Suggest a $450 Build

[Ryze]

Approximate Purchase Date: Can't give exact but soon.

Budget Range: Closer to $400 the better but I have no problem going above 400. 500 is the absolute life or death max, not a penny over.

System Usage from Most to Least Important: 1. Video Editing 3-5 minute AMVs in Sony Vegas.... 2. Writing novels.... 3. Gaming and internet browsing about the same, depends on if my friends are playing any games or not.

Are you buying a monitor: No


Do you need to buy OS: No

Preferred Website(s) for Parts: PC Part Picker

Location: Knoxville, Tennessee, USA

Parts Preferences: I like AMD.

Overclocking: Maybe but closer to no.

SLI or Crossfire: No

Your Monitor Resolution: No way to find out, it's an old Acer from 2008 or 2009. It's a flat screen type on a stand like most of today's monitors, probably about 20 in. It looks like a wide screen but it's not as wide as other widescreens. Definitely not 1900 1080

Additional Comments:

I've gotten some posts about my $400 build not being very good. I'm looking for a $450 build. Here's my build if interested. http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1FuRl

Please do not ask the resolution of my monitor. All I can say is it's lower than 1900 x 1080 and it's probably about 20 in. I have no way possible of knowing the reso until after I have a computer to plug it up to.

All I know is that I got it in 2009, maybe 2008.

I posted this from a laptop

A8-4500M Quad-core (1.9 GHz)
4GB Ram

 

[Deemo13]

For around the same price, I would recommend using a Athlon 750K:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819113328

And then going for a discrete graphics card, like a 6670 or a 7750 Radeon.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD Athlon II X4 750K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($79.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock FM2A55M-DGS Micro ATX FM2 Motherboard ($49.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2400 Memory ($63.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ Outlet PC)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon HD 7750 1GB Video Card ($94.24 @ Amazon)
Case: Raidmax ATX-321WB (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($36.00 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Antec Basiq 350W ATX12V Power Supply ($28.99 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($16.98 @ Outlet PC)
Total: $430.16
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-09-20 15:21 EDT-0400)

 

[josecc]

I added a video card to your build and put a better cpu with more potential.
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1FPzD

 

[josecc]

I forgot the PSU
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1FPK3

 

[josecc]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1FQ19 or this

 

[Deemo13]

Both of the ones above have a better case and GPU than I was able to muster up. Go for the second or first one.