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killcaustic68

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The purpose of this computer will be graphic design, gaming and video editing.
Here's what I've come up with so far..
1. Intel Core i7 920 Nehalem 2.66GHz- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115202
2. EVGA 132-BL-E758-A1 LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Motherboard- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813188039
3. EVGA 896-P3-1267-AR GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 Superclocked Edition- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130400
4. CORSAIR CMPSU-750TX 750W ATX12V / EPS12V- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139006
5. G.SKILL 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231223
6.Western Digital Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136319
7. LG Black 6X Blu-ray DVD-ROM- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827136154


Still undecided on case. And I will be getting 64 bit Windows Vista.
Any improvements you guys could see? The budget would be 1400 give or take before taxes
 
good build but if you're not going to get a 64-bit vista then only get 3 gigs but i would recommend getting the 64-bit. also might want to get a cpu cooler if you're gonna overclock at all.
 
First build concerns

killcaustic68 said:
The purpose of this computer will be graphic design, gaming and video editing.
Here's what I've come up with so far..
1. Intel Core i7 920 Nehalem 2.66GHz- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115202
2. EVGA 132-BL-E758-A1 LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Motherboard- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813188039
3. EVGA 896-P3-1267-AR GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 Superclocked Edition- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130400
4. CORSAIR CMPSU-750TX 750W ATX12V / EPS12V- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139006
5. G.SKILL 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231223
6.Western Digital Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136319
7. LG Black 6X Blu-ray DVD-ROM- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827136154


Still undecided on case. And I will be getting 64 bit Windows Vista.
Any improvements you guys could see? The budget would be 1400 give or take before taxes
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It is amazing that you can get so much computer for so fer dollars. My, how times have changed. My first concern is your choice of Hard Drive. You want a fast machine. The single HDD will slow you down. I don't know the specs on that particular one, they may be great for what it is, but it will be slow for what you want. At the very least, you should be getting a 10,000 rpm HDD. Further, you should at least look into a RAID 1+0 or RAID 5 configuration. This has to do with speed and redundancy. For instance, you could fairly cheaply get 4 HDDs to set up in RAID 1+0 (RAID 10) or 5 HDDs to set up in RAID 5. Or at the very least, get one small Raptor (Raptors though, tend to be a little loud) to run your system and the big one to store your data. You might also look at the 750 GB model of the same HDD because it seems to have 3 plates instead of two. Oh, I'll be glad when solid state comes of age!

Chances are, you will also want to look into getting a good CPU fan. I like the http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835186134 but it is made for socket 775. Look for something similar for your 1366.

Also, get a tube of Arctic Silver.

I think the best case going is the Antec 300. I've built many computers using the Antec 900, and the quality of the 300 is superior.

You still have two things to do. Look at the graphics software you plan to use. If it is a big name like Autodesk, you will have to make sure you get appropriate graphics cards. Autodesk and others have recommended cards. You should know whether you need a Quadro card or not before you buy. Sometimes GL2 doesn't cut Open GL. On the other side, your video editing and gaming might want DirectX etc.

Finally, just to be sure, look at the documentation for the Motherboard. Usually the manufacturer has it online. Find the list of compatable memory. Get memory from the approved list, or that you KNOW others have successfully used with that MB on a similar build. Otherwise, you might be in for heartache. Just because the specs are there does not mean the system will work. That is why they test memory with each board and make approved lists. Look at complaints on Newegg about just about any board and someone will say "It would not work with my memory . ."

That is also worhtwhile. Look at the complaints on Newegg. They are a lot of help. You can tell the whiners from the legitimate ones.

It is a lot of fun and a big learning experience. Even if you don't take my advice, you will have a great computer with great specs.

Merry Christmas. B.

PS Why get VISTA-64 (or better yet, Vista at all!)? Will your software work on it?
 
awed1 said:
It is amazing that you can get so much computer for so fer dollars. My, how times have changed. My first concern is your choice of Hard Drive. You want a fast machine. The single HDD will slow you down. I don't know the specs on that particular one, they may be great for what it is, but it will be slow for what you want. At the very least, you should be getting a 10,000 rpm HDD. Further, you should at least look into a RAID 1+0 or RAID 5 configuration. This has to do with speed and redundancy. For instance, you could fairly cheaply get 4 HDDs to set up in RAID 1+0 (RAID 10) or 5 HDDs to set up in RAID 5. Or at the very least, get one small Raptor (Raptors though, tend to be a little loud) to run your system and the big one to store your data. You might also look at the 750 GB model of the same HDD because it seems to have 3 plates instead of two. Oh, I'll be glad when solid state comes of age!

Chances are, you will also want to look into getting a good CPU fan. I like the http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835186134 but it is made for socket 775. Look for something similar for your 1366.

Also, get a tube of Arctic Silver.

I think the best case going is the Antec 300. I've built many computers using the Antec 900, and the quality of the 300 is superior.

You still have two things to do. Look at the graphics software you plan to use. If it is a big name like Autodesk, you will have to make sure you get appropriate graphics cards. Autodesk and others have recommended cards. You should know whether you need a Quadro card or not before you buy. Sometimes GL2 doesn't cut Open GL. On the other side, your video editing and gaming might want DirectX etc.

Finally, just to be sure, look at the documentation for the Motherboard. Usually the manufacturer has it online. Find the list of compatable memory. Get memory from the approved list, or that you KNOW others have successfully used with that MB on a similar build. Otherwise, you might be in for heartache. Just because the specs are there does not mean the system will work. That is why they test memory with each board and make approved lists. Look at complaints on Newegg about just about any board and someone will say "It would not work with my memory . ."

That is also worhtwhile. Look at the complaints on Newegg. They are a lot of help. You can tell the whiners from the legitimate ones.

It is a lot of fun and a big learning experience. Even if you don't take my advice, you will have a great computer with great specs.

Merry Christmas. B.

PS Why get VISTA-64 (or better yet, Vista at all!)? Will your software work on it?
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Yeah I'll look into getting the raptors. I still don't quite understand what raid is for..

There really arent many cpu coolers for the 1336 socket now so ill have to wait on one.

Any tube of Arctic Silver or a specific one?

I was looking at both those cases so will probably help me make my pick.

I dont know what program I'll be using until I start school, so if I need to switch my graphic card I will do so when that time comes.

And Im going with 64 bit vista because I heard 32 bit only reads up to 2.5 gigs of ram while the 64 bit can read all of my ram.
 
bcoffee20 said:
good build but if you're not going to get a 64-bit vista then only get 3 gigs but i would recommend getting the 64-bit. also might want to get a cpu cooler if you're gonna overclock at all.
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Even if your not going to over clock at all it is generally a good idea to pick up a better CPU cooler, stock cooler cool your CPU just fine but under intense gaming or other operations they can heat up pretty good still.
 
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