HELP THIS NOOB and his first build

[harveydenT]

hello I need some help. I am in the process of building a computer, but i am not sure of which parts to get exactly. I am going to be doing some video editing, and i will be storing a lot of music and movies on it, along with burning dvds and cds. So far, i have an ATX mid tower. i was gonna wait to buy it until i knew all the parts i was gong to get, but the website was switching owners so i was able to get the $60 case with a 400w psu for about $17. so i jumped on it. other than that, i think im going to get an AMD phenom II 3.1GHz callisto cpu. if anyone could give me some tips about which mobo, memory, and HD to get, i would greatly appreciate it. and also which cd/dvd drives to get, cause the whole cd/dvd-r+w-rw+rw+-rw+-r x24 burner litescribe whatever confuses the hell out of me. THANK YOU for any help.

P.S The psu that came with the case is an LIC 400BTX....is it ok for my kind of setup? i wont be doing any gaming or extreme overclocking, so i wont need too much power....right?

[pam123]

I would suggest this motherboard : http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131398

You say "video editing" so I would think 8GBs of memory ( If your video editing is light then 4 GBs will work for you.).

It's likely the on-board video will work for you but you can add a video card later if it doesn't and you may want to go upscale on a sound card if your music is really important.

I'm not sure how well that psu will match up with a contemporary motherboard and cpu is it ATX 2.0?

You will only need one optical : http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827118030

This one covers everything but you'll be using a sharpie to label disks.

Lightscribe is a good way of labeling disks if that's necessary for you : http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827249054

If the music/video is considerable then consider a two hdd set up.
One disk for work and the OS and the other to store the media on.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822136218

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822136236



The sound card is your choice if you decide you need/want one.

[glc]

That power supply is junk.

http://badcaps.net/forum/showpost.ph...6&postcount=48

[harveydenT]

Originally Posted by glc That power supply is junk. http://badcaps.net/forum/showpost.ph...6&postcount=48

I figured. it looks cheap, but i guess i was just trying to be optimistic. any suggestions for a better wattage/brand?

[Alaron]

Wattage depends largely on what your final component list looks like. We recommend Corsair or SeaSonic brand units though. Something around 500w should be a good fit.

[harveydenT]

Originally Posted by pam123 I would suggest this motherboard : http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131398 You say "video editing" so I would think 8GBs of memory ( If your video editing is light then 4 GBs will work for you.). It's likely the on-board video will work for you but you can add a video card later if it doesn't and you may want to go upscale on a sound card if your music is really important. I'm not sure how well that psu will match up with a contemporary motherboard and cpu is it ATX 2.0? You will only need one optical : http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827118030 This one covers everything but you'll be using a sharpie to label disks. Lightscribe is a good way of labeling disks if that's necessary for you : http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827249054 If the music/video is considerable then consider a two hdd set up. One disk for work and the OS and the other to store the media on. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822136218 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822136236 The sound card is your choice if you decide you need/want one.

Thank you for all of your suggestions. Is DDR3 worth it?

[David M]

Not for a budget computer.