Need help on building 1,000 gaming/video editing rig

[hypnohustler]

This is my situation. The tax man came and delivered upon me a Easter surprise of 1,000 US.
What I thought best to do would be to build a new computer.

I'm pretty sure I would need a quad core to play games + do some lite video editing/authoring, but is there a setup for a dual core that would result in better performance? I dont know what processor I should use im so kind of stuck.


I have:

5 new samsung burners
2 Western Digital Caviar Black WD1001FALS 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive
64 XP

It should be clear that I run the burners in series, so I need a full size tower/ or at least 3 bays for drives

Also should I upgrade to 64 vista?

I will likely overclock as well.

Eternal gratitude to anyone who offers any help with a awesome build.

 

[Proximon]

I would say it depends on how much time is spent editing vs. gaming. Also what do you expect gaming? There's no easy answer on the quad vs. dual core question, and it will depend on you more than anything else.



http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/261222-31-build-advice

I'll start the ball rolling with this:
Cooler Master HAF

 

[hypnohustler]

I would say more gaming, but im not set on 1920x1200 Cyrisis.

APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: 1 week BUDGET RANGE: ($1000)

SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Games, HD video watching, Burning, Video Editing

PARTS NOT REQUIRED: HD, CD Drive, OS? should I up grade to Vista 64 from XP 64?

PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: newegg

PARTS PREFERENCES: by brand or type: The best!

OVERCLOCKING: Yes SLI OR CROSSFIRE: if it is worth the cost.

MONITOR RESOLUTION: 1600x1200

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: need 3 drive spaces for burners.

Sorry to be out of format.

 

[Why_Me]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119160 <--- better pics, specs, and customer reviews of that case used in this build

http://www.ewiz.com/detail.php?name=CA-932KKN $120.36
Cooler Master HAF 932 RC-932-KKN1-GP Black Steel ATX Full Tower Gaming Case (Black)

http://www.buy.com/prod/corsair-750w-tx-series-80-plus-certified-power-supply-corsair-tx-cmpsu/q/loc/101/206178325.html $109.99 Price After Rebate(s): $99.99 Shipping: FREE
Corsair TX CMPSU-750TX ATX12V & EPS12V Power Supply

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.181982 Combo Discount: -$20.00 Combo Price: $468.98 $15.00 Mail-In Rebate
Intel Core i7 920 Nehalem 2.66GHz LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Processor Model BX80601920 - Retail
GIGABYTE GA-EX58-UD3R LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835185093 $31.99
Scythe MUGEN-2 SCMG-2000 120mm Sleeve CPU Cooler - Retail

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835154003 $4.99
Tuniq TX-2 Cooling Thermal Compound - Retail

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150361 $169.99 Free Shipping*
XFX GX260XADJF GeForce GTX 260 Core Edition Core 216 896MB 448-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231247 89.99 Free Shipping*
G.SKILL 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Triple Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail

Total: $996.29 | $971.29 w/rebates *not including shipping

http://www.tomshardware.com/news/gigabyte-nvidia-sli-motherboard,7463.html <--- Gigabyte: Enable SLI On X58 Boards

 

[hypnohustler]

So quick thank you!

 

[Why_Me]

So quick thank you!

It's fixed now...I just saw your post of what's not needed...drops the price down a bit on this build.

 

[hypnohustler]

I was not sure about Intel Core i7.... sounds exciting!

 

[Proximon]

Yep that build solves everything. A quad fast enough to compete with a fast dual core.

Did you need a monitor?

 

[hypnohustler]

No monitor. It solved my problem and a lot of time.

Should I upgrade to vista 64 from xp 64?

 

[Why_Me]

No monitor. It solved my problem and a lot of time.

Should I upgrade to vista 64 from xp 64?

Oops I just saw that part about the monitor...it breaks your budget. Maybe if you drop the vid card down to a gts 250...for around $130...it's still over budget though.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236050 $169.99 ($149.99 after $20.00 Mail-In Rebate) Free Shipping*
ASUS VW224U Black 22" 2ms(GTG) Widescreen LCD Monitor w/ HDCP Support 300 cd/m2 1000:1 (ASCR 5000:1) Built in Speakers - Retail

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116488 $99.99 Free Shipping*
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 64-bit for System Builders - OEM

OK on the Vista 64 thing....there's threads on this, but I will say what I would do. If I had the extra cash or if I could get my hands on a freebie vista 64 I would do it in a heart beat. DX10, fast with gaming, etc... I love it to be honest. People are going to post on here to wait for Windows 7. What they don't tell you is that Windows 7 isn't going to be out until late 2010 from what MS is saying now.

The people on here against Vista are usually the ones stuck in time and refuse to join the rest of the world here in 2009.

OK...let the flaming begin......

 

[hypnohustler]

I meant that I dont need a new monitor. srry

Thats what I thought about Vista....... 7 will be very late lol