Help needed with new build

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schizle

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Hi all,

Need your expert input, 2nd time builder, I'm hooked - however not an expert. I have $1k roughly to spend on a nice system excluding OS and monitor. I am looking to build a kickin fast PC for primarily photo/video editing and multitasking, spreadsheet and remote work. I'm not a gamer, and I do llike features and options as far as the mobo goes... any input is greatly appreciated. By the way, on my last build I set up 2 hard drives in RAID 0 for speed with a third for backup, that's the intention with this build as well. 10k drives don't seem to be worth the price with the 32mb cache 7200's in RAID 0. Thanks again. Also, I was planning on using the video cards built in video for now as it seems sufficient for my purposes at this time.

Dave

CASE: AZZA Solano 1000 Black/Black Japanese SECC Steel/Metal mesh in front ATX Full Tower Computer Case - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811517004

MOBO: ASUS M4A785TD-V EVO AM3 AMD 785G HDMI ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811517004

PS: AZZA Dynamo 650 650W ATX 12V Ver 2.2 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready Power Supply - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817517002

CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition Deneb 3.4GHz Socket AM3 140W Quad-Core Processor Model HDZ965FBGIBOX - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103692

RAM: G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-4GBNQ - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231193

CARD READER: SABRENT CRW-UINB 68-in-1 USB 2.0 Internal Card Reader w/ USB 2.0 Port supports SDHC/VISTA - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820300608

BACKUP DRIVE Western Digital RE3 WD1002FBYS 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820300608

RAID 0 DRIVES: Western Digital Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820300608

KEYBOARD: Saitek PK02 2-Tone USB Standard Eclipse II Keyboard - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16823175001

DVD: LITE-ON DVD Writer - Bulk - Black SATA Model iHAS224-06 LightScribe Support - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827106333

CPU COOLER: ZALMAN 9500A 92mm 2 Ball CPU Cooler - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835118223
 
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Thanks for the quick reply, I like the CPU suggestion... I do plan to use on board video for now, I would'nt be opposed to spending another 100-150 for a video card, but if this suits the needs for now I guess I'll save the cash.
 
schizle said:
Thanks for the quick reply, I like the CPU suggestion... I do plan to use on board video for now, I would'nt be opposed to spending another 100-150 for a video card, but if this suits the needs for now I guess I'll save the cash.
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I would change the Power Supply, will work if you decide to get a card later.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341019

alittle over 100 buck card
GTS 250
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...iption=&Ntk=&CFG=&SpeTabStoreType=&srchInDesc=

If you want a DirectX 11 card, around 150 bucks.
5750
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...iption=&Ntk=&CFG=&SpeTabStoreType=&srchInDesc=

If you go for a video card change the board to this one and save a few bucks.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128392
 
Another question

I have $1K max to spend, and am looking for a fast machine, question is: is the amd chip i selected (3.4GHz quad) a good choice? Or would I be better off selecting an Intel chip and why are the prices so much lower for AMD vs. Intel for 'equivalent' advertised quad 3.4GHz chips?
 
schizle said:
I have $1K max to spend, and am looking for a fast machine, question is: is the amd chip i selected (3.4GHz quad) a good choice? Or would I be better off selecting an Intel chip and why are the prices so much lower for AMD vs. Intel for 'equivalent' advertised quad 3.4GHz chips?
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First of all, GHz doesn't mean anything when you compare two processors of a difference architecture. Some architectures are more efficient than others, and do more instructions per clock

For example, Core i5 and i7 with lower GHz is faster than PII 965BE (Though that doesn't mean that 965BE is slow)

Anyway if you decide to go with Intel I would suggest one of these combo deals

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.305921

Or for little more you can get this combo which has motherboard that support USB3.0 and SATA 6GB/s
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.309196

Unfortunately, is no motherboard with onboard video that supports i5. So, you have to buy a video card if you want to go with Intel

I would suggest HD5770 for video card, (you can also get HD5750 if you want something cheaper)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102864&cm_re=HD_5770-_-14-102-864-_-Product
 
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