PC for A/V use - spec. me please!

[kennethsross]

Need to build a PC for video / photo editing, audio recording, Dreamweaver for web design, plus MS Office apps. Running Vista.

Have unused Antec Sonata case, and Enermax Liberty 400W PSU available.

Anyone willing to spec. me a system - price point £500 if possible!

 

[t31os]

Does the budget need to include monitor, kb, mouse, speakers, or vista at all?.....

Is it going to be a work PC and is overclocking required?...

 

[Will_3rd]

Little something I knocked together, probably room for improvement somewhere.

 

[t31os]

Assuming you don't want to game and the PC is for working on....

Samsung SH-S183ABEBN 18x18 DVD±RW Dual Layer Serial ATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £19.99
(£23.49) £19.99
(£23.49)
Auzentech X-Plosion 7.1 DTS Connect PCI Dolby Soundcard Auzentech X-Plosion 7.1 DTS Connect PCI Dolby Soundcard £31.99
(£37.59) £31.99
(£37.59)
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 250GB ST3250620AS SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 250GB ST3250620AS SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM £39.99
(£46.99) £39.99
(£46.99)
Gigabyte GA_965P_DS3 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard Gigabyte GA_965P_DS3 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £59.99
(£70.49) £59.99
(£70.49)
OCZ 4GB (2 x 2GB) PC2-6400C5 Dual Channel Vista Gold Series DDR2 (OCZ2G8004GK) OCZ 4GB (2 x 2GB) PC2-6400C5 Dual Channel Vista Gold Series DDR2 (OCZ2G8004GK) £149.99
(£176.24) £149.99
(£176.24)
Intel Core 2 DUO E4400 "LGA775 Allendale" 2.00GHz (800FSB) - Retail Intel Core 2 DUO E4400 "LGA775 Allendale" 2.00GHz (800FSB) - Retail £79.99
(£93.99) £79.99
(£93.99)
OcUK GeForce 7300 GT SILENT 256MB DDR2 HDTV/DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail OcUK GeForce 7300 GT SILENT 256MB DDR2 HDTV/DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail £27.99
(£32.89) £27.99
(£32.89)
Sub Total : £409.93
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
City Link Parcel Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £8.95
VAT is being charged at 17.5% VAT : £73.30
Total : £492.18

4gb of RAM would always be a great help in terms of vista and professional audio or video editting software. Of couse you could it cheaper by buying 2 sets of 2gb kits.

Also you could also go for a cheaper board, i just figured at £70 inc it was a bargain...

 

[kennethsross]

Does the budget need to include monitor, kb, mouse, speakers, or vista at all?.....



Is it going to be a work PC and is overclocking required?...

Yeah, need an OEM copy of Home premium. But have other peripherals

Yeah, is to be a work PC. Not too fussed about OC potential

 

[t31os]

Cheaper motherboard and 2 x 2gb sets of memory and you should squeeze vista into the spec above.

4gb isnt essential i'm just thinking in terms of professional level audio and video editting where large amounts of memory helps, hence why i specced a sound card to.