Buying customized iBuyPower Desktop

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joeymoore22

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I am looking for a good desktop computer around $2500 that i can edit AVCHD highly compressed HD video with. I stumbled upon iBuyPower and they seem to have very good deals. Here are the specs to a computer i built on there website. Any problems with this setup or suggestions? Thanks.

Case
CoolerMaster HAF 922 Mid Tower Gaming Case - Black

iBUYPOWER Labs - Noise Reduction
None

iBUYPOWER Labs - Internal Expansion
iBUYPOWER Internal USB Expansion System

Case Lighting
None

Processor
Intel® Core™ i7 960 Processor (4x 3.20GHz/8MB L3 Cache)

iBUYPOWER PowerDrive
None

Processor Cooling
CoolerMaster V8 CPU Cooling Fan System

Memory
12 GB [2 GB X6] DDR3-1333 - Corsair Value or Major Brand

Video Card
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285 – 1GB - Single Card (To be compatible with Premiere CS5)

Video Card Brand
Major Brand Powered by ATI or NVIDIA

Motherboard
ASUS P6T SE

Motherboard Add-on
None

Power Supply
700 Watt -- Power Supply SLI Ready

Primary Hard Drive
2 TB HARD DRIVE -- 32M Cache, 7200 RPM, 3.0Gb/s - Single Drive

Data Hard Drive
None

Optical Drive
24X Dual Format/Double Layer DVD±R/±RW + CD-R/RW Drive [Lightscribe Technology] Black

2nd Optical Drive
[8X Blu-Ray] LG BLU-RAY Re-Writer, DVD±R/±RW Burner Combo Drive - Black

Flash Media Reader/Writer
12-In-1 Internal Flash Media Card Reader/Writer - Black

Meter Display
None

Floppy Drive
None

Sound Card
3D Premium Surround Sound Onboard

Network Card
Onboard LAN Network (Gb or 10/100)

Operating System
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium + [Free 60-Day !!!] Microsoft Office 2007(Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Access ....) 64-Bit

Power Protection
None

Warranty
Standard Warranty Service - Standard 3-Year Limited Warranty + Lifetime Technical Support

Keyboard
iBUYPOWER USB Keyboard Black

Mouse
iBUYPOWER Internet Mouse Black

Advanced Build Options
iBUYPOWER Specialized Advanced Packaging System Protect your investment during transportation!

Advanced Build Options
Tuniq TX-2 High Performance Thermal Compound The best interface between your CPU and the heatsinks

Advanced Build Options
Professional wiring for all cables inside the system tower Achieve exceptional airflow in your chassis
 
Video care - Get 5850/ 5870/ GTX 470

PSU - get a branded PSU. e,g, consair 750W

RAM - 6GB usually be enough

CPU - core i7 930. core i7 960 is quite expensive, use the money to get SSD drive.

SSD for OS - intel 80GB
 
daisymtc said:
Video care - Get 5850/ 5870/ GTX 470

PSU - get a branded PSU. e,g, consair 750W

RAM - 6GB usually be enough

CPU - core i7 930. core i7 960 is quite expensive, use the money to get SSD drive.

SSD for OS - intel 80GB
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+1 for the PSU and CPU thing but if you want to save more money you can also go with an i7 1156 scket p55 config as in video processing they also perform pretty good as they have a better turbo boost than the 1366 i7s
the overall config would be reasonable cheaper than the x58 mobo config but wont be much futureproof where the cpu socket or sli crossfire are concerned but if you wanna save cash and instead go for a better monitor if you want one and also go for better keyboard and mouse and also GPU which supports dx 11 and a good har drive like the wd caviar black + ssd
 
mihir said:
+1 for the PSU and CPU thing but if you want to save more money you can also go with an i7 1156 scket p55 config as in video processing they also perform pretty good as they have a better turbo boost than the 1366 i7s
the overall config would be reasonable cheaper than the x58 mobo config but wont be much futureproof where the cpu socket or sli crossfire are concerned but if you wanna save cash and instead go for a better monitor if you want one and also go for better keyboard and mouse and also GPU which supports dx 11 and a good har drive like the wd caviar black + ssd
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I don't think X58/P55 be future proof...
There are romour LGA 1156 will change to LGA 1155
And there will be new socket for X68
 
I am not sure if you are interested in building your own computer but you would get soo much more for the money. It is understandable that some people just want to pay and use.

If I were you...I would build one, maybe an X58 motherboard, Intel Xeon processor and a GTX 4xx series card. You could have that easy for $2500;)
 
Sorry I haven't responded sooner. I really am not interested in building my own computer, and when I added the components up on newegg they were almost the same price anyways. I did make a few changes though. What do you guys think? I will be using this computer to edit AVCHD in Premeire CS5. I do not want to overclock. Would it be worth it to get the 960? Will i need better cooling even though i won't be overclocking? I have to stick with the gtx285 for gpu acceleration in premiere. Are there any problems? I will take any suggestions you have. Thanks.


Intel X58 Core i7 Configurator
Case ( CoolerMaster HAF 922 Mid Tower Gaming Case - Black )
iBUYPOWER Labs - Noise Reduction ( None )
iBUYPOWER Labs - Internal Expansion ( iBUYPOWER Internal USB Expansion System )
Case Lighting ( None )
Processor ( Intel® Core™ i7 930 Processor (4x 2.8GHz/8MB L3 Cache) )
iBUYPOWER PowerDrive ( None )
Processor Cooling ( Certified CPU Fan and Heatsink )
Memory ( 12 GB [2 GB X6] DDR3-1333 - Corsair XMS3 Dominator w/DHX technology )
Video Card ( NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285 - 2GB - Single Card )
Video Card Brand ( Major Brand Powered by ATI or NVIDIA )
Motherboard ( [SLI] Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD5 w/ 2x Gb LAN, 4x PCI-E 2.0 x16 )
Motherboard Add-on ( None )
Power Supply ( 750 Watt -- Corsair CMPSU-750TX Power Supply - SLI Ready )
Primary Hard Drive ( 64 GB Kingston SSDNow V Series MLC SSD - Single Drive )
Data Hard Drive ( 1 TB HARD DRIVE -- 64M Cache, 7200 RPM, 6.0Gb/s - Dual 1TB Drives (2TB Capacity) - RAID 0 High Performance )
Optical Drive ( 24X Dual Format/Double Layer DVD±R/±RW + CD-R/RW Drive - [Lightscribe Technology] Black )
2nd Optical Drive ( [10X Blu-Ray] LG BLU-RAY Re-Writer, DVD±R/±RW Burner Combo Drive - Black )
Flash Media Reader/Writer ( 12-In-1 Internal Flash Media Card Reader/Writer - Black )
Meter Display ( None )
Sound Card ( 3D Premium Surround Sound Onboard )
Network Card ( Onboard LAN Network (Gb or 10/100) )
Netbook / Notebook Bundle ( None )
Operating System ( Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium + [Free 60-Day !!!] Microsoft Office 2007(Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Access ....) - 64-Bit )
Keyboard ( iBUYPOWER USB Keyboard - Black )
Mouse ( iBUYPOWER Internet Mouse - Black )
Monitor ( None )
2nd Monitor ( None )
Speaker System ( None )
External Hard Drives [USB 3.0/2.0/eSATA] ( None )
USB Flash Drive ( None )
Power Protection ( None )
Headset ( None )
MP3/MP4 Player ( None )
Video Camera ( None )
Advanced Build Options ( iBUYPOWER Specialized Advanced Packaging System - Protect your investment during transportation! )
Advanced Build Options ( Tuniq TX-2 High Performance Thermal Compound - The best interface between your CPU and the heatsinks )
Advanced Build Options ( Professional wiring for all cables inside the system tower - Achieve exceptional airflow in your chassis )
Advanced Build Options ( Professional wiring for all cables inside the system tower - Basic Pro Wiring )
Warranty ( Standard Warranty Service - Standard 3-Year Limited Warranty + Lifetime Technical Support )
Rush Service ( Rush Service Fee (not shipping fee) - No Rush Service, Estimate Ship Out in 5~10 Business Days )
 
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