• Build request: ~$600 creation PC
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Might sound sort of unrealistic, but I'm not looking for the top of the top of the top, really — just something that's comfortable enough to work with. Possibility to stretch the budget (or to still leave a margin!) — it's a very broad guideline. • [b]Budget:[/b] around €600. I don't mind not using that amount to its fullest extent (and it would be preferable, actually). • [b]Applications & games that I'll be using:[/b] Vegas, After Effects, 3ds Max, Photoshop... that kind of thing. When it comes to the latest games, I don't mind lowering the settings/resolution too much. I usually play more TF2 anyway. :v: • [b]Native resolution:[/b] 1920x1080 • [b]Things that I can re-use:[/b] keyboard, mouse, speakers, my Windows 7 key. • [b]Extras:[/b] well, I actually already have a monitor, but I wouldn't mind changing it, so if you got advice on that, I'll take it! • [b]Where I live:[/b] northwestern France. A few things to take into account: • I'd need a relatively large HDD (750GB to 1TB) • The ONE thing that's really a huge pain on my current PC is the RAM: only 3GB. If I had 6 or 8 instead, it would be really awesome. • I'd need a GPU that has enough VRAM, as I often work with /very/ large textures. My current graphics card, a GeForce 9600GT, only has 512MB, and Windows 7 starts pushing things into the RAM / SWAP file very fast (and oh boy, it does gets slow and unresponsive). • Speaking of the graphics card, as I said above, I don't think the latest & greatest would really be necessary. My 9600GT has been able to run all of the latest games (e.g. Crysis 2) on maximum settings (while lowering the resolution a bit) very nicely, so... well, I don't know what the mid-range GPU of today would be, but that's probably what I'd be getting.
I made you this rig : Case : [url=http://www.ldlc.com/fiche/PB00095462.html]Xigmatek Asgard[/url] 35€ PSU : [url=http://www.ldlc.com/fiche/PB00118207.html]Corsair TX650M[/url] 92€ Motherboard : [url=http://www.ldlc.com/fiche/PB00112221.html]ASRock H61M-VS[/url] 50€ Processor : [url=http://www.ldlc.com/fiche/PB00111361.html]Intel Core i3 2100 (3.1 GHz) - Dual Core Socket 1155 Cache L3 3 Mo Intel HD Graphics 2000 0.032 micron[/url] 50€ Memory : [url=http://www.ldlc.com/fiche/PB00109554.html]G.Skill NT Series 8 Go (kit 2x 4 Go) DDR3-SDRAM PC3-10600 - F3-10600CL9D-8GBNT[/url] 100€ Hard drive : [url=http://www.ldlc.com/fiche/PB00091985.html]Samsung SpinPoint F3 - HD103SJ - 1 To 7200 RPM 32 Mo Serial ATA II[/url] 48€ X 2 Graphic card : [url=http://www.ldlc.com/fiche/PB00116184.html]Sapphire Radeon HD 6870 1GB - 1 Go[/url] 160€ Disc burner : [url=http://www.ldlc.com/fiche/PB00113135.html]Lite-On iHAS122[/url] 20€ Total 506€ with no taxes, 20€ shipping cost. Total with taxes 628€ [url=http://www.ldlc.com/b-d4098cec970326c4.html]Entire basket[/url] Of course it's a bit more than your budget, but it's an quite high-end rig and will work with newer tech if you want to upgrade later on.
(another proposal from a friend) [img]http://i.imgur.com/PUW5d.jpg[/img] (shipping 60€ which is quite high)
[QUOTE=Max of S2D;31808231](another proposal from a friend) [img]http://i.imgur.com/PUW5d.jpg[/img] (shipping 60€ which is quite high)[/QUOTE] X6 processor TeamGroup RAM PowerColor GPU nope.avi
[QUOTE=SataniX;31811258]X6 processor TeamGroup RAM PowerColor GPU nope.avi[/QUOTE] He's going to make movies , and animate, he needs good processor like the 1090T or The 2500 from Intel.By the way I prefer Mushkin RAM, i don't think Max needs a 6950, he said - "My 9600GT has been able to run all of the latest games (e.g. Crysis 2) on maximum settings (while lowering the resolution a bit) very nicely, so... well, I don't know what the mid-range GPU of today would be, but that's probably what I'd be getting." He could use a 6770 or 560Ti.
[QUOTE=SataniX;31811258]X6 processor TeamGroup RAM PowerColor GPU nope.avi[/QUOTE] as I've been told, that CPU would be better than an i3 considering my price range
6950 is good for the GPU, but get an MSI or Sapphire version. You could get a X6, but even for animation it's not really worth it. Get a X4 IMO. Just change the RAM to Ripjaws or Corsair.
[QUOTE=SataniX;31840366]6950 is good for the GPU, but get an MSI or Sapphire version. You could get a X6, but even for animation it's not really worth it. Get a X4 IMO. Just change the RAM to Ripjaws or Corsair.[/QUOTE] I agree with the gpu and the ram, but not the processor, I have the 1090T , you can do many things with 6 cores without the PC freezing. If Max is going to buy a quad-core processor, I would recommend the 2500 from Intel or the 2600.
It's still not worth the price unless you're doing HEAVY video editing/transcoding.
[QUOTE=SataniX;31847933]It's still not worth the price unless you're doing HEAVY video editing/transcoding.[/QUOTE] You guess he isn't? Look at his YT channel. MaxofS2D, like FP username.
That's not particularly heavy.
By heavy, he means doing it as a job or enough that it could be considered a job. Editing a few times a week for youtube does not qualify you a heavy editor.
Earthbound! Anyway, i was wondering, why so much power for video editing?
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