Building PC for editing

[blackmatch456]

And gaming. Will be using this as monitor: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236049 (ASUS VW246H Black 24" 2ms(GTG) HDMI Widescreen LCD Monitor 300 cd/m2 1000:1)

Parts list:
Qty.Product DescriptionSavingsTotal Price1<img alt="CORSAIR CMPSU-850TX 850W ATX12V 2.2 / EPS12V 2.91 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready Active PFC Power Supply" title="CORSAIR CMPSU-850TX 850W ATX12V 2.2 / EPS12V 2.91 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready Active PFC Power Supply">
CORSAIR CMPSU-850TX 850W Power Supply (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16817139009)


Item #:N82E16817139009
Return Policy: Standard Return Policy-$20.00 Instant
$20.00 Mail-in Rebate Card (http://images10.newegg.com/uploadfilesfornewegg/rebate/SH/Corsair11MIRsNov3Nov1609cd12.pdf)

$159.99
$139.991<img alt="IMC IMC-black USB 2.0 Card Reader" title="IMC IMC-black USB 2.0 Card Reader">
IMC IMC-black USB 2.0 Card Reader (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16820717001)


Item #:N82E16820717001
Return Policy: Standard Return Policy
$7.991<img alt="EVGA 896-P3-1258-AR GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 SSC Edition 896MB 448-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card" title="EVGA 896-P3-1258-AR GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 SSC Edition 896MB 448-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card">
EVGA GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 SSC Edition 896-P3-1258-AR Video Card (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16814130441)


Item #:N82E16814130441
Return Policy: VGA Replacement Only Return Policy-$5.00 Instant
$20.00 Mail-in Rebate (http://images10.newegg.com/uploadfilesfornewegg/rebate/SH/EVGA14-130-441Nov1Nov1609ls41usz.pdf)

$224.99
$219.992<img alt="Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 ST31000528AS 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" title="Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 ST31000528AS 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5">
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB 3.5" SATA 3.0Gb/s Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16822148433)


Item #:N82E16822148433
Return Policy: Standard Return Policy-$10.00 Instant
$199.98
$179.981<img alt="ASUS P5Q Pro Turbo LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard" title="ASUS P5Q Pro Turbo LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard">
ASUS P5Q Pro Turbo ATX Intel Motherboard (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16813131377)


Item #:N82E16813131377
Return Policy: Standard Return Policy-$5.00 Instant
$20.00 Mail-in Rebate Card (http://images10.newegg.com/uploadfilesfornewegg/rebate/SH/ASUS14MIRsNov1Nov3009ls41.pdf)

$134.99
$129.991<img alt="ZALMAN 9500A 92mm 2 Ball CPU Cooler" title="ZALMAN 9500A 92mm 2 Ball CPU Cooler">
ZALMAN 9500A 92mm 2 Ball CPU Cooler (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16835118223)


Item #:N82E16835118223
Return Policy: Standard Return Policy-$6.00 Instant
$46.98
$40.981<img alt="Intel Core2 Quad Q9400 2.66GHz LGA 775 95W Quad-Core Processor Model BX80580Q9400" title="Intel Core2 Quad Q9400 2.66GHz LGA 775 95W Quad-Core Processor Model BX80580Q9400">
Intel Core2 Quad Q9400 2.66GHz LGA 775 95W Quad-Core Processor (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16819115131)


Item #:N82E16819115131
Return Policy: CPU Replacement Only Return Policy
$189.992<img alt="CORSAIR DOMINATOR 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Desktop Memory Model CMD4GX2M2A1066C5" title="CORSAIR DOMINATOR 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Desktop Memory Model CMD4GX2M2A1066C5">
CORSAIR DOMINATOR 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Desktop Memory (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16820145256)


Item #:N82E16820145256
Return Policy: Memory Standard Return Policy-$15.00 Instant
$15.00 Mail-in Rebate Card (http://images10.newegg.com/UploadFilesForNewegg/rebate/SH/Corsair9MIRsNov3Nov1609jh28.pdf)

$209.98
$179.981<img alt="SAMSUNG CD/DVD Burner Black SATA Model SH-S223C" title="SAMSUNG CD/DVD Burner Black SATA Model SH-S223C">
SAMSUNG CD/DVD Burner Black SATA Model SH-S223C (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16827151192)


Item #:N82E16827151192
Return Policy: Standard Return Policy
$29.991<img alt="COOLER MASTER HAF 932 RC-932-KKN1-GP Black Steel ATX Full Tower Computer Case" title="COOLER MASTER HAF 932 RC-932-KKN1-GP Black Steel ATX Full Tower Computer Case">
COOLER MASTER HAF 932 RC-932-KKN1-GP Black Computer Case With Side Panel Window (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16811119160)


Item #:N82E16811119160
Return Policy: Standard Return Policy-$20.00 Instant
$159.99
$139.99Grand Total:$1,250.88Comments/concerns??
Thanks!

[basroil]

skip the q9400 unless you are massively overclocking. i7 860 setup should end up being about the same price... for $1250 though, I think you should be getting much more than that...

The HTPC i speced out on newegg came to $550 with half the memory and a q8200 instead (also 4650 graphics card in low profile version rather than 260 full size). Odd though, since memory upgrade should be maybe $150, cpu is another $100, and graphics maybe $150 (case $50). You should be looking at 1k exactly rather than $1250.

At that price point with those specs, you're better off going prebuilt, dell's got an i7 860 system for that price, including the graphics card, or you can save a few bucks by keeping the defaults and buying the card and memory yourself (for 1250 you can get 8gb ram and 216 core gtx 260)

[blackmatch456]

what should i expect to OC to?
mind building a list for 1250 with better specs?

[basroil]

what should i expect to OC to?
mind building a list for 1250 with better specs?

Not going to do everything, but take something like this:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.295367
add a 750W psu (about $100-150)
add 8gb ram in 4x2gb (looking at $240)
add geforce 260 216 core version ($180)
and you should be at just about the same price but with much better performance (more than double the processing speed)

[René Damkot]

And gaming. Will be using this as monitor: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236049 ([SIZE=2]ASUS VW246H Black 24" 2ms(GTG) HDMI Widescreen LCD Monitor 300 cd/m2 1000:1)

The Asus VW246H (widescreen) has a 24 inch 2 ms (g2g) TN panel. Not the best for color critical work...

[Bobster]

The Asus VW246H (widescreen) has a 24 inch 2 ms (g2g) TN panel. Not the best for color critical work...
typical gamers choice tho'..

[basroil]

The U2410 is actually decent for gaming, 0ms input lag in game mode, and 6ms refresh. And it's H-IPS so good for color critical stuff too

[Bobster]

The U2410 is actually decent for gaming, 0ms input lag in game mode, and 6ms refresh. And it's H-IPS so good for color critical stuff too
yeah, its not really 6ms refresh tho'

[basroil]

yeah, its not really 6ms refresh tho'

nor is the asus actually 2ms either ;)
asus is 8ms black to white, 2 gray to gray, dell is 14ms black to white, 6ms gray to gray.

[blackmatch456]

suggest better monitor for editing/gaming?

[drumsfield]

Nice case. I own several Coolermaster cases. Love them.

I was a long time Nvidia user, but lately I prefer ATI (long time AMD supporter as well) built in HDMI without using an adapter is hard to resist.

[basroil]

suggest better monitor for editing/gaming?

U2410 is better overall, and with black to white refresh rates under 20ms, your monitor will refresh faster than crysis will let you get fps anyway (on that card, u2410 resolution, you're looking at maybe 50fps with a lot of things turned down)

[Andy_Cam]

Why not go for an i5? They bench at pretty much the same as the i7's and are cheaper.
I would go for an ATI 5850 instead of the GTX260.
Samsung F3 over the Seagate?