New System

[locki433]

As you can see by me sig the system is getting a little old. Getting ready to redo most of it. Here's what I'm thinking

Gigabyte GA-970A-D3 AM3+ 89.99
AMD FX-4100 Zambezi 3.6GHz 109.99
G.Skill Ripjaw 8GB 2x4GB 39.99
Corsair Force Series 3 90GB SSD 119.99

https://secure.newegg.com/WishList/M...px?ID=18585732

Might just get the first three and get the ssd a little later. Rest will be used from my sig. GPU is not an issue as don't game anymore, will just be using for picture and video editing.

[GhOsT1321]

Link Fixed.
Newegg.com - Once You Know, You Newegg

What's your total budget for the hardware?
I would recommend going with intel over AMD, the i5 pretty much beats all of AMDs curreny bolldozer offerings in both gaming and rendering.
AnandTech - Bench - CPU
AMD FX-4100 Quad Core 3.6GHz Bulldozer Processor Review - x264 HD Encoding - Legit Reviews

As you can see, the 2500k beats the FX-8150 in about 65% of the tests. The difference between an i5 and a 4100 would be much larger.

[locki433]

Total budget is between 350-400.

[GhOsT1321]

G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 - $47
Newegg.com - G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-8GBXL

Intel Core i5-2400 - $190
Newegg.com - Intel Core i5-2400 Sandy Bridge 3.1GHz (3.4GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 2000 BX80623I52400

GIGABYTE GA-Z68MA-D2H-B3 - $108
Newegg.com - GIGABYTE GA-Z68MA-D2H-B3 LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard

Do you need a power supply?
Is your case an ATX case?

[locki433]

Using an Antec p180 and Antec 550 watt PS. Not sure on the model of the PS.
The rest of that sounds good. I'll just use my old raptors for alittle while longer and then get an SSD.

[tj_extreme]

What about your GPU situation there?

[Talyor]

G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 - $47
Newegg.com - G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-8GBXL

Intel Core i5-2400 - $190
Newegg.com - Intel Core i5-2400 Sandy Bridge 3.1GHz (3.4GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 2000 BX80623I52400

GIGABYTE GA-Z68MA-D2H-B3 - $108
Newegg.com - GIGABYTE GA-Z68MA-D2H-B3 LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard

Do you need a power supply?
Is your case an ATX case?

May i remind you would need to buy a Windows 7 os unless u have it retailed.

[locki433]

Ya, have a copy of Windows 7 and graphics just using either the onboard sandy bridge graphics, or have a 7800gtx, which ever would be better. Not going to be playing games, so that doesn't really matter.