I'm very excited for this project and have been planning for the last few days. I am a beginner, so please forgive me if I make some newbie mistakes. I'm teaching myself little by little. :]
What I'll mainly be using the machine for is some video editing & capturing (nothing too heavy though), basic Photoshop-ing, and the average web surfing. My current machine is getting very outdated and I'd like to give building my own a shot.
I thought it would be smart to ask a more experienced person to look over my plans make sure everything will be compatible, if my parts will run everything smoothly, what I should upgrade, are the brand names good, am I missing anything, etc. Basically, any help you can give is appreciated, even if they're small tips. :]
So, to the plans!
Motherboard
ASUS P7P55D-E Pro LGA 1156 Intel P55 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
CPU
Intel Core i7-860 Lynnfield 2.8GHz 8MB L3 Cache LGA 1156 95W Quad-Core Processor
Hard Drive
Western Digital Caviar Green WD10EARS 1TB 5400 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
Optical Drive
LITE-ON Black 18X DVD-ROM 48X CD-ROM IDE DVD-ROM Drive Model iHDP118-08
RAM
G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL8T-6GBRM
Video Card
SAPPHIRE 100283-3L Radeon HD 5770 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card
Operating System
Windows 7 Ultimate 64 Bit OEM
Case
Antec Three Hundred Gaming Case External 3 X 5.25; Internal 6 X 3.5 2*Usb2.0
Power Supply
CORSAIR CMPSU-750TX 750W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Compatible with Core i7 Power Supply
What I'll mainly be using the machine for is some video editing & capturing (nothing too heavy though), basic Photoshop-ing, and the average web surfing. My current machine is getting very outdated and I'd like to give building my own a shot.
I thought it would be smart to ask a more experienced person to look over my plans make sure everything will be compatible, if my parts will run everything smoothly, what I should upgrade, are the brand names good, am I missing anything, etc. Basically, any help you can give is appreciated, even if they're small tips. :]
So, to the plans!
Motherboard
ASUS P7P55D-E Pro LGA 1156 Intel P55 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
CPU
Intel Core i7-860 Lynnfield 2.8GHz 8MB L3 Cache LGA 1156 95W Quad-Core Processor
Hard Drive
Western Digital Caviar Green WD10EARS 1TB 5400 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
Optical Drive
LITE-ON Black 18X DVD-ROM 48X CD-ROM IDE DVD-ROM Drive Model iHDP118-08
RAM
G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL8T-6GBRM
Video Card
SAPPHIRE 100283-3L Radeon HD 5770 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card
Operating System
Windows 7 Ultimate 64 Bit OEM
Case
Antec Three Hundred Gaming Case External 3 X 5.25; Internal 6 X 3.5 2*Usb2.0
Power Supply
CORSAIR CMPSU-750TX 750W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Compatible with Core i7 Power Supply