This is my first build guys, so please take it easy with me with the 'techy' terms. I would be using the computer for LIGHT gaming, but as the title states; mainly for video editing.
CPU - Intel i7 2600 - http://www.ebuyer.com/252536-intel-core-i7-2600-3-4ghz-socket-1155-l3-8mb-cache-retail-boxed-bx80623i72600
MOBO - ASUS P8Z68 V LX - http://www.ebuyer.com/281367-asus-p8z68-v-lx-socket-1155-onboard-graphics-output-8-channel-audio-atx-p8z68-v-lx
RAM - I want 8GB RAM, but I'm unsure on my choice here. - http://www.ebuyer.com/247674-corsair-8gb-2x4gb-ddr3-1333mhz-xms3-memory-kit-cl9-1-5v-unbuffered-cmx8gx3m2a1333c9
GPU - http://www.ebuyer.com/261375-asus-gtx-550-ti-1gb-gddr5-vga-dvi-hdmi-pci-e-graphics-card-engtx550-ti-dc-di-1g
HARD DRIVE - http://www.ebuyer.com/272944-seagate-500gb-3-5-sata-iii-6gb-s-barracuda-hard-drive-7200rpm-16mb-cache-st500dm002
PSU - I HAVE NO IDEA - SUGGESTIONS.
CASE - I HAVE NO IDEA - SUGGESTIONS
Right, are all the parts I have listed compatible? To my knowledge they're, but then again, this is my first build. Questions I have. Is the i7 2600k maybe a better choice? Should I maybe go for the i5 2500k?
Give me suggestions for the parts I need, have picked or you think I should change. Give me feedback people!
Thanks in advance!|||*** Updated with Ebuyer links ***
You're on target with your build.
The Core i5 2500 better for gaming because of it's approximately $100 lower price. That money would be better spent allocated towards a higher-end graphics card, since gaming performance of the i5 2500 and i7 2600 is almost identical. But for video editing/encoding the Core i7 is stronger, so stick with that. Besides you won't need anything better than a GTX 550 Ti for light gaming (it's actually slight overkill, $75 cards like the GeForce GT 440 and Radeon HD 5670 are enough)
http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/2…
The "K" versions of those processors simply have unlocked multipliers for overclocking. At stock speeds they perform identically to the non-K 2500 and 2600.
On the RAM, I'd choose 1600Mhz since your motherboard supports it.
http://www.ebuyer.com/264750-g-skill-8gb…
Here are good PSUs which can even handle graphics cards a couple of levels higher:
http://www.ebuyer.com/278634-corsair-500…
http://www.ebuyer.com/152009-ocz-mxsp-se…
And these are nice affordable cases:
http://www.ebuyer.com/143854-antec-300-t…
http://www.ebuyer.com/127584-coolermaste…
The GeForce GTX 550 Ti isn't "top of the line" by any means. It's towards the lower-end of midrange cards, with performance almost identical to the Radeon HD 5770. But it's good enough to handle mainstream games at 1920x1080 on medium to high settings.
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/rade…
http://www.techspot.com/review/359-nvidi…|||That's an incredibly good rig you would have there and firstly, to my knowledge, yes, they are all compatible. Secondly, either i5 or i7 would work fine for editing. Thirdly, video editing is very ram reliant, the faster the ram, the faster it will render and stuff. 1333mhz is the lowest yet is still ok, I think the highest is 3000 or something MHz which will make your Video editing professionally fast although ram like that will. cost you a small fortune. Lastly, That GPU is near top of the range and you will be able to do a lot more than just "light" gaming. Your talking more skyrim gaming. For PSU, just choose any that has enough watts to do everything. 600-800w is normally all you need but do the maths to make sure.
Case- most cases fit all motherboards so no worrys there, it might depend on how many hard drives you want. Basically, the cooler it looks, the better.
Hope this helps.
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