Rendering Spec

[Russinating]

I used to be quite knowledgeable about current hardware, but a few years down the line and I'm way out of my depth - there's just too much choice!

Basically I need to upgrade my current PC, the primary use of which is video rendering, so CPU and memory intensive.

I need all the base components: CPU, mobo, memory, PSU and graphics card(s). Also interested in getting a quicker HDD for the OS.

Although not an immediate necessity, any advice on a non-expensive case that's good for containing quite a few hard drives and staying cool 'n quiet would be great.

Budget is around £400-500, although obviously cheaper the better!

 

[Kennysevenfold]

Something like this any use.? I would assume the onboard graphics would be more than enough.

Product Name Qty Price Line Total

AMD Phenom II X4 Quad Core 955 Black Edition 3.2GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail £143.98
(£125.20) £143.98
(£125.20)

Asus M4A785TD-V Evo AMD 785G (Socket AM3) PCI-Express DDR3 Motherboard £70.99
(£61.73) £70.99
(£61.73)

OCZ Platinum AMD Edition 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C7 1600MHz Dual Channel (OCZ3P1600LVAM4GK) £69.99
(£60.86) £69.99
(£60.86)

Corsair VX 550W ATX Power Supply (CMPSU-550VXUK) £68.99
(£59.99) £68.99
(£59.99)

Samsung SpinPoint F1 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103UJ) £60.98
(£53.03) £60.98
(£53.03)

Coolermaster Elite 335 Case - Black (No PSU) £28.99
(£25.21) £28.99
(£25.21)

Samsung SH-S223B/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
(£14.77) £16.99
(£14.77) Sub Total : £400.79 Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : FREE VAT is being charged at 15% VAT : £61.81 Total : £461.85

 

[Russinating]

Thanks for the help - the CPU and motherboard are similar to what I'd picked so that's good.

In terms of graphics, onboard probably is fine, and if not I can always upgrade at a later date. I actually use my laptop for playing games (L4D etc) as it's better than my current PC...