Needs advice regarding pc parts

[sergiogarcia9]

I would disagree with that choice or CPU and motherboard, but I suppose we all have our preferences.

The i5 would be MUCH better.

But it looks good, good luck on the build, you will be more than happy I'm sure.

Well actually i prefer Intel, but since the AMD Cpu's are dirt cheap i went with one of those instead

Thanks, i hope i'll get it done without getting electric shocked or frying the cpu

 

[ignatzatsonic]

Sergio:

One additional point:

You have stipulated that video editing is one of the priorities for this PC.

Given that, if I had to prioritize components, I would give particular weight to sheer processing power, regardless of whether you go with AMD or Intel. Video processing is very CPU-intensive.

A particular video editing job might take 2 hours on machine A and 50 minutes on machine B simply because of raw power.

You should also investigate whether or not video related apps can take proper advantage of dual or quad cores. If they cannot and are single threaded, then raw processing power (GHz) from one core becomes even more important.

Good luck. You will learn plenty by building and will probably second guess yourself after the fact on your component choices---completely normal. All you can do is try to minimize that.

 

[nate42nd]

Good luck. You will learn plenty by building and will probably second guess yourself after the fact on your component choices---completely normal. All you can do is try to minimize that.

This is right, you WILL second guess your choice in components. I would think VERY hard about that i5 before you go forward. You will wish you had gone that way for a few bucks. 80 more and you could have an i7860 like mine. I started with a Core 2 Quad Q8200 and had second thoughts. I then HAD D) to get an i7860

 

[sergiogarcia9]

Well, new rig

Since it is cheaper than buying each part seperate i will get this


Novatech Barebone Bundle - AMD II X4 620 Quad Core - 4GB DDR2 800Mhz - Nvidia MCP61P Motherboard - 4 Bay ATX Tower Case & PSU

Together with this i will get a 500 GB HDD.
I will get a better GFX card later.

Link:
Novatech : BB-6204G Novatech Barebone Bundle - AMD II X4 620 Quad Core - 4GB DDR2 800Mhz - Nvidia MCP61P Motherboard - 4 Bay ATX Tower Case & PSU : novatech.co.uk

 

[ignatzatsonic]

OK; you should be happy with that. It often happens that buying is cheaper.

What you lose is the learning and the control over components.

Good move to upgrade from AMD Phenom II X2 545 to AMD II X4 620 Quad Core.

The former is ranked 164th on the list below and the latter is ranked 80th.

PassMark Software - CPU Benchmarks - List of Benchmarked CPUs

For comparison, my CPU is ranked 212th, but it is 3 years old.

 

[sergiogarcia9]

I dont lose it as it is not assembled when i get it It is all the parts seperate so i will have to build it myself

 

[ignatzatsonic]

Will you have to install the motherboard, CPU, and heatsink? That's where the cursing is.

 

[sergiogarcia9]

Will you have to install the motherboard, CPU, and heatsink? That's where the cursing is.

Okay, next time i'll have to read the whole text :huh:

"Our PC barebone systems are assembled on our own manufacturing lines by our skilled production team here in Portsmouth."

Anyhow, i will have to install other parts later such as a GTS250 GFX card

 

[thefabe]

Glad you found one that will suit your needs. And not coming with preinstalled bloatware is a plus! Fabe

 

[ignatzatsonic]

I guess you will have to put in video, DVD, and hard drives. If you are buying new drives, stick with SATA for both HD and DVD if you have enough connectors. Those IDE ribbon cables are annoying.

Hope that you get a good manual for the motherboard that will explain the various plugs and connection points.

You might investigate the motherboard manufacturer's site to see if there is a newish BIOS. No telling what BIOS will be on the board when you get it. I wouldn't change BIOSes unless I was having problems though.

If you buy OEM drives, you will probably have to supply your own cables.

Don't know about the fannage on your setup. You might consider swapping fans at some point if the included fans are noisy. They often are. On the other hand, your case may not have space for any? It's usually easy to put a low RPM low noise fan on the front side to blow over your hard drives and keep them a few degrees cooler. Likewise, if you have an exhaust fan on the back side, you can easily swap it out for a quieter unit.

You should have it up and rocking within a couple of hours if you have all your parts ready.

 

[sergiogarcia9]

I've looked at HDD's and DVD's.

I can get a 500 GB HDD and a DVD Drive for about 100 USD (500 DKK)
Dont know if it includes cable though :huh:

Here's the parts:
Proshop.dk ApS - Western Digital 3.5" 500GB 'Caviar Green' SATA-300 32MB - WD5000AADS - Pris DKK 309,00 - Harddisk Intern fra Western Digital
Proshop.dk ApS - LG Electronics 20x8x20xDVD+RW 12xDVDRAM Bulk Black - GH22NS40.AUAU50B - Pris DKK 168,00 - Optisk lagring - DVD±RW fra LG Electronics

 

[ignatzatsonic]

The DVD is almost certainly OEM because I see the word "bulk" in the description.

I am limited in my understanding due to the language barrier in the descriptions.

OEMs don't have cables at all, at least in USA and I would expect world-wide.

Are you SURE it is SATA rather than IDE?

I'd guess the HD is OEM also, particularly because the picture does not show any retail packaging--which would have cables. I have had the larger brother of that drive (1.5 TB) in my system as a backup drive for 2 months with no issues.

In all likelihood that 500 WD green will have just one platter, which will reduce noise--always a good thing.

Some will tell you to avoid "green" drives as they are not the fastest. True, but not by a large margin. I benchmarked my WD green and it is faster than 7200 RPM drives were say 3 years ago. The WD black series is faster, but you may not notice it.

 

[sergiogarcia9]

I well have a look for the cables then
And yes i am 100% sure it is SATA on the HDD, but not sure about the dvd :huh: I will have a look for another one where it says that it is SATA.

 

[Frostmourne]

This is the system I built this week only for games:

CPU: AMD Phenom x2 550 Black Edition @ 3.1GHz

RAM: 4GB DDR3 1333MHz 9-9-9 Kit (2x2GB)

HARD DRIVE: Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB w/ 32MB cache 7200RPM SATA II

MOTHERBOARD: Gigabyte MA-790GPT-UD3H

GPU: Sapphire ATI Radeon 4890 1GB GDDR5 stock

PSU: Xigmatek NRP-MC651 80 Plus Silver Certified Modular

OPTICAL DRIVE: LG GH 22 series SATA

CHASSIS: Antec Two Hundred

OS: WIndows 7 Ultimate x64 OEM.

The only thing on it is games and hardly any applications. I have a vista desktop to take care of any work.