Spec for £850

shinester184 · 7 Feb 2009 at 15:02

I plan to build a new PC, for mainly video editing in power-hungry programmes on dual monitors, but also a little high-end gaming.

Please could someone suggest a build for me? But an Operating System must be included! Preferably Vista Home Premium 64-bit.

Thanks.

shinester184 · 7 Feb 2009 at 15:04

Oh and I will be overclocking so a good CPU for overclocking and a decent cooling system will be needed!

willy · 7 Feb 2009 at 15:44

Here you go

XFX ATI Radeon HD 4870 1024MB GDDR5 TV-Out/Dual DVI/HDMI (PCI-Express) + Company of Heroes Bundle - Retail XFX ATI Radeon HD 4870 1024MB GDDR5 TV-Out/Dual DVI/HDMI (PCI-Express) + Company of Heroes Bundle - Retail £159.99
(£183.99) £159.99
(£183.99)
Intel Core 2 Quad Pro Q6600 "Energy Efficient SLACR 95W Edition" 2.40GHz (1066FSB) - Retail Intel Core 2 Quad Pro Q6600 "Energy Efficient SLACR 95W Edition" 2.40GHz (1066FSB) - Retail £144.99
(£166.74) £144.99
(£166.74)
Asus P5Q Pro Intel P45 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard Asus P5Q Pro Intel P45 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £96.99
(£111.54) £96.99
(£111.54)
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (66I-01939) Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (66I-01939) £79.99
(£91.99) £79.99
(£91.99)
Corsair TX 650W ATX2.2 SLi Compliant PSU Corsair TX 650W ATX2.2 SLi Compliant PSU £72.99
(£83.94) £72.99
(£83.94)
Lian-Li PC-7B PLUS II Aluminium Midi-Tower Case - Black (No PSU) Lian-Li PC-7B PLUS II Aluminium Midi-Tower Case - Black (No PSU) £59.99
(£68.99) £59.99
(£68.99)
Samsung SpinPoint F2EG 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (HD502HI) Samsung SpinPoint F2EG 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM (HD502HI) £40.99
(£47.14) £40.99
(£47.14)
Corsair 4GB DDR2 XMS2 PC2-6400C5 TwinX (2x2GB) Corsair 4GB DDR2 XMS2 PC2-6400C5 TwinX (2x2GB) £33.99
(£39.09) £33.99
(£39.09)
Tuniq Tower 120-LFB CPU Cooler (Socket 478/754/939/940/AM2/LGA775) Tuniq Tower 120-LFB CPU Cooler (Socket 478/754/939/940/AM2/LGA775) £26.99
(£31.04) £26.99
(£31.04)
Pioneer DVR-216DBK 20x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM Pioneer DVR-216DBK 20x DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter (Black) - OEM £16.99
(£19.54) £16.99
(£19.54)
Sub Total : £733.90
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DHL Select Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £10.99
VAT is being charged at 15% VAT : £111.73
Total : £856.62

jak731 · 7 Feb 2009 at 15:49

i would swap the HDD for a F1 spinpoint, as the F2EG are more suitable for storage like the WD Green range, then as a performance drive.

change the CPU to an OEM one if you are not worried about eh loss in warranty (3 years to 1 year)

shinester184 · 7 Feb 2009 at 16:19

Thanks, pretty much along the lines of what I'd been thinking of, seems I should pretty much be thinking this is the one to get. Although, would a Phenom II be worth thinking about??