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So I'm looking to build a new desktop, I would use it to encode/decode and watch HD videos; may also play some games; stream HD and non-HD movies through a Media Server. So far this is what I have come up with:

  • 500W PSU
  • Q9550 CPU; 2.83 GHz quad core with 12 MB cache. I don't want to go with the i7 architecture as it is first generation still
  • 64bit architecture as that will allow more memory for running programs (32 bit or not)
  • 4GB or RAM initially, with the option to add additional 4GB in the future (I doubt additional memory will be needed
  • Plan to run Windows 7 on it

I can not decide which motherboard to go with! It's driving me nuts. Once I decide on a motherboard, I can then tackle the video card issue.

If someone with more knowledge of hardware could point me in the right direction, it would be much appreciated :)

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Fateh Ji

What is your budget firstly..

Also - with regards to i7, i have built a few beastly gaming machines with i7 processors recently for a client, they have improved the archictecture immensely recently and its very stable and works a charm... so dont rule it out, its just a matter of you being prepared to try it out.

Add me on msn if you want to talk further about i7 and other hardware - i have in depth and strong hardware and software knowledge and have been working the field for a few years.

Id be more than happy to give you any advise if needed

Look forward to hearing from you

Fateh Ji

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Ok so i dummy quoted two hypothetical machines, one with the i7 architecture and one with quad core. Here are the specs

ANTEC Sonata III Quiet Super Mini Tower w/ EarthWatts 500W, eSATA - $149.99

Intel Core™ i7 Processor 920 2.66GHz w/ 8MB Cache - $339.99

Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD3R w/ TripleDDR3 2000, 7.1 Audio, Gigabit Lan, 1394, PCI-E 2.0, CrossFireX / SLI - $229.99

Seagate 1TB Barracuda ES.2 SATA II w/ 32MB Cache - $229.99

Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 1GB PCI-E w/ DVI, HDMI - $189.99

Kingston ValueRAM 4GB PC3-10600 DDR3 Dual Channel Kit (2 x 2GB) - $94.99

Total: $1,296.69

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ANTEC Sonata III Quiet Super Mini Tower w/ EarthWatts 500W, eSATA - $149.99

Intel Core™2 Quad Processor Q9550 2.83GHz w/ 12MB Cache - $269.99

Gigabyte GA-EG45M-DS2H w/ DualDDR2 1066, 7.1 Audio, Gigabit Lan, 1394, PCI-E, HDMI, Blu-ray - $149.99

Kingston ValueRAM 4GB PC2-6400 DDR2 SDRAM Kit (2 x 2GB) - $69.99

SEAGATE 1.5TB Barracuda 7200.11 SATA II w/ 32MB Cache - $139.99

Sapphire Radeon HD 4670 1GB GDDR3 PCI-E w/ Dual DVI, HDTV-Out - $119.99

Total: $944.94

The quad core is quite a bit cheaper than i7, even with a more expensive video card and bigger HD. Processor and mobo is most of the cost savings here I suppose. Speaking of video cards, I have heard good things about nVidia, are they generally considered the best out there? I would be playing HD movies and games with it. Do I need to go for the dual video card setup (SLI or Crossfire)? Apparantly ATI has some issues.

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the more cache the faster the processing speed. cache is like a type of memory - the more the better
That's what I thought as well.

A lot of the stuff I quoted is out of stock at the shop :( I'll have to look at other places, I'm thinking of Dell right now.

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mmmmm dell are value for money but the only way they can do that is to strip certain chips off of components - so they make em "less adequate". thats the only way they can obtain parts cheap enough to make a profit

aside from that i like dell but not for power machines... custom build all the way for that

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