Greetings all,
I do alot of video encoding and i've been holding out on buying a new computer till the 42nm yorkfield quads come out. Now that their out i'd like some input from you all on what to buy. this is what i have thus far and i need some help on a motherboard and or anything else you feel i might need like different ram for example.
My intentions are to get at least 3.4ghz O/C
WD1000FYPS Western Digital RE2 GP RAID Edition 1000GB SATA2 Hard Drive 7200RPM 16MB 8.9MS 5YR MFR Warranty
P182 Antec P182 ATX Black Mid Tower Case 4X5.25 1X3.5 6X3.5INT No PS Front USB Audio Firewire
ULTRA-120-EX... Thermalright ULTRA-120 Extreme 6 Heatpipe Cooler LGA775 Heatsink *Fan Not Included* (ULTRA-120-EXTREME)
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450 Quad Core Processor LGA775 2.66GHZ Yorkfield 1333FSB 12MB OEM No HSF
Crucial Ballistix PC2-8500 DDR2 2GB 2X1GB DDR2-1066 CL5-5-5-15 240PIN DIMM Dual Channel Memory Kit (BL2KIT12864AA1065)
thanks for your time
" PLEASE when POST threads asking for input on system builds tell us...
1. What YOUR PC will be used for. That means what types of tasks you'll be performing.
2. What YOUR budget is. A price range is acceptable as long as it's not more than a 20% spread
3. What country YOU will be buying YOUR parts from.
4. IF YOU have a brand preference. That means, are you an Intel-Fanboy, AMD-Fanboy, ATI-Fanboy, nVidia-Fanboy, Seagate-Fanboy, WD-Fanboy, etc, etc, etc, you get the picture.
5. If YOU intend on using any of YOUR current parts, and if so, what those parts are.
6. IF YOU have searched and/or read similar threads.
7. IF YOU plan on overclocking or run the system at default speeds.
The above information IS NEEDED, in order that WE can help YOU make wise judgments on YOUR purchases
"
1) video editing/gaming
2) 1,000 - 1,200
3) Canada
5) just a burner and some additional hard drives
6) yes
7) yes overclocking
I do alot of video encoding and i've been holding out on buying a new computer till the 42nm yorkfield quads come out. Now that their out i'd like some input from you all on what to buy. this is what i have thus far and i need some help on a motherboard and or anything else you feel i might need like different ram for example.
My intentions are to get at least 3.4ghz O/C
WD1000FYPS Western Digital RE2 GP RAID Edition 1000GB SATA2 Hard Drive 7200RPM 16MB 8.9MS 5YR MFR Warranty
P182 Antec P182 ATX Black Mid Tower Case 4X5.25 1X3.5 6X3.5INT No PS Front USB Audio Firewire
ULTRA-120-EX... Thermalright ULTRA-120 Extreme 6 Heatpipe Cooler LGA775 Heatsink *Fan Not Included* (ULTRA-120-EXTREME)
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450 Quad Core Processor LGA775 2.66GHZ Yorkfield 1333FSB 12MB OEM No HSF
Crucial Ballistix PC2-8500 DDR2 2GB 2X1GB DDR2-1066 CL5-5-5-15 240PIN DIMM Dual Channel Memory Kit (BL2KIT12864AA1065)
thanks for your time
" PLEASE when POST threads asking for input on system builds tell us...
1. What YOUR PC will be used for. That means what types of tasks you'll be performing.
2. What YOUR budget is. A price range is acceptable as long as it's not more than a 20% spread
3. What country YOU will be buying YOUR parts from.
4. IF YOU have a brand preference. That means, are you an Intel-Fanboy, AMD-Fanboy, ATI-Fanboy, nVidia-Fanboy, Seagate-Fanboy, WD-Fanboy, etc, etc, etc, you get the picture.
5. If YOU intend on using any of YOUR current parts, and if so, what those parts are.
6. IF YOU have searched and/or read similar threads.
7. IF YOU plan on overclocking or run the system at default speeds.
The above information IS NEEDED, in order that WE can help YOU make wise judgments on YOUR purchases
"
1) video editing/gaming
2) 1,000 - 1,200
3) Canada
5) just a burner and some additional hard drives
6) yes
7) yes overclocking