[ask] Building PC with limited budget

[juliand_fergie]

I just got an update for my specs. I wonder which PC specs is better, the above specs or this one below:

AMD AM3 Phenom II X2 555 Black Edition (Box) --> 975.000
ASRock 870G Extreme3 --> 1.058.000,
RAM PATRIOT PSD3 4G 1333 KH (2 X 2G) DDR 3 Module --> 957.000
WDC SATA II Blue 500Gb 16Mb --> 414.000,-
VGA Digital Alliance HD 5770 1Gb 128Bit DDR5 --> 1.527.000,-
Casing Venomrx Dark Naja 326.000,-
Power Supply PSU Speedpower AX-500-S 500W --> 437.000,-
Optical Drive Sony DVDRW 24x Box --> 225.000

Which one do you think is better? Also, which one of these video card is better:

* VAIKOO HD 4870 1Gb 256Bit DDR5
or
* Digital Alliance HD 5770 1Gb 128Bit DDR5

Both have 1 gigs of memory, but the other have a greater 'bit'. I can't decide which of these two that could fit well into my specs.

Thank you for your help, I'm looking forward to hear from you guys..

Regards,


Juliandi

[juliand_fergie]

I've just browsing & comparing prices. What if I'm building the PC based on the specifications below? I've finally found a way to placed 4 gigs of ram into my specs:

AMD AM3 Phenom II X2 555 Black Edition (Box)
Mb ECS A785GM-AD3 (Amd 785G+SB710)
RAM PATRIOT PSD3 4G 1333 KH (2 X 2G) DDR 3 Module
Harddisk 3.5Inch WDC SATA II Caviar Black 500Gb 32Mb
VGA VAIKOO HD 4870 1Gb 256Bit DDR5
PSU Speedpower AX-550-S 550W
Optical Drive Sony DVDRW 24x Box
UPS Prolink Pro 700

GRAND TOTAL

IDR 5961000 (equal to USD 640)

Is it quite good enough, or not? FYI, I think I really need to use UPS for the electricity in my house is unstable. I'm open to any suggestion that you might have.

Thank you very much for your advice.

Juliandi

[David (PassMark)]

Do you really need a UPS?
I agree with wonderwrench. More RAM would be better, even if it means a marginally slower CPU, or cheaper MB.

[juliand_fergie]

Two gigs of ram is a little light for gaming and video editing. Four gigs would work much better. What OS are you going to run? The MSI 870A-G54 motherboard looks good. It supports the new SATA3 and USB3 standards. Question: Do you really need SATA3/USB3? If not you could cut the motherboard price down by 30-50% and use the savings for more memory.

I see you are looking at an AMD AM3 Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition CPU. Are you going to overclock? If not you could save some money here also. Though you would loose some CPU performance in doing so. IMO it would be a good trade off to get more memory.

The video card should be ok though its only a 512 meg card. Some newer games need more than 512 megs of video memory for smooth game play at higher resolutions and quality settings. The difference in cost between a 512 meg and 1 gig HD 5750 is 10 bucks or less in most cases.

I can't comment on the PSU or UPS as I have never heard of them. A PC's PSU is the most important part in the system. Cheep PSU's can cause instability and or damage to system components.

A price list and or a link to the retailer your buying from would help us get a better idea of whats what.

Bill

Thanks for your advice. I'm planning on using Windows XP and Windows 7 if it's possible. I'm also having some difficulty on deciding which component / hardware that would be unnecessary for me to have so I could save some money to spend on RAM. I have another options on m/board. What if I'm using ECS IC890GXM-A or perhaps ECS A790GXM-AD3. I don't know which one is better.

I'm looking to use AMD AM3 Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition not just by any reason. I wanted my PC to run smoothly, both on video editing & playing games. I also heard that video editing runs great in a processor that have more core. I also planning to tweak/OC-ing my processor just a little bit.

The price list should be in this address, but it's in Indonesian rupiah. FYI, 1 USD is equal to around IDR 9200/9300

http://rakitan.net/simulasi.php


thanks for your help, I'm looking forward to hear from you.

Juliandi

[wonderwrench]

Dear friends,
I'd like to build a computer system (PC Only) that could support video editing, and game. The problem is, I only have a limited budget around $ 670 ($ 680 max).

One of my colleagues suggested these specification:
Does the spefication above adequate enough for my purposes? Or can I get more with my tight budget?

I really need some opinion here, for I don't know much about PC specification. I'm really sorry if my english wasn't good enough.

Thanks before, I'm looking forward to hear from you guys..

Best Regards,


Juliandi

Two gigs of ram is a little light for gaming and video editing. Four gigs would work much better. What OS are you going to run? The MSI 870A-G54 motherboard looks good. It supports the new SATA3 and USB3 standards. Question: Do you really need SATA3/USB3? If not you could cut the motherboard price down by 30-50% and use the savings for more memory.

I see you are looking at an AMD AM3 Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition CPU. Are you going to overclock? If not you could save some money here also. Though you would loose some CPU performance in doing so. IMO it would be a good trade off to get more memory.

The video card should be ok though its only a 512 meg card. Some newer games need more than 512 megs of video memory for smooth game play at higher resolutions and quality settings. The difference in cost between a 512 meg and 1 gig HD 5750 is 10 bucks or less in most cases.

I can't comment on the PSU or UPS as I have never heard of them. A PC's PSU is the most important part in the system. Cheep PSU's can cause instability and or damage to system components.

A price list and or a link to the retailer your buying from would help us get a better idea of whats what.

Bill

[juliand_fergie]

Dear friends,
I'd like to build a computer system (PC Only) that could support video editing, and game. The problem is, I only have a limited budget around $ 670 ($ 680 max).

One of my colleagues suggested these specification:

Proc: AMD AM3 Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition
M/B: MSI 870A-G54
RAM: DDR3 PATRIOT PSD3 2G 1333 H
Harddisk: 3.5Inch Seagate SATA II 1TB 32Mb
VGA: Sapphire HD 5750 512Mb 128Bit DDR5
Optical Drive: Sony DVDRW 24x Box
PSU: Speedpower AX-550-S 550W
UPS: Prolink Pro 700

Does the spefication above adequate enough for my purposes? Or can I get more with my tight budget?

I really need some opinion here, for I don't know much about PC specification. I'm really sorry if my english wasn't good enough.

Thanks before, I'm looking forward to hear from you guys..

Best Regards,


Juliandi