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Hi,
Been lurking for a while, and have finally selected components for my build. Primary reason for building this is so I can run Final Cut Pro without spending thousands of dollars on decent hardware. I'd like my system to be as quiet as possible within expected limits.
Also, I realize that my graphics card isn't great, but I don't plan on doing any serious gaming, and FCP doesn't have GPU accelerated performance. It was only $35 after rebate at Microcenter so it works for me.
Motherboard: GIGABYTE GA-P55-USB3 LGA 1156 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128425
CPU: i7 870
RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333
(PC3 10666) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231311
GPU: NVIDIA EVGA 9500 GT http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0310468
DVD Burner: Sony Optiarc AD-7261S-0B http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827118040
System HDD: WD Caviar Black 640 GB http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136319
Media HDD: WD Caviar Green 1 TB http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0347229
PSU: XIGMATEK ACXTNRP-PC602 600W http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817815009
Case: Rosewill Blackbone Black Steel http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811147023
I plan on buying another 1TB drive to do software RAID 1 in OS X (For now I'll back up to an external). Would it be too much of a hassle to add RAID 1 post-build? Also, would the Caviar Green be too slow for a media drive? I already picked it up at Microcenter so I'd like to find some use for it. System drive perhaps?
How does everything look as far as compatability? Thanks!
Been lurking for a while, and have finally selected components for my build. Primary reason for building this is so I can run Final Cut Pro without spending thousands of dollars on decent hardware. I'd like my system to be as quiet as possible within expected limits.
Also, I realize that my graphics card isn't great, but I don't plan on doing any serious gaming, and FCP doesn't have GPU accelerated performance. It was only $35 after rebate at Microcenter so it works for me.
Motherboard: GIGABYTE GA-P55-USB3 LGA 1156 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128425
CPU: i7 870
RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333
(PC3 10666) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231311
GPU: NVIDIA EVGA 9500 GT http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0310468
DVD Burner: Sony Optiarc AD-7261S-0B http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827118040
System HDD: WD Caviar Black 640 GB http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136319
Media HDD: WD Caviar Green 1 TB http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0347229
PSU: XIGMATEK ACXTNRP-PC602 600W http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817815009
Case: Rosewill Blackbone Black Steel http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811147023
I plan on buying another 1TB drive to do software RAID 1 in OS X (For now I'll back up to an external). Would it be too much of a hassle to add RAID 1 post-build? Also, would the Caviar Green be too slow for a media drive? I already picked it up at Microcenter so I'd like to find some use for it. System drive perhaps?
How does everything look as far as compatability? Thanks!