Hi all, I'm trying to save money on a core i5 build and I don't have that much experience on all these new components.
I'll be using my pc for the following:
Media streaming
Photoshop CS4
Illustrator CS4
Blue-ray movies
Music and general home entertainment
I don't anticipate any gaming except maybe an mmorpg at some point if I fancy(low probability)
Here are the components on my list which I'll start buying next month:
1/. Memory - G.SKILL 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Triple Channel Kit Desktop Memory.
2/. Case - RAIDMAX SMILODON ATX-612WBP Black 1.0mm SECC Steel ATX Mid Tower Foldout MB Computer Case With 500W Power Supply
3/. Motherboard - ASRock P55 Extreme LGA 1156 Intel P55 ATX Intel Motherboard
4/. GPU - SAPPHIRE 100258-1GHDMI Radeon HD 4850 1GB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card or HIS H575FN1GD Radeon HD 5750 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card
5/. CPU - Intel Core i5-750 Lynnfield 2.66GHz LGA 1156 95W Quad-Core Processor
6/. HD - 2x Western Digital Caviar Blue WD6400AAKS 640GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
7/. Windows 7 64bit.
I chose the lynnfield as opposed to the clarkdale since I'm buying a graphics card anyway.
Does the HDMI port on my GPU support audio?
Are any of the components overkill?
I really don't like burning money so all the help would be appreciated!
Cheers guys!
I'll be using my pc for the following:
Media streaming
Photoshop CS4
Illustrator CS4
Blue-ray movies
Music and general home entertainment
I don't anticipate any gaming except maybe an mmorpg at some point if I fancy(low probability)
Here are the components on my list which I'll start buying next month:
1/. Memory - G.SKILL 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Triple Channel Kit Desktop Memory.
2/. Case - RAIDMAX SMILODON ATX-612WBP Black 1.0mm SECC Steel ATX Mid Tower Foldout MB Computer Case With 500W Power Supply
3/. Motherboard - ASRock P55 Extreme LGA 1156 Intel P55 ATX Intel Motherboard
4/. GPU - SAPPHIRE 100258-1GHDMI Radeon HD 4850 1GB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card or HIS H575FN1GD Radeon HD 5750 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card
5/. CPU - Intel Core i5-750 Lynnfield 2.66GHz LGA 1156 95W Quad-Core Processor
6/. HD - 2x Western Digital Caviar Blue WD6400AAKS 640GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
7/. Windows 7 64bit.
I chose the lynnfield as opposed to the clarkdale since I'm buying a graphics card anyway.
Does the HDMI port on my GPU support audio?
Are any of the components overkill?
I really don't like burning money so all the help would be appreciated!
Cheers guys!