1. What YOUR PC will be used for. That means what types of tasks you'll be performing.
Windows & web development, some Camtasia-style screen capture and video editing (for use in my classroom, I'm an instructor at a community college), occasional gaming.
2. What YOUR budget is. A price range is acceptable as long as it's not more than a 20% spread
$2200 to $2500. I could bump this a little if there is a compelling reason.
3. What country YOU will be buying YOUR parts from.
USA. I would prefer to order all parts from Newegg because I've always had good luck with them, their support is fantastic, and I can minimize shipping costs. I would be willing to look other places, however, if the price is right.
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.
I'm sold on an Intel chip for obvious reasons, otherwise I'm open to suggestions.
5. If YOU intend on using any of YOUR current parts, and if so, what those parts are.
This is a build from scratch, my existing machine will be re-purposed. I do not need a new monitor or keyboard, however.
6. IF YOU have searched and/or read similar threads.
I've looked around a lot and have tweaked my components. This is a final sanity check before I pull the trigger and order parts.
7. IF YOU plan on overclocking or run the system at default speeds.
I don't plan to overclock.
8. WHEN do you plan to build it?
I plan to order parts in the next 7 to 10 days.
Parts:
edited ad nauseam thanks to suggestions in the thread
Windows & web development, some Camtasia-style screen capture and video editing (for use in my classroom, I'm an instructor at a community college), occasional gaming.
2. What YOUR budget is. A price range is acceptable as long as it's not more than a 20% spread
$2200 to $2500. I could bump this a little if there is a compelling reason.
3. What country YOU will be buying YOUR parts from.
USA. I would prefer to order all parts from Newegg because I've always had good luck with them, their support is fantastic, and I can minimize shipping costs. I would be willing to look other places, however, if the price is right.
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.
I'm sold on an Intel chip for obvious reasons, otherwise I'm open to suggestions.
5. If YOU intend on using any of YOUR current parts, and if so, what those parts are.
This is a build from scratch, my existing machine will be re-purposed. I do not need a new monitor or keyboard, however.
6. IF YOU have searched and/or read similar threads.
I've looked around a lot and have tweaked my components. This is a final sanity check before I pull the trigger and order parts.
7. IF YOU plan on overclocking or run the system at default speeds.
I don't plan to overclock.
8. WHEN do you plan to build it?
I plan to order parts in the next 7 to 10 days.
Parts:
- Case: Cooler Master COSMOS 1000
- PSU: CORSAIR CMPSU-750TX 750W
- Motherboard: ASUS P5Q Deluxe
- CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Wolfdale
- HSF: Tuniq Tower 120
- RAM: A-DATA 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) X 2 sets = 8GB total
- HDD: WD Caviar SE16 640GB SATA X 3 (1 system & applications, 2 in RAID 1 for data)
- Fan: Scythe SY1225SL12L "Slipstream" 120mm (to cool HDDs)
- DVD-R: SAMSUNG SH-S223F Black SATA X 2
- Video: EVGA GeForce 8800GTS (G92) 512MB 512-P3-N845-AR
- Sound Card: Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Professional
- Mouse: Logitech G9
- Speakers: Logitech Z-2300
- Webcam: Logitech QuickCam Pro 9000
- Headset: Sennheiser PC166 USB/3.5mm Circumaural Headset
- OS: Windows Vista Ultimate 64-bit
- Is that PSU sufficient? I think it will be, but I'd appreciate some feedback.
- I've set aside some money for software, can anyone recommend a better CD/DVD burner package than Nero? I know they have suffered from feature creep and bloat lately.
- Anything I've missed? This isn't my first build, but it is my first in a long time.
edited ad nauseam thanks to suggestions in the thread