New Computor Time

[derek l]

I'm having a hard job deciding what PC i should upgrade to, I have a AMD athlon 2400+, 2 ghz, 1gb ram, Nvidia Geforce 4 MX 420 video card, 1 x 320 & 1 x 160 Hard Drives ( 160 is for video only ) Shes about 6 -7 yrs old but cant handle some of the new Ulead programmes 11.5 ,pro x 2. Nero 8, etc....
UVS 8 & 10 worked a treat and i enjoy the software, but like all good things, the time has come !
Since the knowledge of the members in this forum is immense i'd be really greatful solving this problem. I would be using the PC for Editing much more than Games.... Theres 6 options of PCs that appeal to me, i think they are all custom built , so any feedback would greatly be appreciated.

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A

Unbeatable! 3.0Ghz each core, AMD Phenom II Quad Core AM3 processor which deliver The Ultimate high definition entertainment, advanced multitasking performance.

The nForce 720D chipset with 4870 1G DDR5 graphic which bring the power of graphics supercomputing to gamers, setting a new standard for visual computing. Redefine the way you play and take HD gaming to the extreme with best-in-class performance.

Case > Antec Tower Gaming Case with Excellent
cooling system - Black, Hyena True-Power
500W PS with 2 Ball Bearing Fans, 12DUAL
RAIL

CPU > AMD Phenom II 945 Quad Core(X4) 3.0GHz
8MB Cache AM3,( one of fastest AMD Quad Core )
CPU Speed: 12 GHz
Motherboard > Asus M4N78 nForce 720D Chipset AM3-ASUS's
latest generation

Graphic > ATI HD4870 1G DDR5 Advanced Memory
HD > Seagate/Western Digital/Hitachi 1TB SATA2 3Gb/s
RAM > 8GB Dual Channel DDR2-800 high performance
Sound > 8-channel High Definition
Optical Drive > Liteon 24x SATA Dual Layer DVD Writer -
fastest Speed, Liteon's world first 24x DVD writer
USB . 6 at back, 2 in front

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B

This is great pc for any purpose!
Quad core deliver extremely fast processing speed you desire to see
The 9800GT GPU offers a powerfully immersive entertainment experience designed for extreme high-definition gaming and video playback.
With 640GB HD, you will never worry about your HD space When you install a large software!

Case > Antec stylish Gaming case with Excellent
cooling system and Hyena 450W True Power,
Rail ballBearing

CPU > Intel Core 2 Quad(x4) Q8400 2.66Ghz,
(Total is 10.64 Ghz) 1333Mhz, 45nm Architecture.
Motherboard > ASUS intel chipset LGA775
----Support New Intel 45nm CPU
----Intel Hyper-Threading Technology ready
----Supports Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology(EIST)
Memory > 4 Gb Dual DDR2800
channel

HD > Seagate/Western Digital/Hitachi 640G SATA II 3Gb/s
Optical Drive > Samsung 22x SATA Dual layer DVD writer -
Samsung's fastest Speed
Graphic > Nvidia Geforce 9800GT 512MB
DDR3,Professional Gaming card, ready for
all latest 3D games.
Audio > High definination
USB: 4 at back, 2 in front

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C

Case > Foxconn TLA787 ATX Tower - Excellent air flow
with large inner area, glossy appearance!
CPU > NEW Socket AM3 AMD Athlon II 620 2.6Ghz x 4
Quad Core Processor - VERY FAST!

Motherboard > ASUS M2N68-AM Plus AM3 Quad Core Ready,
SATA, PCIE, HD Audio.

RAM > 4GB High Performance DDR2-800 Memory

HDD > 500GB SATAII 7200RPM Fast HDD

Graphics > Nvidia Geforce 9500GT 1GB - Great card for
gaming with 1GB memory onboard.

DVD > Samsung/LG 22X Dual Layer DVD-RW

LCD: AOC 2236VW 22" (21.5" Actual) Full HD Widescreen 60000:1 DCR LCD - 3 years warranty! Inbuilt USB ports for accessibility!


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D

Case > Coolermaster elite 330 ATX (Very high
quality case by coolermaster)
CPU > AMD Athlon II 240 AM3 Socket 2.8Ghz x 2
Dual Core
Motherboard > ASUS/Foxconn/ECS Geforce6100 AM2+ Quad
Ready (lots of features, including gigabit LAN, 4
SATA slots, and 2 PCI slots).
Graphics > ATI Radeon HD 4650 1GB PCI Express 2.0 x16
HDCP Ready CrossFire Support, great gaming card.
RAM > 4GB DDR2-800 High performance low latency memory
HDD > 500GB SATA II HDD
DVD > Samsung/LG Dual layer 22X Fastest DVD writer

Sound > 6 Channel High Definition Audio

PSU: 420W ATX Power supply




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E

PC case > Cooler Master RC600 (Complete cooling ?3 x
main fans Front LED on/off switch 500W PSU )
Motherboard > Asrock A790GXH/128M Latest for AM2+ CPU
16GB RAM max
Onboard 8ch HD audio BD playback via HDMI
CPU > AMD Phenom x4 , 9950 2.6GHz 4MB cache TDP140
RAM > 2x2GB OCZ Gold DDR2-1066 (Faster than
DDR2-800)
HDD > 2x500GB WD 32MB cache SATA
Graphics > ATI Radeon 4670 HD BD compatible
DVDRW > Lite-On iHAS324 24x DL


Notes:
1. Specifications have been taken beyond requested for purposes of economy and future-proofing ?the specs can be dumbed down but will not save huge amounts ?50 on the base build ?the performance is almost doubled
2. Componentry chosen to support Blu Ray ?motherboard and graphics
3. Graphics recommended is 1GB ?256MB no longer used in mainstream builds ?1GB is $15 more expensive than 512MB
4. 2x500GB HDD chosen as these drives offer 32MB cache versus 8 or 16MB of 320GB HDD
5. Recommended that consideration be given to running HDD as RAID 1 ?will appear as if there is only 1 x HDD but the second is a mirror of the first and hence if one should fail no data will be lost
6. For the nature of the work envisaged and taking into account that the system is fully 64bit architecture, a 64bit OS is recommended to extract full performance
7. A 64bit OS will work at almost 1.5x the speed when processing video
8. A rule of thumb for any OS ?the more RAM the better ?32bit limited to 4GB whilst 64bit can use up to the maximum that the motherboard can accommodate or 192GB in total



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Case > Top quality Gigabyte GZX1 ATX case case solidly built
with excellent airflow, a must for a system like
this. ( PSU- 500W Dual 12V rail silent PSU)

CPU > Intel Core 2 Quad Q8400 2.66Ghz x 4 45nm, runs cool
and extremely quick! Great for gaming and multitasking!

Motherboard > ASUS P5KLAM-PS LGA775, Quad Core ready, 1 PCI-E,
2 PCI.

RAM > Fast 4GB DDR2-800 Memory in Dual Channel

HDD > 500GB SATAII 7200RPM HDD

Graphics > ATI HD4870 1GB GDDR5 - Top end gaming
card with 1Gb of memory!

Optical > 22X Dual Layer DVD-RW

LCD- BenQ 24" (23.6" Viewable) Widescreen LCD 40,000:1 Contrast Ratio 2ms Response Time, Full HD 1920 x 1080 Resolution. 3 years onsite warranty!

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Thanks to all for reading NOW which one ?

Has anyone used RAID 1 as stated in E. note5.

Once again Cheers, will post in the near future winning PC.. HA HA

[mitchell65]

I think this is the wrong Forum for this question. It is not really VS related and this is the Video Studio Forum. It will probably get moved.
Almost impossible to answer this. If you got 6 replies or any number that was equally divisible by 6 then there would probably be the same number of votes for each one! I presume they all offer Windows 7.
To me it really is looking at each make and try to ascertain which is considered to have the best build quality and the best quality components. It is, IMHO, wrong to just compare stated specifications for a component. It is just as important to check the make and quality of the components.
I think it is a question of "You pays your money and takes your chance!"

[Clevo]

i7

for future proofing

[skier-hughes]

Although I've always built my pc's for furture proofing, I've never done anything with them until they fail, and by then the future has moved on considerably, so I now don't build for that reason, I build for best bang for bucks at the moment I build and i7 is a fantastic build right now.
Just sorted one for my son and it fliiiiiiieeeeeeeeeessss.

[Black Lab]

for future proofing

That's about 6 months, in technology terms.

[aljimenez]

Number one spec to select is fastest and largest main memory you can buy. All modern pc's have many applications running and keeping the largest % of them in main memory is key to fast... Al

[sjj1805]

Whilst having an adequate amount of RAM is important, I think it is more important to concentrate on the processor - multi core and the faster the better.

[Clevo]

If I were to build a PC now I'd go for something like this:

i7
4 gig Ram DDR3 more than 800Mhz speed and fast settings
a MB with 6 USB and 2 Firewire ports and a BIOS that supports easy overclocking
Nvidia 9000+ minimum
Case..good airflow with 2x usb and 1 firewire, audio line-in, headphone and mic jacks at the front panel
Auzentech Soundcard
TV Tuner Card
Windows 7 premium 64bit

[babdi]

Got this 2 months back
CPU = AMD Phenom Be X4 3.2 Ghz ( overclocked to 3.57 Ghz )
MB - Gigabyte GAMA790XT4UDP
RAM - Corsair 2 x @GB,1600 Mhz ( running at 1632 Mhz )
Graphics : GTS 250 1 GB
Case : Coolar master Elite
OS " Windows 7 ultimate

Serves my needs well for now. Will upgrade to 16 GB

If you are gamer go for fast CPU,GPU and memory
If you are video editing the above should be good enough
By the time you settle with the new hardware you will outdated