Need help with new build.

[Mandingo]

I need to build a new computer and purchase a mouse, keyboard and monitor for $800.00 or less. It does not matter if it is Intel or AMD. I will be using this PC for internet browsing, pictures, videos, picture and video editing and for keeping all my business records. Can someone please help me out with a good build for that price range?

Or... Any suggestions on desktop PC's from bestbuy?

 

[acerinpa]

You are going to get much better components if you build it yourself for $800. Usually the pre-builts have inferior PSU's and other components that are not upgradable or make if difficult to upgrade which essentially shortens the usable life of the PC. So you end up actually spending more down the road. Not up on the best components for video editing - so wont try to build a system for you. But someone else will chime in pretty quickly to get you started. What size monitor is necessary? Do you need a new copy of Win7 OS or not? Since your not gaming the keyboard and mouse will be cheap. If you Answer my Questions it will make it easier for the next person to help you out.

 

[Talyor]

Newegg.com - Rosewill CHALLENGER-U3 Black Gaming ATX Mid Tower Computer Case ,comes with Three Fans-1x Front Blue LED 120mm Fan, 1x Top 140mm Fan, 1x Rear 120mm Fan, front mounted dual USB 3.0

Newegg.com - Acer G245HQABD 23.6" LCD Monitor Black 5ms Full HD Widescreen 300 cd/m2 ACM 80,000:1 (1,000:1)

Newegg.com - GIGABYTE Ultra Durable VGA Series GV-R685OC-1GD Radeon HD 6850 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card with Eyefinity

Newegg.com - Antec NEO ECO 620C 620W Continuous Power ATX12V v2.3 / EPS12V 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Power Supply
You probally could use the psu from your old build.
Newegg.com - Logitech Wireless Combo MK260 920-002950 Black 8 Function Keys USB RF Wireless Standard Keyboard and Mouse

Newegg.com - CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9B

Newegg.com - MSI P67A-G43 (B3) LGA 1155 Intel P67 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

Newegg.com - Intel Core i3-2100 Sandy Bridge 3.1GHz LGA 1155 65W Dual-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 2000 BX80623I32100

Newegg.com - Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit - Operating Systems

Heres a intel build

Theres about 75 dollars in rebates and promos so that should be enough for an hdd

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822145299

you might wanna resuse ur 250 gb since the floods in thailand make the hdds price skyrocket.

 

[Roark]

Missing an HDD and ODD Talyor.

AMD suggestion:

CPU + RAM: $187 Phenom II X6 1055T + 8GB Corsair Vengeance LP
MB + OS: $190 Asus M5A97 + Win7 Home Premium 64-Bit OEM
PSU + HDD: $150 Corsair CX500 + 750GB Hitachi Deskstar
GPU: $80 XFX HD 6670
ODD: $20 Sony Optiarc 24x DVD/CD Burner
Case: $50 Rosewill Challenger
Monitor: $123 20" Asus Widescreen LCD

Hit the budget there at $800 even.
Missing KB/Mouse, but $25 in rebates you can use toward it.

 

[Talyor]

He can use the odd from his old build and if he wanted to save some money he could his old hard drive too if he still has the parts

 

[Mandingo]

I have no old parts to use for this new build. I do need an O/S. As far as editing, what I do is not anything special. I use photoshop for editing is all I meant. Sorry for not explaining all of this prior to you postings.

 

[Mandingo]

PSU + HDD: $150 Corsair CX500 + 750GB Hitachi Deskstar

The reviews on that hard drive is the only thing that scares me.

 

[Mandingo]

I took a little bit of from both of your posts and put it together. Can you give me your advise on these components and let me know if something is not compatible? Or if I should change something? Will it be upgradeable in the future?

Newegg.com Shopping Cart


This is what I was viewing prior to building this machine

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/HP+-+Pa...rive/3294237.p?id=1218391161087&skuId=3294237

 

[Roark]

Can't link your shopping cart (it shows me my cart), have to put it all in a public wish list.

That HP may work for you fine, although I would invest in an SSD to put in it since the HDD is 5400RPM.

 

[Mandingo]

Oops, my bad, here it is...

Case - Newegg.com - Rosewill CHALLENGER-U3 Black Gaming ATX Mid Tower Computer Case ,comes with Three Fans-1x Front Blue LED 120mm Fan, 1x Top 140mm Fan, 1x Rear 120mm Fan, front mounted dual USB 3.0
H.D. - Newegg.com - Western Digital Caviar Blue WD5000AAKX 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
Video - Newegg.com - XFX HD-667X-ZNFQ Radeon HD 6670 1GB 128-bit DDR3 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready Video Card
PSU - Newegg.com - Antec NEO ECO 620C 620W Continuous Power ATX12V v2.3 / EPS12V 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Power Supply
RAM - Newegg.com - CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9B
Mobo - Newegg.com - MSI P67A-G43 (B3) LGA 1155 Intel P67 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
CPU - Newegg.com - Intel Core i3-2100 Sandy Bridge 3.1GHz LGA 1155 65W Dual-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 2000 BX80623I32100
OS - Newegg.com - Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit - Operating Systems
Monitor - Newegg.com - ASUS VS208N-P Black 20" 5ms LED Backlight Widescreen LCD Monitor 250 cd/m2 ASCR 50000000:1
Keyboard/Mouse - Newegg.com - Logitech Wireless Combo MK260 920-002950 Black 8 Function Keys USB RF Wireless Standard Keyboard and Mouse