Now that I have completed the business system build, I am turning my attention to my auxiliary i7-920 system. I will be using this system for editing in another room in the house, especially when my main rig is busy encoding other videos or recording TV shows as a DVR.
I already have most of the parts for that rig. I just need additional parts.
1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc
Video editing (Premiere Pro CS5), Photoshop, Web browsing, limited gaming
2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
$250 maximum ($300 to $350 if buying a new PSU)
3) Where do you live?
Chicagoland area
4) What exact parts do you need for that budget? CPU, RAM, case, etc. The word "Everything" is not a valid answer. Please list out all the parts you'll need.
Hard drive(s)
5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Please be especially specific about the power supply. List make and model.
Intel i7-920
Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus CPU HSF
6GB DDR3-1600 memory
1TB WD Black WD1001FALS SATA hard drive
SATA DVD burner
1GB GeForce GT 240
Intel DX58SO motherboard
Cooler Master Elite 335 case
Antec EarthWatts 650W or Corsair HX520 PSU
6) Will you be overclocking?
Yes (to around 3.7 to 3.8 GHz)
7) What size monitor do you have and/or plan to have?
19" 1440x900 LCD (currently on my main system, will upgrade main system's monitor to a 23" or 24" 1920x1080 LCD - monitor not included in the price)
8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
Between now and February
9) What features do you need in a motherboard? RAID? Firewire? Crossfire or SLI support? USB 3.0? SATA 6Gb/s? etc.
N/A
10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license? If so, what OS? Is it 32bit or 64bit?
Windows 7 64-bit (either Home Premium or Pro)
Which of the two PSUs should I be going with? Or a new one?
My current WD Black will be used as my system drive for that rig. I will need additional hard drives for this rig. I am thinking along the lines of these:
$140 - 2 x SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD103SJ 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive (for media and projects)
$100 - SAMSUNG Spinpoint F4 HD204UI 2TB 5400 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive (for output files)
Any opinion(s) on my choices? I would really appreciate the response(s).
I already have most of the parts for that rig. I just need additional parts.
1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc
Video editing (Premiere Pro CS5), Photoshop, Web browsing, limited gaming
2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
$250 maximum ($300 to $350 if buying a new PSU)
3) Where do you live?
Chicagoland area
4) What exact parts do you need for that budget? CPU, RAM, case, etc. The word "Everything" is not a valid answer. Please list out all the parts you'll need.
Hard drive(s)
5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Please be especially specific about the power supply. List make and model.
Intel i7-920
Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus CPU HSF
6GB DDR3-1600 memory
1TB WD Black WD1001FALS SATA hard drive
SATA DVD burner
1GB GeForce GT 240
Intel DX58SO motherboard
Cooler Master Elite 335 case
Antec EarthWatts 650W or Corsair HX520 PSU
6) Will you be overclocking?
Yes (to around 3.7 to 3.8 GHz)
7) What size monitor do you have and/or plan to have?
19" 1440x900 LCD (currently on my main system, will upgrade main system's monitor to a 23" or 24" 1920x1080 LCD - monitor not included in the price)
8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
Between now and February
9) What features do you need in a motherboard? RAID? Firewire? Crossfire or SLI support? USB 3.0? SATA 6Gb/s? etc.
N/A
10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license? If so, what OS? Is it 32bit or 64bit?
Windows 7 64-bit (either Home Premium or Pro)
Which of the two PSUs should I be going with? Or a new one?
My current WD Black will be used as my system drive for that rig. I will need additional hard drives for this rig. I am thinking along the lines of these:
$140 - 2 x SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD103SJ 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive (for media and projects)
$100 - SAMSUNG Spinpoint F4 HD204UI 2TB 5400 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive (for output files)
Any opinion(s) on my choices? I would really appreciate the response(s).