IN need of a new PC!!! please help with specs

here you go $2042

Chassis: Digital Storm 850Si
Exterior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish
Interior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish
Power Supply: 650W Corsair HX (Dual SLI Compatible)
Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450 2.66GHz (1333MHz FSB) (12MB Cache)
Motherboard: NVIDIA 780i Core 2 Quad (Chipset: nForce 780i SLI)
System Memory: 4GB DDR2 OCZ at 800MHz
Card Reader: - No Thanks
Hard Drive 1: 250GB Western Digital (16MB Cache) (7200 RPM) (SATA)
Hard Drive 2: - No Thanks
Raid Option: - No Thanks
Hard Drive 3: - No Thanks
Optical Drive 1: DVD±R/RW/CD-R/RW (DVD Writer 20x / CD-Writer 48x) (LightScribe Edition)
Optical Drive 2: - No Thanks
Wireless Access: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections)
Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce 9600GT 512MB (Includes PhysX Technology)
TV Tuner: - No Thanks
Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio
Extreme Cooling: Air Cooled Stage 3 WindTunnel (Copper Heatpipe Heatsink & Additional Case Fans)
Internal Lighting: - No Thanks
Modifications: - No Thanks
Boost Processor: Yes, Overclock the processor as much as possible with complete stability
Boost Video Card: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my video card(s)
Boost Memory: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my memory
Tweak Windows: - No Thanks, Please do not tweak the services on the operating system
Windows OS: Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium (64-Bit Edition) (For Enthusiasts)
Restore Kit: Digital Storm Specialized Recovery System (DVD Image Based)
Protection: - No Thanks
Office: - No Thanks
Benchmarking: - No Thanks
Install/Test Game: - No Thanks
LCD Display: - No Thanks
Surge Shield: - No Thanks
Speakers: - No Thanks
Keyboard: - No Thanks
Mouse: - No Thanks
External Storage: - No Thanks
Warranty: 3 Year Platinum Care Extended Parts & Labor Warranty

search around for your lcd and keyboard and you should find a better price, try newegg

on your own system change os to what I have it in my config

drop your sound card and one of your dvd drives if you don't really need them.

also you forgot your ticket number

Edited by DST4ME - 13 Sep 2008 at 6:41pm

well i'm keeping the sound card but do you think the extra hdd is not a good idea?

Chasis, like everything else, should be balanced against your budget and the things you want from your system. Storing video eats up drive space quickly. You did mention a desire to do some video editing, so I included a terabyte of drive space in the configuration I suggested. Two hard drives is cheaper than a 1 TB drive and easier to maintenance.

internal lights shoud be fine they are just led-s

You will still have the rear USB ports to use. If you wanted on additional front port, get the media reader, it has a USB port in addition to ports for media cards. The internal lights are not LED's but rather cold cathode tubes. They are rated for something insane like 30,000 hours.

my mistake on teh lights sorry abbout that.

I like to also say that widescreen is the way to go as widdlecat has suggested

I'm sorry but your uncle is wrong, and not very informed about over clocking, if you don't know what you are doing then yes your pc will crash but when done right its no different then no OC as far as perfomance, with the exception ofcourse that oc runs faster.

there is no point in ocing the gpu, he told you backwards

second build is better, I wish you would atleast get teh liquid cooling.

oh well, its still a good build

we got the price down to $1887   put the extra money into a better and bigger moniter.
 
quad chip is only necessary of a few games that are currently available hey suggest lower to intel core 2 due E8500 3.16  -$73
 
get rid of the light-scribe…need to use special disc to burn i…just use marker  -$10
 
system memory drop to 2gb corsair  -$82   he’s it should for photoshop
 
no lighting  -$10
 
no overlocking $-45
 
air cooled stage 1 cooling -$129   don’t need it especially when u don’t overclock 
 

Edited by tang526 - 15 Sep 2008 at 2:11am

I think its a mistake not to go with quad-core, most games coming out in the next year and future will be utilizing quad-cores,

I think its a mistake to go with only 2GB of ram, again most games coming out will need more then that to run well.

I think its a mistake to go with stage one, its not for OC its to keep the PC cool.

mistake to go with a sound card if you don't really need it.

I think its a mistake to go with XP, some games will work with directx10 which XP can't do, vista will see all your ram XP won't.

I can't say I agree with any of those changes, with a possible exception of the sound card and dvd drive.

you don't need special disk to burn, only if you want to have the label scribed then you would need it, otherwise you can use it as a regular DVD, but if you don't like it, a regular one is fine too

Edited by DST4ME - 15 Sep 2008 at 3:07am

First, I have to step out and say NO to the Creative xfi for audio. The Razer Baraccuda is better audio-wise and will not have the various potential problems that creative has with a combo of nVidia chipset and Vista. As an experienced audio person (designer, builder, consultant, reviewer) I understand the dreaded sound of mp3s, but go further to say that "lossless" sony is still a compression scheme with its own share of digital anomalies. Unless you have literally tens of thousands of songs on your iTunes, I can't imagine you filling a 500GB HDD. TB drives are expensive and two 500GB drives are safer storage. If one goes, you only lose half your music.
Second, your last two configurations looks like solid choices, but then when your uncle and his friend chose to bring the price down, he also gave you a rather slimmed down budget system. Not that that is a bad thing, it's just that everything seems to have changed. If that is so, then let us work with a new budget. Tyler has come up with a good system that would work rather well for your needs and still take advantage of what is available in the price range.

Originally posted by DST4ME I think TL has taken it as bare-bone as you can go, you can always drop the second HDD and get one later.

Edited by tang526 - 15 Sep 2008 at 3:23pm

sure but I think that has been around a while, you can take the lightoff if you like they are no biggie

the discount.. oh hi alex

oh anyone know a good place to buy a HD monitor.. i mean i might as well buy a high monitor since i'll be using that for a long long time

don't want to step on any toes about going around buying outside parts but you can find some good deals look around. I found and ordered this monitor at circuit city.

This is the same 24" offered by DS for $525 I got for $311 (after sales tax and after $70 mail in rebate). I already have the monitor but have not tested it since I am awaiting my PC.


http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Samsung-245BW-24-Widescreen-Monitor-245BW/sem/rpsm/oid/185618/catOid/-12965/rpem/ccd/productDetail.do

well newegg looks good.. but every prroduct seems to have some bad reviews... which makes me cringe into buying one