I have a budget for a new tower at $1800. I have an Hd camcorder and want to burn home movies to blue ray. I think I need an i7. If you can help me with any or all the parts that would be great. This is my first build. Would a mid tower work or would a full tower be best. Thanks
New build for $1800
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$1500
Intel Core i7 920
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115202
OCZ Platinum 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Triple Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model OCZ3P1600LV6GK - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227381
GIGABYTE GA-EX58-UD3R LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128375
GIGABYTE GV-N275UD-896H GeForce GTX 275 896MB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125279
(I don't know how much editing you'll need to do. But a GTX 275 would probably be enough and you can always SLi with another GTX275 if you want to)
Blu-ray burner
LG Black 6X Blu-ray Disc Burner & HD DVD-ROM Drive SATA Model GGW-H20L - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827136155
Blu-ray rom with DVD burner (optional, again no idea if you need duplicate blu-ray disc)
LITE-ON Black 6X Blu-Ray DVD ROM & 16X DVD±R DVD Burner SATA Model iHES106-29 - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827106270
SABRENT CRW-UINB 68-in-1 USB 2.0 Internal Card Reader w/ USB 2.0 Port supports SDHC/VISTA - Retail (Optional)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820300608
Western Digital Caviar Black WD1001FALS 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Hard Drive - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136284
OCZ Fatal1ty OCZ700FTY 700W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Power Supply - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341023
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 64-bit for System Builders - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116488
(Get Ultimate 64bit if you want)
Antec Three Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129042
(Good value case. Just a suggestion)
Intel Core i7 920
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115202
OCZ Platinum 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Triple Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model OCZ3P1600LV6GK - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227381
GIGABYTE GA-EX58-UD3R LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128375
GIGABYTE GV-N275UD-896H GeForce GTX 275 896MB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125279
(I don't know how much editing you'll need to do. But a GTX 275 would probably be enough and you can always SLi with another GTX275 if you want to)
Blu-ray burner
LG Black 6X Blu-ray Disc Burner & HD DVD-ROM Drive SATA Model GGW-H20L - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827136155
Blu-ray rom with DVD burner (optional, again no idea if you need duplicate blu-ray disc)
LITE-ON Black 6X Blu-Ray DVD ROM & 16X DVD±R DVD Burner SATA Model iHES106-29 - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827106270
SABRENT CRW-UINB 68-in-1 USB 2.0 Internal Card Reader w/ USB 2.0 Port supports SDHC/VISTA - Retail (Optional)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820300608
Western Digital Caviar Black WD1001FALS 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Hard Drive - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136284
OCZ Fatal1ty OCZ700FTY 700W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Power Supply - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341023
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 64-bit for System Builders - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116488
(Get Ultimate 64bit if you want)
Antec Three Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129042
(Good value case. Just a suggestion)
Euklid
Member
Nice build 
I have the Antec 300 case. One of the annoying parts is the front USB are situated
above the optical drive slots. So if you open the BluRay drive, while you have a mouse,
headset, webcam, etc plugged into the front USB ports, the cable is in the way of the
drive bay. Not very smart design. But the air flow on the case, with the two big
fans that are included, is remarkable. Great value for the case.
I have the Antec 300 case. One of the annoying parts is the front USB are situated
above the optical drive slots. So if you open the BluRay drive, while you have a mouse,
headset, webcam, etc plugged into the front USB ports, the cable is in the way of the
drive bay. Not very smart design. But the air flow on the case, with the two big
fans that are included, is remarkable. Great value for the case.
bomberboysk
Active Member
Would change mobo to:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813186169
Memory to: (OCZ DDR3 isnt very good, DDR2 is excellent but with DDR3 they are slipping in quality, so go with G.Skill)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231247
Also, would recommend a larger case like HAF 932 or Antec Ninge Hundred Two.
And go with this power supply:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139005
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You have plenty of budget for a state-of-the-art performer. You will be fine. Give some thought to having lots of hard drive capacity, not just for video editing and storage, but for backup as well. Plenty of memory is also an important aspect of video editing as well.
Mid towers are normally plenty for what you want to do. Choose one with enough hard drive bays to handle a large amount of storage. I would think one with 6 drive bays would be good. Also choose a mainboard that includes a RAID controller and plenty of SATA connectors - 8 should do it. You can put your backup outside the computer in a separate box. In fact this is usually good idea. There are some external video editing "appliances" that you might want to consider as a peripheral. I'll leave the suggestions on specific parts to others.
Mid towers are normally plenty for what you want to do. Choose one with enough hard drive bays to handle a large amount of storage. I would think one with 6 drive bays would be good. Also choose a mainboard that includes a RAID controller and plenty of SATA connectors - 8 should do it. You can put your backup outside the computer in a separate box. In fact this is usually good idea. There are some external video editing "appliances" that you might want to consider as a peripheral. I'll leave the suggestions on specific parts to others.
Nice build
I have the Antec 300 case. One of the annoying parts is the front USB are situated
above the optical drive slots. So if you open the BluRay drive, while you have a mouse,
headset, webcam, etc plugged into the front USB ports, the cable is in the way of the
drive bay. Not very smart design. But the air flow on the case, with the two big
fans that are included, is remarkable. Great value for the case.
I think the logic of having USB on the top is that you leaving the case on floor, and you don't need to brend your body to plug in a usb pen drive/ digtial camera...
I expect most ppl plug mouse/ webcam plugged at the back.
Would change mobo to:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813186169
Memory toOCZ DDR3 isnt very good, DDR2 is excellent but with DDR3 they are slipping in quality, so go with G.Skill)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231247
Also, would recommend a larger case like HAF 932 or Antec Ninge Hundred Two.
And go with this power supply:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139005
Any reason to choose that Mobo? I choose that gigabyte mainly due to its price...
I've no idea about OCZ DDR3 RAM, are they bad?
I choose that OCZ PSU mainly due to combo deal...
leopardforest
New Member
Check out my $2000 budget (that is including 2 monitors), I think that it is a pretty good list of stuff for reference.
bomberboysk
Active Member
Well, the foxconn mobo is just overall a little better motherboard, and is one of the best overclockers. OCZ ddr3 i personally dont like, and im sure that anyone who owns a 790i shares my opinion, i have to have my memory voltage at 0.2v higher than manufacturer spec and run higher timings, and the memory isnt bad either, its just (as ocz says) "because of my chipset". Also, the corsair power supply has a much better power output and has a single 12v rail
But, here is what i would recommend for the budget range:Motherboard, Foxconn Bloodrage: ($274.99 $254.99 after rebate)http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813186163
CPU/OS Combo, Core i7 920 and Vista Ultimate x64: ($404.98)http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.182922
Memory, Corsair XMS3 6GB (3x2gb) DDR3: ($134.00 Free Shipping)http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145242
Heatsink, Xigmatek S1283V Dark Knight Heatsink: ($39.99 Free Shipping)http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835233029
BluRay Drive: ($169.99 Free Shipping)http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827136155
HDD, 1TB Western Digital Caviar Black: ($99.99 Free Shipping)http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136284
Case, GIGABYTE GZ-FA2CA-AJB Black Aluminum ATX Full Tower Computer Case ($139.99 Free Shipping)http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811233026
Power Supply, Corsair 650TX: ($99.99 $69.99 after rebate Free Shipping)http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139005
Video Card, For higher res more memory is better, so GTX275 1792mb: ($299.99 Free Shipping)http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130476
Total Before Rebates-----------$1,663.91
Total After Rebates------------$1,613.91
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