1000$ Home build

[mmozuras]

1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc
Home: software development, web browsing, media, gaming, video editing.
2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
~1000$
3) Where do you live?
Lithuania
4) What exact parts do you need for that budget? CPU, RAM, case, etc.
CPU, RAM, HD, GPU, PSU, Case, DVD Drive
5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing?
None
6) Will you be overclocking?
Yes.
7) What size monitor do you have and/or plan to have?
Two 24" (SAMSUNG P2450H)
8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
ASAP
9) What features do you need in a motherboard?
Nothing specific
10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license?
Windows 7 64bit


These are the parts I was thinking about:

210$ - Intel Core i5-760 Lynnfield 2.8GHz 8MB L3 Cache LGA 1156 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor
110$ - Antec Nine Hundred Two Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
230$ - GIGABYTE GV-N460OC-1GI GeForce GTX 460
120$ - CORSAIR HX Series CMPSU-650HX
90$ - WD Caviar Black WD1002FAEX 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal HDD
97$ - Kingston HyperX 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600
140$ - GIGABYTE GA-P55A-UD3 LGA 1156 Intel P55 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX
15$ - LG Black 22X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 22X DVD-R 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA DVD Burner

 

[tiraides]

Which programs are you using for video editing and media playback?

Which games do you plan on playing? At which level of visual quality?

 

[mmozuras]

Which programs are you using for video editing and media playback?

Video editing: Corel VideoStudio
Media: Songbird, VLC.

Which games do you plan on playing? At which level of visual quality?

I don't have time for a lot of gaming, so only the biggest hits, genre not important. Examples from this year: Starcraft 2, Mass Effect 2, Modern Warfare 2, Batman: Arkham Asylum, Dragon Age, Fallout 3. Good visual quality, of course

 

[tiraides]

The only problem that I see with your build list is with the Nine Hundred Two case: it's about as tight in available space as its predecessor. Consider a case like the Cooler Master CM690-II instead.

If you can afford to, see if you can get the HD 5850 or GTX 470 instead of the GTX 460.

 

[mmozuras]

The only problem that I see with your build list is with the Nine Hundred Two case: it's about as tight in available space as its predecessor. Consider a case like the Cooler Master CM690-II instead.

I'll definitely consider CM690-II.

One other question:
WD1002FAEX is SATA III, but that doesn't seem to mean much? For example, Passmark benchmarks:
Passmark: WD1002FAEX
Should I just go with something like:
Passmark: HD103SJ
How much these benchmarks really mean?

 

[Dangman]

One other question:
WD1002FAEX is SATA III, but that doesn't seem to mean much? For example, Passmark benchmarks:
Passmark: WD1002FAEX
Should I just go with something like:
Passmark: HD103SJ
How much these benchmarks really mean?

Really doesn't mean much. Stick with the Samsung drive.