. I probably won't play games on it but there's always that chance.
Looking for around 500gb's hard drive. 4 gb of RAM. I'm thinkin I want to go with a single large sized monitor but than again I might want to go with a dual setup, so factor that in with the video card. I want to keep the laptop I have now and set it up so I can syncronize everything I do on the desktop, to the laptop. I don't think that was important but I thought I would mention it anyways. I'm thinking I want to run XP Pro. 64bit. Ummmmmm... OH YEAH, I'm gonna set my price range at $2,000.
Here is a list of what I have picked out so far:
E145-2038 :: EVGA nForce 750i SLI FTW Motherboard - NVIDIA nForce 750i, 45nm Support, Socket 775, ATX, PCI Express 2.0, SLI Ready, Gigabit LAN, S/PDIF, USB 2.0, Firewire, Serial ATA, RAID (4 lbs)
CP2-DUO-Q9300 :: Intel Core 2 Quad Q9300 Processor EU80580PJ0606M - 2.50GHz, 6MB Cache, 1333MHz FSB, Yorkfield, Quad Core, OEM, Socket 775, Processor (0.1 lbs)
P33-5074 :: Patriot Dual Channel Viper 4096MB PC8500 DDR2 1066MHz Memory (2 x 2048MB) (0.15 lbs)
TSD-500AS4 :: Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 500GB Hard Drive - 7200, 8MB, Serial ATA-300, OEM (1.55 lbs)
E145-8848 :: EVGA GeForce 8800 GTS Video Card - KO Edition, 640MB GDDR3, PCI Express, SLI Ready, (Dual Link) Dual DVI, HDTV (2.4 lbs)
ULT40069 :: Ultra m998 ULT40069 Mid-Tower ATX Case - Aluminum. Clear Side, Front USB 2.0, FireWire, eSATA and Audio Ports (30 lbs)
O261-2005 :: OCZ / GameXStream / 700-Watt / ATX / 120mm Fan / SATA Ready / SLI Ready / EPS / Active PFC / Power Supply (5.6 lbs)
C283-1160 :: Cooler Master RL-EUL-GBU1-GP Aquagate S1 Liquid Cooling System - Socket 775, 754, 939, 940, AM2 (4.6 lbs)
L12-1132 :: Lite-On LH-20A1S SuperAllwrite SATA DVD Burner - 20x DVD±R Burn, 16x DVD±R Read, 8x DVD+RW, 6x DVD-RW, 8x DVD±R DL, 12x DVD-RAM, 48x32x CD-R/RW (2.2 lbs)
H25-GM757 :: HP w2207h 22" Widescreen Flat Panel Monitor - 5ms, 1000:1 Static, 1680x1050 (WSXGA+), DVI, VGA, Black (24.7 lbs)
L23-7290 :: Logitech Wave Keyboard - Multimedia, USB, PC/MAC, Black (4 lbs)
L23-7800 :: Logitech RX300 USB Optical Mouse - OEM, USB, Black, Optical 800 dpi, 3-Button, Tilt Wheel, Vista Ready (0.35 lbs)
Some more questions:
Do I need to buy a sound card with this mb? Also..I want the capibility to use both wireless and ethernet networking. I have a wireless usb adapter already, so if I just buy an ethernet adapter, that will cover the cabled connection..but will my usb wireless adapter plug and play?
Thank you! I very much appreciate your help!