Computer Advice

[Ace6470]

I'm not really a computer person, I'm getting a new computer for Christmas, current one is crap.

 

 

 

I was wondering what the suitable desktop that I could get (and the parts). I'm using it mainly for pictures & video editing/rendering, and for adobe's programs.

 

 

 

My budget is probably around $500-$600. (Not with monitors, keyboard...etc.)

 

 

 

Thanks in advance.

[sloter]

Prebuilt or homemade?

[Ace6470]

Homemade

 

Sorry, forgot to mention that.

[OldJoe]

Antec 300 - 50$

 

WD 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s - 65$

 

Foxconn 790GX ATX AM2+ - 95$ after rebate

 

Cpu, depends on what you want:

 

AMD Phenom 9600 Agena 2.3GHz - 120$

 

AMD Phenom 9850 BE 2.5GHz - 160$

 

(x2)Kingston HyperX 2GB DDR2 PC2 8500 - 24$

 

SAMSUNG CD/DVD Burner LightScribe - 23$

 

One of the psu's depending on your future upgrades.

 

CORSAIR 400W 80+ - 40$ after rebate

 

CORSAIR 650w 80+ - 70$ after rebate

 

If you want to play games and so forth...

 

GIGABYTE Radeon HD 4670 512MB GDDR3 - 56$ after rebate

 

 

 

Intel:

 

Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 2.4GHz - 190$

 

ASUS P5Q SE PLUS P45 - 82$ after rebate

 

 

 

AMD: 497$ (add 70$ if you want 9850 and 650w instead) - including rebate.

 

Intel: 554$ (add 30$ if you want the 650w psu) - including rebate.

 

 

 

If you like AMD, you could wait for Deneb to come out in about a month.