New Build: Please check my components.

[WizDawg]

I am going to start purchasing some components for my new build. This PC will mainly see video editing and 2D/3D CAD (Autocad/ProE) tasks. With the help of members on this board, I got a list started. I would just like for someone to go though it and make sure that all the parts I am buying are compatable and correct. I have not decided on everything, but this is what I have so far. If all looks good so far, I hope to start buying tomorrow or Friday.

Mother Board: ASUS P5LD2 Deluxe
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131539

Processor: Intel Pentium D 3.0GHz
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819116238

Memory: CORSAIR ValueSelect 2GB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820145098

Video Card: ATI FireGL V3400
http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/Produc...uctCode=321360

Power Supply: Antec TRUEPOWERII TPII-550 550Watts
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817103931


Thank you,
Brian

[MakeYourslf2012]

It looks good so far.

If you wanted to save some money, you could probably get the Antec Sonata II Case - it comes bundled with a 450W ATX 2.0 PSU that will power your system just fine.

Don't forget opticals, harddrive, OS and floppy if you'd like.

[WizDawg]

MakeYourself-
Im pretty clueless when it comes to power supplies. All I know if I have personally seen my fair share of Emachine power supplies fail, fairly quickly. Wose case, an actually capacitor blew off the circuit board. All I know is I want a quality unit. I took glc's adive on that PSU. I will consider your suggestion if I start to spend too much money. Thanks.

As far as hard drives and optical drives, I am still deciding.

Optical Drives:
I know I want 1 DVD-RW and 1 DVD-Rom. I am just trying to find out what is the fasting "RIPPING" DVD-Rom out there. I make alot of backups of DVD videos and I am sick of ripping at 1.8-2.0X. Some of the longer moives can take up to 50 minutes!!

Hard Drives:
I can't decide what I want. I wanted a smaller (Approx. 80 Gig) drive for my OS/Apps, but I find no such thing in a 7200RPM / 16MB cache version. I then wanted a larger drive for storage. Since I will be doing alot of digital and anolog capture, as well as moving of large files, I wanted the fastest "afforable" drives out there. That is why I was looking at 7200RPM / 16MB cache drives.

What do you think?

-Brian

[ammo]

you can get a dvd-rom that also burns dvds. I would suggest a video card with more memory also for what you want to do. If you want affordable you'll have to get 7200RPM 8MB cache. You could get this for $80: Western Digital Caviar RE WD1600YD 160GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM

[MakeYourslf2012]

glc suggested a great power supply, and I know also that he always suggests the Sonata II because it is bundled with a quality unit. In this case, you will be fine with either one you choose, the only reason I suggested it was money - the case and unit together are $100. The unit you have picked out is $90, and then you also have to look around for a nice case which will also cost about $40. Well, the math is simple, but I think you should go with what ever you feel comfortable with - which includes a case that is appealing to you.

Lite-On drives are prefered around here - I've used them in builds and they seem to be the best when it comes to price and reliability.

Heres a great burner:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827106013

and heres a DVD-ROM in the fasest speed they come in (16x I beleive, 48x for CD-ROM, but I couldnt find a black drive that came with 52x CD-ROM; you can switch to beige if you'd like):
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827106028

The lowest capacity hardrive that has 16MB cache is this, I couldnt find any lower:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822144701

Of couse, there are the 10,000 RPM Raptors that you could use for your OS and applications, but I suppose that it may be a little out of budget

[ammo]

I suggest this video card:SAPPHIRE 100154L Radeon X1800XT 256MB 256-bit GDDR3 VIVO PCI Express x16 Video Card ($250 with a $30 rebate)

[WizDawg]

Originally Posted by ammo you can get a dvd-rom that also burns dvds. I would suggest a video card with more memory also for what you want to do. If you want affordable you'll have to get 7200RPM 8MB cache. You could get this for $80: Western Digital Caviar RE WD1600YD 160GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM

I understand that I can get a DVD-rom that will also burn. But from what I found, regular DVD-roms, with hacked fireware, tend to rip the fastest. That is all I am looking to get out of the DVD-rom. EXTREAMLY FAST ripping of DVD video.

[MakeYourslf2012]

Originally Posted by ammo I suggest this video card:SAPPHIRE 100154L Radeon X1800XT 256MB 256-bit GDDR3 VIVO PCI Express x16 Video Card ($250 with a $30 rebate)

Its a great card, but he picked his specifically for his 2D/3D CAD that he does - which will perform much more efficently than a gaming card.


I'm pretty sure that a DVD Burner will rip just as fast as a DVD-ROM. After all, a burner is the samething as a ROM, just with burning capabilities.

[ammo]

I thought with video you would need more video memory and I agree with MakeYourslf's recommendations. A couple of the black dvd-roms I saw on Newegg were 52X but I don't like the brands they were.

[WizDawg]

Originally Posted by ammo I thought with video you would need more video memory and I agree with MakeYourslf's recommendations. A couple of the black dvd-roms I saw on Newegg were 52X but I don't like the brands they were.

They may have fast advertised read speeds, but I don't think that guarantees fast DVD video ripping speeds. That is what I am after.

Thanks

[WizDawg]

The more I thought about it, I agree the Sonata II really is a good deal and will save me some money. I just want to make sure that the 450W PSU that is included in the Sonata II will be enough for my system. Besides the components listed in my 1st post, I will also need to power 2 optical drives, 2 hard drives (possibly a 3rd in the future), and maybe a floppy.

Will that PSU have enough connectors? And is its 450W rating enough?

Thanks again,
Brian

[ammo]

you can always buy a couple Y cables to turn one connector into two and 450W probably won't be enough since the video card you want to get is recommended, I believe, to have a 450W psu to power it.

[glc]

That PSU will power a FireGL just fine.