First build.. so excited, yet so nervous. advise on Windows 7 or 8 please?
I am starting from scratch and have never attempted this before. since I will be starting from scratch I was wondering if anyone would recommed Windows 8, or just get 7 for now. Any other advise would be welcomed.
for budget reasons and really only seasonal use I will not be going overboard on this rig. (plus it is my first time I wanted it to be gentle, ha)
OCZ AGILITY 4 256GB SSD
N82E16817438006
PSU EVGA | 120-PG-0750-GR 750W RT
1
139.99
N82E16814130833
VGA EVGA|02G-P4-2663-KR GTX660 2G R
1
229.99
N82E16822136555
HDD 600G|WD WD6000HLHX 10K 3.5" %
2
99.99
N82E16820231528
MEM 8Gx2|GSKIL F3-14900CL10D-16GBXL
1
79.99
N82E16819116501
CPU INTEL|CORE I7 3770K 3.5G 8M R
1
319.99
N82E16813131821
MB ASUS|SABERTOOTH Z77 Z77 1155 R
1
239.99
STILL NEED CASE
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR COOLING ( IS ONE THERMAL PASTE BETTER )
ANY TIPS ON THE BUILD LIKE..( HEY DON'T BE A DUMB *** AND DO______)
THANK PEOPLE
P.S. Mainly for editing avchd videos for my son's wreastling team. just all around surcoming to my ADHD with anything else on CS5.5
>Just drag 'em around. They're simple tiles.
Wife now has her new computer... she is calling HER "Godzilla" because she is so big & powerful
I figured out how to work with her new Start screen... as you say, just drag them around... and new installs (so far) are automatically put on the Start screen
I found that clicking an icon tile goes to an AP screen for the small programs, and to the Desktop screen for large programs
She "loves" the new Start screen, and has already moved the icon tiles around to suit her needs... and has gone to the MS "store" for a couple free AP's
She is still figuring out to do some things (she also switched to Google Chrome instead of IE) but she has mentioned, several times, that she is impressed by the SPEED of what she has now (as she should be, with an i7 3770 and 32Gig of ram!)
I have no problems with Win7 so will stay with what I have... but if (more likely, when) I build a new computer, I will have to decide if I want to stay with Win7 or switch to Win8... by then, she will have more than one day's experience with Win8, so she will be able to help me decide
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I’ve put together this modest $3,000 build list for a Premiere CS5 / After Effects CS5 machine. This will be my first build, so I’m somewhat new to this, and I’d like to solicit the board’s input on the following questions:
1) What do you think of my MOBO / CPU / RAM pairings? I’m not really married to any of these components, and if I should swap any one of these out for overall performance increases, I’d be happy to.
2) How does my drive setup look? Have I picked any clunkers?
3) I’d love to hear any alternate suggestions for 20inch or so monitors in the $150 range, or quality desktop speakers in the $100 range.
DISK SETUP- $640
System / Boot disk – 600 GB Western Digital Velociraptor / SATA 6.0 / 10,000 RPM
Project / Media disk – (2) x 1TB Samsung Spinpoint F3R / RAID 0 / SATA 3.0 / 7,200 RPM
Render / Scratch disk – (4) x 500GB Western Digital Caviar blue / RAID 0 / SATA 3.0 / 7,200 RPM
(MOBO raid only- No hardware RAID card – not in my budget right now)
GUTS- $1,137
CPU- i7-950 Bloomfield 3.06 GHz / Noctura NH-D14 CPU cooler
GPU- Galaxy NVDIA GTX470 1.28 GB
RAM- 24GB (6 x 4GB) G.SKILL Ripjaw DDR3 1333 / 9-9-9-24
MOBO – ASUS Rampage III 1366 pin X58
CASE / POWER - $595
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PSU – ABS MJ1100-M / 1100 Watt / Single 12v rail
UPS – Powercom KIN- 2200AP / 2200 VA / 1320 Watts
HUMAN I/O – $485
Speakers- Behringer MS16
Mouse – Kensington Expert Trackball
Keyboard – Logitech Wireless K340
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Nice system specification! Like Harm, I don't have much to suggest - only a comment on the keyboard!
I personally went with the Logitech K800, which is also wireless, after comparing it with the K340 in a store that had both on display. I preferred the feel of this more expensive model and am still very happy with the purchase 6 months later. The K800 also adds backlighting which I love for editing in a dimly lit room.
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My Choice
Price($USD)
Comments
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569.99
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589.99
Would you choose the 680 over the 580?
mobo
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324.99
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RAM
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PSU
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129.99
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Case
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149.99
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Total:
2689.91
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CPU: Great choice, I have the same cpu.
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MOBO: great choice, probably you already now it, it is a 2011 model but if your saying it because the name says LGA 2011 it means that it is socket 2011 the one for sandy bridge-e cpus, (I have a P9X79 WS mobo)
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http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813130037
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http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814130283
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http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811119093
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http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822144701
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