BIOSTAR GEFORCE 6100-M9 Micro ATX AMD Motherboard
CORSAIR XMS2 2GB
SAPPHIRE Radeon X1950XT 100186L VIVO HDCP Video Card
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 250GB 3.5" SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive
Intel Core 2 Duo E6420 Conroe 2.13GHz 4M shared L2 Cache LGA 775 Processor
ASUS Silver 16X DVD-ROM 52X CD-R 32X CD-RW 52X CD-ROM 2MB Cache E-IDE/ATAPI Combo Drive
Microsoft Windows XP Home With SP2B 1 Pack - OEM
SIIG IC-510012 5.1 Channels 16-bit PCI Interface SoundWave 5.1 PCI Surround Sound Card - OEM
SYBA PCI USB 2.0 4+1 port controller card Model SD-V2-5U - Retail
Rosewill Stallion Series RD500-2-DB ATX V2.2 500W Dual 8cm Ball Bearing Fan Power Supply 115/230 V UL, CSA, TUV, FCC|||Hey Matthew,
First off it's great you want to build a PC. It's easy and you get the most for your money.
Secondly, you should probably sell your old HP. It has a 200gb SATA that can be used but not much else. List it on craigslist for $250.
As for your build, the first thing that jumps out at me is the cheap power supply. You definitely want to go with a quality component. When looking at power supplies you want to look at not only the watts, but the amps on the 12v rails. The Rosewill has: 12V1@15A,+12V2@16A, which is quite weak. I wouldn't trust it running an x1950xt, as this card is a power hog. Good PSU's will have 18A on each 12v rail. Great ones have 20A or more. It also comes down to brand. FSP, Seasonic, Tagan, Silverstone, PC Power & Cooling are all good brands. You also want to look at effeciency, 80%+ is good. The lower the effeciency, the more heat is produced. And heat is the enemy of electrical components and what primarily causes their failure. Lastly, a cheap PSU can fry your motherboard pretty easily.
Is there any reason in particular you chose a micro-ATX board?
Video editing requires multiple hard drives. At least two, but preferably three. One for Windows/Programs, one for the actual editing (called a "scratch disk") and one for storage. The best for the money is currently 320gb and 400gb models. You simply divide the cost by the GB.
The Asus you listed is not a burner.
And the other guy is right, Intel is expected to cut prices on the 22nd of July, so wait until then.
Another thing worth mentioning is that when you build a PC with decent components it's very easy to overclock. It takes a little reading and time, but having a $114 e4300 perform nearly as good as a $500 x6800 saves you money and makes you feel great.
So, here is my parts list for you:
$165 e6320
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as…
$70 after rebate- Crucial Ballistix 2gb
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as…
$130 GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3R (newest chip design, P35)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as…
$250 XFX 8800GTS 320mb
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as…
$160 2 x 320gb Seagates
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as…
$44 Cooler Master Case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as…
$95 FSP 600 watt PSU
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as…
$32 Sony DVD burner
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as…
Add some SATA cables, hard drive coolers and whatever other accesories you need. The 8800GTS 320mb is easily the best card for the money.|||not good.. go with nvidia.. and asus. always good choices..
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|||no crapy graphics card, same cheap motherboard as me, your running home basic, intel processor, power supply you have the same stuff that i have and mine sucks so yours shouldnt be any better.|||Wait till July 22nd, you'll get half price for the processor.
At that time maybe you can get the Quadcores.
X1950XT doesn't support DX10 games, if you want your PC will be future proof, get a DX10 video cards such 8800 series from Nvidia or 2900 series from ATI.|||Well they look like quite good parts from a glance.
Though you need to check the compatibility on alot of those items.
You have selected an AMD motherboard with an Intel proccessor which is not compatible.
And are you sure you want a MicroATX motherboard? A standard motherboard for a desktop pc is form facter ATX.
Feel free to email me and ill try and help abit more.
For example, if you want to keep that proccesor. You will need to find a intel motherboard that has a LGA 775 socket.
Your hard drive is a sata which is good but your DVD-ROM is an E-IDE which wont be compatible.
And the parts you've chosen look ok but also could improved. Is this PC going to be for a hardcore gamer or just someone who does work on it and plays quite a few games?
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