Alright, so I plan on building a computer this summer (first time ever) and I'm hoping to get started as soon as possible. I guess my budget goes all the way up to $2,000. This system needs to last at these next four years of college.
Primary Purposes: Video Editing, Gaming, Entertainment, Basic Stuff
Here is the link to what I've selected already. I'm pretty committed to what I've picked, unless one of you believes I should change it. I'm open to any advice.
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/105sl
First item of business is RAM. I've heard great things about Corsair, so that's my primary choice. Currently, I plan to buy two (2) 8GB sticks and then purchase another two down the road. I really need help selecting some RAM here because I don't really know what the best overall choice is. I'm more concerned with performance than price, but I want something reasonable. I know that a lower CAS performs better, and a higher speed does too.
Someone please just help me here.
Next thing to attend to is the CPU cooler. I know nothing about these and just want something quality, once again for a reasonable price. I don't know if I'll be overclocking; I feel as if I should, but don't know much about it.
The last and most important matter is the video card.
Definitely going with NVIDIA here. I will be doing some heavy video editing and plan on running three monitors. I'd be fine with editing my videos on only two monitors, but for other general activities, I like to have three. Now, should I go with two decent video cards or one really good one? Any suggestions? Please and thanks.
Primary Purposes: Video Editing, Gaming, Entertainment, Basic Stuff
Here is the link to what I've selected already. I'm pretty committed to what I've picked, unless one of you believes I should change it. I'm open to any advice.
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/105sl
First item of business is RAM. I've heard great things about Corsair, so that's my primary choice. Currently, I plan to buy two (2) 8GB sticks and then purchase another two down the road. I really need help selecting some RAM here because I don't really know what the best overall choice is. I'm more concerned with performance than price, but I want something reasonable. I know that a lower CAS performs better, and a higher speed does too.
Someone please just help me here.
Next thing to attend to is the CPU cooler. I know nothing about these and just want something quality, once again for a reasonable price. I don't know if I'll be overclocking; I feel as if I should, but don't know much about it.
The last and most important matter is the video card.
Definitely going with NVIDIA here. I will be doing some heavy video editing and plan on running three monitors. I'd be fine with editing my videos on only two monitors, but for other general activities, I like to have three. Now, should I go with two decent video cards or one really good one? Any suggestions? Please and thanks.