Robc1880 Posted July 23, 2008 Posted July 23, 2008 I've been out of the market for a while now and not too sure which equipment is best to pick. I have recently gotten into video editing and photo editing and my laptop cannot keep up with it. I am looking to build a desktop to get multi-tasking and some encoding power. This is the rig I've picked out so far, can you please tell me what you think? http://secure.newegg.com/WishList/PublicWi...hListTitle=test I am trying to keep cost as close to $600 as possible. Thanks for any input. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulktreg Posted July 23, 2008 Posted July 23, 2008 (edited) I've been out of the market for a while now and not too sure which equipment is best to pick. I have recently gotten into video editing and photo editing and my laptop cannot keep up with it. I am looking to build a desktop to get multi-tasking and some encoding power. This is the rig I've picked out so far, can you please tell me what you think? http://secure.newegg.com/WishList/PublicWi...hListTitle=test I am trying to keep cost as close to $600 as possible. Thanks for any input. Don't forget the graphics card! Are you buying 8 of each. Total at $4,663.44 is just a tad over $600. Regards Paul Edited July 23, 2008 by paulktreg Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Syngensmyth Posted July 23, 2008 Posted July 23, 2008 You could get the OCZ 700 PSU for less right now. Your motherboard is the non-raid edition. I wonder if video and photo editing benefits from RAID-0? I think the boards are within 10 bucks of each other AR. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Error 404 Posted July 23, 2008 Posted July 23, 2008 Just something that you wouldn't want to forget: The operating system. What one is it and are you including that in your <$600 system? The lowest you can get Vista at is ~100 in OEM form, I think XP pro is a bit less. If you buy it from newegg there is a trick that gets you $10 off of vista...I don't know how legal it is (I did by mistake...) so I won't be posting it here. ~Error Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Syngensmyth Posted July 23, 2008 Posted July 23, 2008 Here is a case for $19 AR +$17 shipping. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16811226019 It's no Stacker but if you need to streach the budget. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robc1880 Posted July 24, 2008 Posted July 24, 2008 (edited) Just something that you wouldn't want to forget: The operating system.What one is it and are you including that in your <$600 system? The lowest you can get Vista at is ~100 in OEM form, I think XP pro is a bit less. If you buy it from newegg there is a trick that gets you $10 off of vista...I don't know how legal it is (I did by mistake...) so I won't be posting it here. ~Error Good point, I forgot to mention that I already have Vista Ultimate x64 so I will be installing it onto the system. I guess the video card I picked is gone now. I will just use a 7300GT that i added to the list now. Syngensmyth, where is the OCZ 700 cheaper? How does the Phenom's stack up against the q6600's? I was looking at a couple of local stores today and they has some clearance phenom PC's for around what I was going to spend. I'm not afraid to build the system myself, just wondering how they compare to each other. Thanks for the input so far everyone. EDIT: Also forgot to ask if I should just look at Dual Core or stick with Quad. I'm figuring quad since I will be using it for encoding, but not sure if anything utilizes all 4 cores yet? Edited July 24, 2008 by Robc1880 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Syngensmyth Posted July 24, 2008 Posted July 24, 2008 (edited) Whoo, sorry. I didn't click through ... 53.99 free ship ... I'm buying one, too. Edited July 24, 2008 by Syngensmyth Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robc1880 Posted July 24, 2008 Posted July 24, 2008 Whoo, sorry. I didn't click through ... 53.99 free ship ... I'm buying one, too. That is a great price, wish you had a link for it. I have an extra $100 now and I have narrowed down my search to 2 rigs: Which if these would be best for video/audio/picture editing and encoding? Custom built Rig: http://secure.newegg.com/WishList/PublicWi...tTitle=Encoding Or this HP Pavilion A6544F: http://www.officemax.com/omax/catalog/sku.jsp?skuId=21674252 Both rigs come within $5 of each other after figuring in shipping and taxes. Thanks for any help. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Syngensmyth Posted July 24, 2008 Posted July 24, 2008 (edited) Whoo, sorry. I didn't click through ... 53.99 free ship ... I'm buying one, too. That is the PSU you found on Newegg and is in your wish list. When I clicked through to the product page there is a rebate that didn't show on the wish list. Robc1880 Posted Today, 01:22 AM Or this HP Pavilion A6544F: Only problems I see with this is the lack of OC ability in bios and I can't tell if there is a video card slot. Edited July 24, 2008 by Syngensmyth Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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