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mech, why not go for an am3 only setup with ddr3 memory? ddr3 is similar price to ddr2.
mobo - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813128392
ram - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820231205
The mobo being $10 cheaper cancels out the ram being $10 more. I have that mobo and it runs stuff fine etc.
If I can stretch to an i5/i7, would I be able to ditch the GPU? It won't be used to play any games - the GPU is only there so to assist in video editing.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rook
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Originally Posted by Timo
e: maybe that GPU in particular
Would a Intel Core i5-660 3.33Ghz 4MB Cache *Dual Core* 2000Mhz Socket LGA1156 CPU whoop that quad core then?
From reading a review on a similarly priced core i5, it's much better for video editing than any AMD proc (~20% faster).
Final spec:
CPU:
Intel Core i5-750 2.66Ghz - $337
HDD:
WD Blue 320GB HDD (OS Drive) - $93
WD Blue 750GB HDD (HD Vid/Backup Drive) x2 - $254
RAM:
Corsair Value Ram 2x2GB DDR3 1333MHz - $188
PSU:
Vantec ION2 500W PSU - $110
GPU:
nVidia GT220 512MB - $109
MOBO:
Intel DP55WB LGA1156 mATX mobo - $196
OTHER:
InWin EM-Series EM019 Mini-Tower - $132
Samsung 22x DVD Writer (SATA) x2 - $122
Logitech Key/Mouse combo - $38
Asus PCI Network adapter - $45
For a whopping grand total of $1624. Not too bad considering the POS I spent $2000 on a few years ago (7600gs, 1gb of 533mhz ram, etc) :|
I've gone for blue WD drives apposed to green because of the faster write speeds (ty jcap), which will speed up the video editing process a bit. WD Black hdds have a bit too much of a price jump for the increased performance. The pretty av. GPU is there by advice from the supplier i'm buying from, as an average GPU > Onboard. The case doesn't look too bad for the price either: http://www.in-win.us/products/pc_cas...ries/EM019.jpg
Going to be buying it tomorrow, is there anything vitally wrong with it?
Can that case hold 3 hard drives?
Question answered: http://www.in-win.us/products_pccase...6&model_id=210Quote:
Originally Posted by InnerGoat
http://www.in-win.us/products/pc_cas...ack_open_b.jpg
Doesn't look like it. Well, I guess it can if you try fitting it into a 3.5" floppy bay. To be honest, I think Timo needs a bigger case, however if it will end up in a home theater at some point, this should do good.
I figured it'd fit into a 3.5" floppy drive space, considering it's advertised as 3 hidden and one exposed 3.5" bay. Worst comes to worst one drive can just sit in the floppy bay. I doubt she's going to move it around very much.
Same thing I was thinking. My IDE drive is sitting in a 5.25" bay on my old computer lol. I haven't gone out to get the converter yet.Quote:
Originally Posted by Timo
There's no difference between a 3.5" floppy drive bay and a 3.5" hard drive bay, so there should be no problem.