Build for Video Editing

CptHawkeye said:
Memory:
G.Skill (2 x 1gb) DDR2-800
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16820231065

$129.99

Video:
eVga 8600gts 320mb DDR3
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16814130082
$279.99
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Heh, I was thinking, "Holy shit that 8600GTS is expensive! You could get an 88 instead!" ... then I clicked the link to double check, hehe.

Anyhow, find some cheaper RAM. 2GB should be around $85. That should save you $45. Find $5 in the living room couch and pickup a 160GB WD SATA drive. You could also pickup an XClio PSU for around $50, and a Centurion 5 case for $35 or $40, which would save you another $35. So for $80, you could pickup the Seagate 'cuda 7200.10 320GB, or the 250GB for $70.

Also, wait for Sunday's price drops and pickup the E6750 for ~$185 instead of an E6600. That saves you another ~$40.
 
You going to overclock? DDR2-800 only offers more headroom. Else...save your money for something more important..like textbooks ( uggghh why are they such a rip offf )
 
Yeah, with the sale price on quad-cores right now, you may be better served with a Q6600 like Flash445 said
 
A little OCing on the e6600 couldnt hurt your rendering times;)

I wouldnt trust that PSU....i just dont like those antec ones...trios are fine IMO but thats about it
 
CptHawkeye said:
The ram you suggested is DDR2-667 as opposed to 800, is that gonna hurt me much?
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Not really. How high do you plan on OC'ing? If you want to go into the upper speeds of the chip, then go with some DDR2-800. Otherwise, DDR2-667 will get you to at least 3Ghz, with either the E6600 or Q6600.
E6600: 9 * 266 = 2.4Ghz, DDR2-533 << STOCK
E6600: 9 * 333 = 3.0Ghz, DDR2-667 << Easy OC
E6600: 9 * 400 = 3.6Ghz, DDR2-800 << High OC, near max limit on good air cooling

The Q6600 cant reach 3.6Ghz on good air cooling unless you're lucky.

If you go with the E6850, then get at least some DDR2-800. SuperTalent is good, but if you want to stay with G.Skill, these NQ sticks are cheaper than the HZs (they just don't OC as well; which doesnt really matter, cuz you don't really need to OC the RAM much, if any at all).

E6850: 9 * 333 = 3.0Ghz, DDR2-667 << STOCK
E6850: 9 * 400 = 3.6Ghz, DDR2-800 << Nice OC

Cat1yst said:
I wouldnt trust that PSU....i just dont like those antec ones...trios are fine IMO but thats about it
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The Earthwatts are good... much better than the old truepower/smartpower models. Here's a review by jonny.
 
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