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System Build, have fun with this!

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Linkz

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1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc

Video and photo editing, maybe gaming later.

2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?

$3000-$4000

3) Where do you live?
Orlando, FL

4) What exact parts do you need for that budget? CPU, RAM, case, etc. "Everything" is not a valid answer. Please list out all the parts you'll need.

Processor (Intel)
Case
Blu Ray Drive
RAM
Motherboard with 3.0 USB and can support up to 24 GB of RAM
Monitor 24" LED
Graphics Card(maybe 2)
Heat Sink
Hard Drive (2 x 2TB)
Power Supply
Windows 7 Pro


5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Please be especially specific about the power supply. List make and model.

None

6) Will you be overclocking?

Maybe

7) What size monitor do you have and/or plan to have?
24"

8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?

Next Week.

9) What features do you need in a motherboard? RAID? Firewire? Crossfire or SLI support? etc.

Support up to 2 Graphics Card, 24 GB of RAM, SATA 6.0, USB 3.0, Crossfire or SLI

10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license? If yes, what OS? 32bit or 64bit?

Do not have any operating system license. Want Windows 7.

Have fun guys, budget is flexible.
 
Well build it for gaming now, but I'm not sure he'll use the power. But my uncle does want the option.
 
Is there any way your uncle can hold off on the build for another 3-4 weeks? That's when AMD's new cards are coming out. Or is he fine going with a cheap card now and upgrading the card for gaming afterwards?

Oh and is he using Adobe CS5?
 
Meh here's a prelim build anyway since I was bored:
478 - 2 x Intel Xeon E5506 Quad-Core CPU
$80 - 2x Cooler Master Hyper N 520 RR-920-N520-GP 92mm Sleeve CPU Cooler
$600 - EVGA Classified SR-2 70-WS-W555-A1 LGA 1366 Intel 5520 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 HPTX Intel Motherboard
$292 - 4 x G.Skill Ripjaw Series F3-10666CL9S-4GBRL 4GB DDR3 1333 RAM
$220 - Gigabyte GV-N460OC-1GI GeForce GTX 460 1GB PCI-E Video Card
$400 - Intel X25-M Mainstream SSDSA2M160G2XXX 2.5" 160GB SSD
$150 - 2 x Samsung Spinpoint F3 HD103SJ 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive
$185 - Silverstone ST1000-P 1000W Modular PSU
$300 - Lian Li PC-P80 Black Full Tower ATX Case
$140 - Windows 7 Professional 64bit OEM
$512 - Dell Ultrasharp U2410 24" LCD Monitor
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Total: $3357 plus tax and shipping

Meh a bit conservative here.

Anyway some highlights:
- Total of 8 CPU cores
- Starts off with 16GB of RAM and can be expanded to 48GB of RAM later on.
- Started with the GTX 460 1GB as a baseline card. Also useful after a hack to for Adobe's GPU acceleration feature.
- Able to use a second GTX 460 1GB in SLI for extra gaming performance.
- SSD for the OS as well as critical apps.
- that Dell monitor has an IPS panel which makes it perfect for photo editing than regular TN panels that's common on many LCD monitors these days.
 
Danny Bui said:
Meh here's a prelim build anyway since I was bored:
478 - 2 x Intel Xeon E5506 Quad-Core CPU
$80 - 2x Cooler Master Hyper N 520 RR-920-N520-GP 92mm Sleeve CPU Cooler
$600 - EVGA Classified SR-2 70-WS-W555-A1 LGA 1366 Intel 5520 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 HPTX Intel Motherboard
$292 - 4 x G.Skill Ripjaw Series F3-10666CL9S-4GBRL 4GB DDR3 1333 RAM
$220 - Gigabyte GV-N460OC-1GI GeForce GTX 460 1GB PCI-E Video Card
$400 - Intel X25-M Mainstream SSDSA2M160G2XXX 2.5" 160GB SSD
$150 - 2 x Samsung Spinpoint F3 HD103SJ 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive
$185 - Silverstone ST1000-P 1000W Modular PSU
$300 - Lian Li PC-P80 Black Full Tower ATX Case
$140 - Windows 7 Professional 64bit OEM
$512 - Dell Ultrasharp U2410 24" LCD Monitor
-------
Total: $3357 plus tax and shipping

Meh a bit conservative here.

Anyway some highlights:
- Total of 8 CPU cores
- Starts off with 16GB of RAM and can be expanded to 48GB of RAM later on.
- Started with the GTX 460 1GB as a baseline card. Also useful after a hack to for Adobe's GPU acceleration feature.
- Able to use a second GTX 460 1GB in SLI for extra gaming performance.
- SSD for the OS as well as critical apps.
- that Dell monitor has an IPS panel which makes it perfect for photo editing than regular TN panels that's common on many LCD monitors these days.
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I think that's a great system, except for the CPUs. I would personally step up to the E5620 since it has three times the amount of cache, and it has hyperthreading, and turboboost, and it's also clocked slightly faster. Plus, it's 32nm vs. the 45nm gainestown.
 
lockheed2266 said:
I think that's a great system, except for the CPUs. I would personally step up to the E5620 since it has three times the amount of cache, and it has hyperthreading, and turboboost, and it's also clocked slightly faster. Plus, it's 32nm vs. the 45nm gainestown.
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Link?

And also what about the Blu Ray drive?
 
Danny Bui said:
Meh here's a prelim build anyway since I was bored:
478 - 2 x Intel Xeon E5506 Quad-Core CPU
$80 - 2x Cooler Master Hyper N 520 RR-920-N520-GP 92mm Sleeve CPU Cooler
$600 - EVGA Classified SR-2 70-WS-W555-A1 LGA 1366 Intel 5520 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 HPTX Intel Motherboard
$292 - 4 x G.Skill Ripjaw Series F3-10666CL9S-4GBRL 4GB DDR3 1333 RAM
$220 - Gigabyte GV-N460OC-1GI GeForce GTX 460 1GB PCI-E Video Card
$400 - Intel X25-M Mainstream SSDSA2M160G2XXX 2.5" 160GB SSD
$150 - 2 x Samsung Spinpoint F3 HD103SJ 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive
$185 - Silverstone ST1000-P 1000W Modular PSU
$300 - Lian Li PC-P80 Black Full Tower ATX Case
$140 - Windows 7 Professional 64bit OEM
$512 - Dell Ultrasharp U2410 24" LCD Monitor
-------
Total: $3357 plus tax and shipping

Meh a bit conservative here.

Anyway some highlights:
- Total of 8 CPU cores
- Starts off with 16GB of RAM and can be expanded to 48GB of RAM later on.
- Started with the GTX 460 1GB as a baseline card. Also useful after a hack to for Adobe's GPU acceleration feature.
- Able to use a second GTX 460 1GB in SLI for extra gaming performance.
- SSD for the OS as well as critical apps.
- that Dell monitor has an IPS panel which makes it perfect for photo editing than regular TN panels that's common on many LCD monitors these days.
Click to expand...

Good starting point, except that that build has no optical drive whatsoever. Not even a DVD drive, let alone a Blu-ray drive.
 
Linkz said:
Any Blu Ray Drive, does it really matter?
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If you are editing high-definition video for distribution on disk, you will need a Blu-ray burner. And since most of them cost about $180 online, take your pick from among LG or Pioneer (or possibly some other brands suggested by other [H] members). And don't confuse these $180 optical drives with those Blu-ray drives that cost $70: The cheaper drives are merely DVD burners that happen to read Blu-ray discs (and obviously cannot burn Blu-ray discs at all).
 
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