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He is also playing ARMA, Just Cause 3, Battlefront, Battlefield and many others. Where would you recommend possible savings? Thanks.

Wow! Thanks for the interesting discussion and recommendations. If it matters at all, my son likes to shoot his own video then edit it for friends, family and his Youtube channel. Sure, there's some "capture CS-GO play" type stuff, but he's doing more than that. My thinking is that's more a...

I'm looking to help my son with his next PC. We have built two together in the past, the last based on recommendations from this forum. He enjoys PC gaming and also amateur video editing. He doesn't need workstation level performance and couldn't afford it, but would like to compile/render...

Just want to add that we ordered and built last month based the recommendations given here and couldn't be happier. Thanks all!

That's even better, thanks!

If I have a $1000 budget but also need a monitor and Windows 7, would you recommend dropping the SSD and going with the 7850 card? I'm thinking for gaming if we get a 1080 monitor this should work OK. Thanks.

I have an old desktop with a Socket 775, Core 2 Duo processor on which the original Intel E33681 fan has given up the ghost. It was cooling adequately for our use before and I don't really need anything much quieter. Should I just find another E33681, or are there sub $20 options you would...

Your replies will help me get started. I'll come back with a new thread once I narrow down the specific budget and potential components. Appreciate the advice here as always!

At this point I'm really just looking for advice as to which components in general are most important to a successful video editing build. Once I understand that I may repost with a traditional query about a specific build and components. AviSynth looks interesting BTW, thanks!

My son enjoys creating and editing videos but the older PCs we have built (one WinXP and the other Ubuntu) at home with dual core processors and 2GBs of RAM struggle with the loads. Where do we need to put our focus when upgrading, building or buying a PC primarily for video editing use? Is it...

So multi processor versions, such as Deep Fritz, Deep Rybka etc. really are suited for multi core processors?

Assuming a single CPU desktop PC, what CPU feature(s) have the biggest impact on the calculation speed/depth of chess engines? Threads, clock speed, cores, something else?

Thanks everyone for all the useful comments. I ordered up one of the 4670s recommended here and we'll be installing it together on Xmas day no doubt. You have a nice board - good info and good people.

Mfr Part Number: AL-A300ATX/SL-8320BTX Features: Proprietary IC & unique design Embeded thermal sensor Low noise variable fan Various safety protection: OCP, OVP, SCP, UVP, OPP Input Range: 90~132V or 180~264V AC Input Frequency: 47 ~ 63 Hz Input Current: 8A/4A @ 115/230 Vac Efficiency: 65%...

toyota's right, I shouldn't assume about the power. I checked and it's actually only 300W. Does that limit the choices further? Sorry I wasn't clearer at first.