Hi folks,
I've always bought pre-made systems before but despite many reservations I'm going to self build my next one. Should be fun because I have huge hands and limited patience...
I've read around for a few weeks to try and educate myself and have come up with this spec.:
Case: Antec Nine Hundred 900
CPU: Q9550 or Q9650 (depends on price drops when Nephalem arrives)
GPU: ATI 4850 HDTV out 512MB GDDR3
Motherboard: ASUS P5Q Deluxe
RAM: Corsair 4GB Kit (2x2GB) DDR2 800MHz/PC2-6400 tHIS NOW DOUBLED TO TOTAL OF 8GB on advice.
HDD's: 2 x Samsung SpinPoint 1TB Hard Drive SATAII (32MB Cache) & 1 x old 320GB hard drive from current system for OS - changed on advice to Samsung SpinPoint F1 250GB SATA-II 16MB Cache will this do the job okay?
OS: Vista Home Premium - OEM - 64-bit
PSU: Antec EarthWatts 650W PSU. Selected because it's the wattage that was recommended to me. Also same manufacturer as the case so must be a guaranteed fit? Or are all PSU's the same shape / size? Forgive my noobiness
I have a limited understanding of computer components so I'd appreciate any advice from you guys on improvements, incompatibilities, things to watch out for etc.
I'm looking for an easy build for a first timer, with longevity of case for future upgrades in a few years.
My usage will be primarily video editing of HDV footage using Sony Vegas. My current system specs are Athlon FX-53 (2.4GHz) processor, 2GB RAM, and a Radeon X800XT GPU. Although this system copes with HDV footage the render times are very long. I presume I'd see a marked improvement using the new system?
BWT - Sony Vegas is not GPU accelerated and I don't game so if I needed to save cash I could always reduce the GPU to a cheaper model. (Budget is circa £800 - no monitor etc. needed).
Thanks in advance for your assistance folks.
Jon.
I've always bought pre-made systems before but despite many reservations I'm going to self build my next one. Should be fun because I have huge hands and limited patience...
I've read around for a few weeks to try and educate myself and have come up with this spec.:
Case: Antec Nine Hundred 900
CPU: Q9550 or Q9650 (depends on price drops when Nephalem arrives)
GPU: ATI 4850 HDTV out 512MB GDDR3
Motherboard: ASUS P5Q Deluxe
RAM: Corsair 4GB Kit (2x2GB) DDR2 800MHz/PC2-6400 tHIS NOW DOUBLED TO TOTAL OF 8GB on advice.
HDD's: 2 x Samsung SpinPoint 1TB Hard Drive SATAII (32MB Cache) & 1 x old 320GB hard drive from current system for OS - changed on advice to Samsung SpinPoint F1 250GB SATA-II 16MB Cache will this do the job okay?
OS: Vista Home Premium - OEM - 64-bit
PSU: Antec EarthWatts 650W PSU. Selected because it's the wattage that was recommended to me. Also same manufacturer as the case so must be a guaranteed fit? Or are all PSU's the same shape / size? Forgive my noobiness
I have a limited understanding of computer components so I'd appreciate any advice from you guys on improvements, incompatibilities, things to watch out for etc.
I'm looking for an easy build for a first timer, with longevity of case for future upgrades in a few years.
My usage will be primarily video editing of HDV footage using Sony Vegas. My current system specs are Athlon FX-53 (2.4GHz) processor, 2GB RAM, and a Radeon X800XT GPU. Although this system copes with HDV footage the render times are very long. I presume I'd see a marked improvement using the new system?
BWT - Sony Vegas is not GPU accelerated and I don't game so if I needed to save cash I could always reduce the GPU to a cheaper model. (Budget is circa £800 - no monitor etc. needed).
Thanks in advance for your assistance folks.
Jon.
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