I'm planning to build a new computer soon. Please let me know what you think. Feel free to criticise any parts that should/shouldn't be there.
MAIN TASKS
- Photo editing
- Video editing
- Gaming
SPECIFICATIONS
#1 CPU
i7-2600 $310
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product...82E16819115071
Previous choice: i5-2500K $225
#2 Motherboard
GIGABYTE GA-Z68A-D3H-B3 LGA 1155 Intel Z68 $115
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product...82E16813128502
Previous chocie: GIGABYTE GA-P67A-UD4-B3 LGA 1155 Intel P67 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard $170
#3 Video Card
EVGA 01G-P3-1561-AR GeForce GTX 560 Ti $250
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product...82E16814130604
Previous Choice: SAPPHIRE FleX 100312FLEX Radeon HD 6950 2GB 256-bit $280
#4 RAM
G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-8GBRL $92 ($46 x 2)
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product...82E16820231314
#5 SSD
Intel 320 Series SSDSA2CW120G3K5 2.5" 120GB SATA II $200
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product...82E16820167050
Previous Choice: Crucial RealSSD C300 CTFDDAC064MAG-1G1 2.5" 64GB SATA III
Total Investment (after 13% tax): $1100
Current Computer: E8400 3.00 GHz / 8 GB RAM / HD 4870 / 3 x SATA II (2TB)
Other general questions:
1. Should I wait for Black Friday to get better deals?
2. Are there any new parts coming out in the next 3-4 weeks that will drive the prices of the above items down?
3. Which item should I boost to maximize my photo editing task?
MOD EDIT: Moved to General Hardware. - Zap
MAIN TASKS
- Photo editing
- Video editing
- Gaming
SPECIFICATIONS
#1 CPU
i7-2600 $310
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product...82E16819115071
Previous choice: i5-2500K $225
#2 Motherboard
GIGABYTE GA-Z68A-D3H-B3 LGA 1155 Intel Z68 $115
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product...82E16813128502
Previous chocie: GIGABYTE GA-P67A-UD4-B3 LGA 1155 Intel P67 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard $170
#3 Video Card
EVGA 01G-P3-1561-AR GeForce GTX 560 Ti $250
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product...82E16814130604
Previous Choice: SAPPHIRE FleX 100312FLEX Radeon HD 6950 2GB 256-bit $280
#4 RAM
G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-8GBRL $92 ($46 x 2)
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product...82E16820231314
#5 SSD
Intel 320 Series SSDSA2CW120G3K5 2.5" 120GB SATA II $200
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product...82E16820167050
Previous Choice: Crucial RealSSD C300 CTFDDAC064MAG-1G1 2.5" 64GB SATA III
Total Investment (after 13% tax): $1100
Current Computer: E8400 3.00 GHz / 8 GB RAM / HD 4870 / 3 x SATA II (2TB)
Other general questions:
1. Should I wait for Black Friday to get better deals?
2. Are there any new parts coming out in the next 3-4 weeks that will drive the prices of the above items down?
3. Which item should I boost to maximize my photo editing task?
MOD EDIT: Moved to General Hardware. - Zap
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