Techies! Hypothetical PC build

[IconBasser]

I think everything is good.. Btw, why not invest for a blu ray player? *assuming you don't have a player*

becaaaauuuuuuse I don't need one? I really don't give a damn about movie video quality, unlike 99% of the human race.

 

[MJ5150]

I don't either bro.

-Mike

 

[IconBasser]

^
yaaay another 1%er

 

[L-A]

To answer the RAM question, this is about the same price, and it's DDR3 with decent timing.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145251

 

[MIJ-VI]

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[Kipaste]

Do you use your computer for music or do you intend to do so?
Asus mainly uses a fairly bad VIA firewire chipset on their motherboards, often causing problems with fw interfaces. Gigabyte uses TI and also has those ultra durable versions available which also produce slightly less heat. Then again, you can fix get a TI chipped extension card for next to nothing.

Anyhow, as others have said, go for atleast four gigs of ram. I'd personally go for a quad core too while you're at it. Some games recommend a quad core already and running a DAW and virtual instruments is more of a pleasure with one.

 

[IconBasser]

Do you use your computer for music or do you intend to do so?
Asus mainly uses a fairly bad VIA firewire chipset on their motherboards, often causing problems with fw interfaces. Gigabyte uses TI and also has those ultra durable versions available which also produce slightly less heat. Then again, you can fix get a TI chipped extension card for next to nothing.

Anyhow, as others have said, go for atleast four gigs of ram. I'd personally go for a quad core too while you're at it. Some games recommend a quad core already and running a DAW and virtual instruments is more of a pleasure with one.

really? hmmmm that's something to consider. I will be using protools rather heavily.

 

[ez-rhino]

Before you blow your load on a video card, verify that the power supply has enough current to run the video.

Nowhere that I can see (on the Sapphire website, or newegg for that matter) is listed a minimum current requirement for the card. The power supply says it supports 32 amps on the 12v rail, which if true, should be sufficient, but I'd confirm the card req' first before settling on a power supply.

And confirm the current output on the Thermaltake site also.

Your highwattage power supply is useless if it doesn't provide enough current for your high-end video card.

 

[Jonyak]

its more th epwer rating you need to worry about.

a 500 watta supply should be more than enough.

 

[Eric Perry]

...Also get 4 gigs minimum.

Agreed. Memory is so cheap and vital that 4 should be the absolute bare minimum.

 

[IconBasser]

yes yes, I've already decided upon 4 gigs of RAM.

 

[sloasdaylight]

Make sure you get at least 4 gigs of ram, don't want to come up short there, especially with how cheap it is.

 

[L-A]

I'd make sure your RAM is not 3 gigs or less.

 

[IconBasser]

5 is right out! 4 is the number thou shalt proceed to, and the number thou shalt proceed to is... 4.

 

[Jazz Ad]

You're on a small system. The stock AMD processor fan (comes in the box) will do just fine, you don't need to get a fancy one. Use this money to get a more powerful graphic card, say a 5770.
The rest seems fine to me, decently balanced.

 

[sandmangeck]

I would be sure to choose 4 gigs of ram