Which processor and motherboard for new build?

[freckles88]

Hello All,

I am going to build a new PC and need some advise. I am an AMD fan and need suggestions on which AMD processor and motherboard I should go for. Budget is not a problem. I'll be using it for photo-editing, internet, occasional video-editing and downloading video content. I don't need gamer's specs as I am not a heavy gamer. I'm a power user who tends to run multiple apps at once and like to have it all running smooth and fast. I hate it when an app takes forever to load when an anti-virus scan is going on or am doing some photo-editing. Loading and execution should be zippy. I am happy to have onboard graphics but if a good graphics card makes my multi-tasking experience better, I wouldn't mind having it.

Looking forward to hearing from all you experts.

Thanks in advance

 

[freckles88]

Phew, thanks, the video card is sorted. For the CPU, am going for the Phenom 965 as it's only a few dollars more than 955 on www.techbuy.com.au but doesnt mention black edition anywhere. What's with the Black Edition? Is it for over-clocking? I don't think am gonna do that anyway. Or maybe I will, I dunno lol

 

[mfarrukh]

Black Edition is essentially an overclocked one.
Look for it and if you find it within $20-$25, buy it

 

[freckles88]

Techbuy doesnt seem to have it. Maybe I'll go looking for it at a computer fair. Is it really worth the trouble going looking for it?

 

[mfarrukh]

Not really,
If you can find it easilly, buy it.
Otherwise don't.
Because that CPU has already a Great clock speed

 

[freckles88]

So far, we have agreed for the following:


AMD Phenom II X4 965 Quad Core (3.4GHz) - AM3, 2MB L2 & 6MB L3 Cache, 45nm SOI, 125W $256.25


Sapphire Radeon HD 4830 - 512MB GDDR3, 256-bit, VGA, DVI, HDMI, Fansink - PCI-Ex16 v2.0
(575MHz, 1.8GHz) $103.20

ASUS M4A79XTD-EVO Motherboard
AM3, AMD 790X, SB750, HT 5200, 4xDDR3-1800, 2xPCI-Ex16 v2.0, 7xSATA-II, 1xeSATA, 1xATA-133, RAID,1xGigLAN, 8Chl-HD, Firewire, ATX $184.80

Total so far AU$544

Am already excited!!! Can't wait to add the RAM, PSU & CASE. We need to decide on these now.

It's 2.38 a.m. Sunday as we speak and I can't go to bed lol

 

[mfarrukh]

It is always exciting when you are going to buy a new Computer

 

[freckles88]

ok farukkh, will just get the normal edition then. i've already added these items to the cart and will save it. i'm thinking of going to a computer fair later in the day and check out prices. i've been told i can save some money here and there. will give me a chance to have a look at cases too...

 

[mfarrukh]

For PSU
It should be atleast 500W

For Case
I cant give you a suggestion, since its a matter of personall choice

 

[freckles88]

I felt the same when I was getting my 1st build about 7 yrs ago. It was being built around an AMD Athlon XP 1.9 Ghz Barton Core processor. I remember it was quite high end at that time. I used the latest expensive Asus board with nVidia's nForce chipset. Windows XP would fly on that.

 

[freckles88]

I'll go for a 550W or higher, depending on the prices. But the brand is important. OCZ is great, I think.

 

[saaiello]

did you decide on a hard drive yet too

 

[saaiello]

antec is THE best in my eyes

 

[mfarrukh]

OCZ, Corsair, Antec, SilverStone, Thermaltek are AWESOME

 

[mfarrukh]

Its a great one

http://www.techbuy.com.au/p/133893/POWERSUPPLIES_500W_-_599W/OCZ/OCZ550FTY-UK.asp

 

[saaiello]

http://www.techbuy.com.au/p/134509/MEMORY_MEMORY_DDR-3_RAM/Corsair/CMX4GX3M2A1600C7.asp

This memory looks good check it out

 

[saaiello]

Its a great one

http://www.techbuy.com.au/p/133893/POWERSUPPLIES_500W_-_599W/OCZ/OCZ550FTY-UK.asp

+1 for this

 

[freckles88]

yes, farrukh, these are fantastic brands for PSU, so I have read.

saiello, i have decided for a 1tb maxtor or western digital... hdd's are pretty much the same i guess. not much confusion here... all i have to go for is higher rpm to price ratio... unless u guys have a suggestion here which i'll gladly take...

 

[saaiello]

or i still like this one the best tho i have these same chips gskill ripjaws are awsome
http://www.techbuy.com.au/p/125858/MEMORY_MEMORY_DDR-3_RAM/G.Skill/F3-10666CL7D-4GBRH.asp

 

[freckles88]

lol, i was looking at that same PSU when you guys posted it heheheh... that's agreed now...

https://www.techbuy.com.au/p/133893/POWERSUPPLIES_500W_-_599W/OCZ/OCZ550FTY-UK.asp

 

[mfarrukh]

This has 64MB cache and will be speedy than 32MB cache one

http://www.techbuy.com.au/p/129599/HDD_INTERNAL_SATA-II_DRIVES/Western_Digital/WD10EARS.asp

 

[mfarrukh]

Yeh
G Skill RipJaws is simply AWESOME

 

[saaiello]

well you want quick resonse time id reccomend getting a 40 gig SSD drive to run your OS and main programs. I have a 32gig in my rig for the same and my pc boots in less then 30 seconds and opening programs is instantanous

 

[saaiello]

o wow nm man they really expensive there stick with the reg hard drive

 

[freckles88]

well you want quick resonse time id reccomend getting a 40 gig SSD drive to run your OS and main programs. I have a 32gig in my rig for the same and my pc boots in less then 30 seconds and opening programs is instantanous

good idea

 

[freckles88]

i looked at the ssd options and price is unjustifiable right now to gain a few milliseconds.... in the future, i'd consider... so am gonna stick to SATA and try to get the fastest rpm for a good price...