I have 1100 $, plz help me build a computer :)

well, s3a, it would be better to pay less for good devices, but I don't know how. I need Intel core 2 duo anyhow. Do you have a better idea?

 

Ok now, I have decided over the following parts:


Hard drive: Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 320GB SATA2 16MB 7200RPM

DVD: NEC DVD-Writer ND-3550 IDE black OEM DVD+R/+RW/DVD-R/-RW (Dual layer)

Monitor: LG 19" LCD L1919S-SF TCO-99 Silver 1280x1024, 8ms, 1600:1, VGA

RAM: Corsair TWIN2X 6400 DDR2, 1024MB CL5 Kit w/two matched CM2X512A-6400 Dimm's

MotherboardGigabyte GA-965P-DS4, P965, Socket-775, Firewire, ATX, GbLAN, DDR2, 2xPCI-Ex16

CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E6400 2.13GHz Socket LGA775, 2MB, BOXED m/fan

Power Suply: Hiper power suplyATX 480W black, 14dB, Type-R, 120mm Fan, 2xSATA, 20/24pin

Video Card: Asus GeForce 7600GS 256MB DDRII Silent, PCI-Express, Tv-Out/DVI-I/HDTV, Retail



The cost is now 1420 $. It is 320 dollars more than my budget. The video card is the best "cheap" card I could find here in Sweden. I hope that I get feedback about these parts, are good or not? Suitable enough for good overclocking? Thx alot...

 

For that money the GPU is quite naff. The PSU is excellent, I had one, but if you're only going for an E6400, a rival AMD X2 will compete, for less money and with DDR1 RAM (cheaper). An X2 4600+, Asus A8N-SLi board and DDR1 RAM WILL PERFORM THE SAME. Only the E6600 and above are the Core 2 Duos that actually best AMD at anything.

 

What do you mean by "GPU is naff"? (Sorry, English is not my native language)

Maybe I am wrong, but the first time I hear this...But I have heard that E6400 can be overclocked very easily and to a high speed... So my question is: Which one can be overclocked most, just using stock cooling:
E6400
X2 4600+
x2 4200+
x2 3800+

and remember, just stock cooling...

 

In terms of overclocking potential from best to worst I'd say

X2 3800+
X2 4200+
E6400
X2 4600+
Although the middle two may switched round. The thing is, in order to overclock any Core 2 Duo, you need an expensive board, whereas with AMD processors, cheap boards can still manage amazing overclocks. All the AMDs there are capable of besting the Core 2 Duo if overclocked, but then the 6400 can be OC'ed too a bit. In terms of raw performance before overclocking I'd say

4600+
E6400
4200+
3800+

The only Core 2 Duos that have attained monumental overclocks are the 6600 and above, and in any case, stock cooling would limit their stability too.

By naff I mean not all that good, could be better. 7600GS cards are relatively low end, and in a system that costs that much, I feel it may be slowing the system down somewhat.

 

hodab, I meant like ur paying too much for hardware that shouldn't cost that much, I don't know much about the intel core duo but from what I've heard, it makes less heat, takes less power, and is faster (and it is a dual-core CPU) but let me give you some tips on saving money. Buy a 80 GB HDD and make up for it by buying a pack of 100 DVD-/+R's. Maybe instead of a monitor, you should connect ur comp to a tv. And watch out for prices! Your parts seem very expensive! Tell me individually the price of each part and I will tell you where you went wrong.

P.S.
How does a gfx card slow down system performance? Doesnt it just give you uglier graphics in games, etc? This is important for me to know...for video editing. I just need to know why is a video card important for video editing?

 

well, here in Sweden it is very expensive, much more expensive than newegg.com...

 

elo mate sorry just to step in like this but i think u might be paying a little to much i just upgraded my pc and the 3 main parts as u no is motheboard ram and cpu i just got this

mobo

http://www.dabs.com/ProductView.asp...4957129,4294959071,4294959072,50509&InMerch=1

ram x2 (the ram is not the best in the world but it will to for the price)

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/512MB-ADATA-D...1QQihZ011QQcategoryZ44938QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

cpu (this is a OEM so no heat sink and fan or box)P.S this is dual core

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Intel-Pentium...9QQihZ010QQcategoryZ80143QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

heatsink and fan

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Xilence-CPU-C...QQihZ007QQcategoryZ101193QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

this is (well to me a good pc)and that little set up cost $391.86

 

s3a: no a slow GPU doesn't slow down normal performance, but there'd be a reason for having a graphics card, and in such programs (usually games) performance would be pretty slow. It is important to have a graphics card for video editing, but you don't necessarily need a fast one. ATi cards are better at video editing, as previously discussed. I wouldn't recommend cutting on storage space, the price difference is minimal, neither would I recommend using a TV rather than a monitor unless an HDTV just happens to be lying around.
hodab: I know the sting of that too, VAT where I live doesn't help
mrcapdown: another UK aD user, wow. a 2.8Ghz Dual core is alright, but not what I would have chosen. It's also not where I would have chosen to buy it, but for £68 you did pretty well, if it all works!

 

sammorris it all works fine just waiting on the ram cant wait to get it up and running oh i no i should put this in a pm but sammorris what your WD Raptor 37GB like do u notice the diffents with a nomal sata drive just i have bin thinking of buying one thanx

 

It's pretty good. I can't compare this system to one exactly the same without it, so I don't know exactly how much faster it is, but with my X2 4200, I can boot windows in about 30-40 seconds, was a lot less before SP2 and drivers...

 

hodab! jag köpte/beställde ett sapphire x800 gto2 på westium idag. nästan enda som hade det.. kolla här:
http://www.westium.se/PartDetail.aspx?q=pl:1;p:900422;b:720;c:36132

 

Does anyone here know the language he's speaking? I'd love to help him but I'm a bit rubbish with languages!

 

Sounds Swedish or some kind of German. I'm pretty sure hodab can understand him

 

Some kind of German? looks unlikely, looks more like scandinavian, afterdawn's own turf maybe.