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BaronsAntsy

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Hey everybody. This here is going to be my first build. I still don't have a power source, a case, monitor, or any other essentials. I'm going to be using this pc for moderate to high video editing and generally as a home entertainment center for movies. Any suggestions in terms of what I do or don't need as far as what I'll be acquiring would be appreciated.

MOTHERBOARD:
ASUS P8Z77-V PRO Intel 7 Series Motherboard - ATX, Socket H2 (LGA1155), Intel Z77, 2400MHz DDR3 (O.C.), SATA III (6Gb/s), RAID, 8-CH Audio, Gigabit LAN, USB 3.0, PCIe 3.0, WiFi-N, SLI/CrossFireX

CPU PROCESSOR:
Intel Core i5-3570K BX806237i53570K Processor - Quad Core, 6MB L3 Cache, 3.40GHz (3.80GHz Max Turbo), Socket H2 (LGA1155), 77W, Fan, Unlocked, Retail

MEMORY:
G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-1600C9D-16GXM

VIDEO CARD:
SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 6850 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card with Eyefinity (100315L)

HARD DRIVE:
Western Digital WD10EALX Caviar Blue Hard Drive - 1TB, 3.5", SATA 6Gbps, 7200 RPM, 32MB

OPTICAL DRIVE:
Lite-On iHBS11204 12x Internal Blu-Ray Burner - BD-R 12x, BD-R DL 8x, DVD±R 16x, DVD±R9 8x, DVD+RW 8x, DVD-RW 6x, DVD-RAM 12x, CD-R 48x, CD-RW 48x, SATA, 8MB, Tray (OEM)
 
BaronsAntsy said:
Hey everybody. This here is going to be my first build. I still don't have a power source, a case, monitor, or any other essentials. I'm going to be using this pc for moderate to high video editing and generally as a home entertainment center for movies. Any suggestions in terms of what I do or don't need as far as what I'll be acquiring would be appreciated.

MOTHERBOARD:
ASUS P8Z77-V PRO Intel 7 Series Motherboard - ATX, Socket H2 (LGA1155), Intel Z77, 2400MHz DDR3 (O.C.), SATA III (6Gb/s), RAID, 8-CH Audio, Gigabit LAN, USB 3.0, PCIe 3.0, WiFi-N, SLI/CrossFireX

CPU PROCESSOR:
Intel Core i5-3570K BX806237i53570K Processor - Quad Core, 6MB L3 Cache, 3.40GHz (3.80GHz Max Turbo), Socket H2 (LGA1155), 77W, Fan, Unlocked, Retail

MEMORY:
G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-1600C9D-16GXM

VIDEO CARD:
SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 6850 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card with Eyefinity (100315L)

HARD DRIVE:
Western Digital WD10EALX Caviar Blue Hard Drive - 1TB, 3.5", SATA 6Gbps, 7200 RPM, 32MB

OPTICAL DRIVE:
Lite-On iHBS11204 12x Internal Blu-Ray Burner - BD-R 12x, BD-R DL 8x, DVD±R 16x, DVD±R9 8x, DVD+RW 8x, DVD-RW 6x, DVD-RAM 12x, CD-R 48x, CD-RW 48x, SATA, 8MB, Tray (OEM)
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Whats your budget?
 
There's no specific budget per se. However, I'm not looking to break the bank. I'm just looking for helpful suggestions for a quality build that will allow me to do the work I specified, mainly some moderate video editing
 
Moderate to high video editing. Hyperthreading? 2600K?-3770K?
Western Digital Black FAEX is a tad faster + more warranty.
SSD?

P Supply. Once you get to 550w-ish mark, the price diff for a bit bigger is small. All of these are high quality. For 1x 6850 any of them are plenty. If you think you might add a second down the road - 650w.
600-650 some are modular

What are you thinking for case?
 
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Benny Boy said:
Moderate to high video editing. Hyperthreading? 2600K?-3770K?
Western Digital Black FAEX is a tad faster + more warranty.
SSD?

P Supply. Once you get to 550w-ish mark, the price diff for a bit bigger is small. All of these are high quality. For 1x 6850 any of them are plenty. If you think you might add a second down the road - 650w.
600-650 some are modular

What are you thinking for case?
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I was looking at the 3770k but was looking to save in certain areas without breaking the bank. The parts I listed are being purchased in the United States whereas the case, power supply, monitor will all be purchased in Portugal. I still haven't looked around very much for those three components.

Would I be better off upgrading to the 3770k considering the hyper-threading capabilities and consider a less expensive motherboard or video card?
 
Forgot to mention that although I don't really have a set budget, I'm looking to stay under 900 for the parts listed above. I have considered an SDD, and I think I'll be looking into them a little more.
 
BaronsAntsy said:
Would I be better off upgrading to the 3770k considering the hyper-threading capabilities and consider a less expensive motherboard or video card?
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Depends on what's important to you, and mostly how intense your editing will be. I don't think you've mentioned gaming, so depends there too.
I don't think you've mentioned overclocking either. But the cpu/mb has the option for later on.

Can you buy from Micro Center? Looks like their cpu prices are pretty competitive. 2700K is 250. 3770k-290. They may have a -50 mb/cpu combo.

Don't know what your paying for the ASUS but a pretty nice board can be had for 150-180.

Something like the 2700K- 3770k and possible mb combo.

This will def handle video, and some gaming but if there's going to be gaming you might want a bigger one.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814105003
 
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