Build for my grandpa

[ShadowFold]

He got a cam corder awile back and I showed him how to use it and make movies, burn em on to dvd's etc etc. The thing is, it moves so slow and he cant do anything while its uploading and burning cause he has a 1.6ghz Pent 4, 512mb of DDR, and a Intel graphics card. I was gonna put this build together and if you can make it cheaper or find something better for the same price that would be cool :)

Mobo - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813141006
Case - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811147084
CPU - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115017 (Gonna give him my old E2200 Free Q6600 FTW)
HDD - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136195
Mem - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820134384
PSU - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151055
CD/DVD - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827151155
VistaHP - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832116202

Comes to 600$ after shipping :) Any thoughts would be great :toast:

[Dark_Webster]

I would put some more money on the power supply, and if your grandpa has a camcorder, are you sure if 80Gb of HD is enough?

The other parts are fine by me.

[Cold Storm]

The only thing I don't see is a video card? everything else looks good.. and you cheat on the processor!

[ShadowFold]

I would put some more money on the power supply, and if your grandpa has a camcorder, are you sure if 80Gb of HD is enough?

The other parts are fine by me.

What do you reccomend? Try and keep it around 50$ if you can

[ShadowFold]

The only thing I don't see is a video card? everything else looks good.. and you cheat on the processor!

The mobo has a GF 7050. And I talked to him about it, hes getting it for me cause its my bday coming up :D

EDIT: Updated the PSU

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151055

[Cold Storm]

All right, I see it now. The system is a good upgrade for any style of grandpa. I think he'll like it then

[ShadowFold]

All right, I see it now. The system is a good upgrade for any style of grandpa. I think he'll like it then
Thanks :D
I updated the psu to a seasonic 300w. Probly alot better too

[Dark_Webster]

What do you reccomend? Try and keep it around 50$ if you can

The hard drive: No idea, but at least 160Gb.:)

Power supply: You've got the one I was thinking :)

[cdawall]

i 2nd the bigger HDD

and why vista 32bit? everything will be 64bit ok and they cost the same?

[ShadowFold]

The hard drive: No idea, but at least 160Gb.:)

Power supply: You've got the one I was thinking :)

He deletes the videos once there on DVD so 80gb is fine

i 2nd the bigger HDD

and why vista 32bit? everything will be 64bit ok and they cost the same?

He has alot of 3rd party software for his job he needs to work.

[Cold Storm]

yeah, that psu looks a lot better. and also if your looking at a good HDD (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148262) then I'd go with that. Its only 30 bucks more, but for 250gbs!

[cdawall]

The mobo has a GF 7050. And I talked to him about it, hes getting it for me cause its my bday coming up :D

EDIT: Updated the PSU

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151055

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817153052

better PSU lower price


and watch local sales i got my 320GB for $60 from BB about a month ago

[ShadowFold]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817153052

better PSU lower price


and watch local sales i got my 320GB for $60 from BB about a month ago

The TT is 60$ and the SS is 40$ :p will do tho I didnt know BB would sell HDD's cheap :p

[cdawall]

The TT is 60$ and the SS is 40$ :p will do tho I didnt know BB would sell HDD's cheap :p

that Tt is $40 AMIR ;)

and that was an amazing find at BB :D

someone had some 320gb HDDs up for sale here i thought check there? i think they were asking $60 a pop

[keakar]

for his needs to burn video AND he will be multitasking he NEEDS a q6600 and is a must!

i understand you want it to be as cheap as possible but why build him a computer that barely meet his needs and be slow as chit?

[cdawall]

for his needs to do burn video AND be multitasking he NEEDS a q6600 and is a must!

i understand you want it to be as cheap as possible but why build him a computer that cant meet his needs and be slow as chit and with very limited ram?

he has a 2gb kit listed and the E2200 will do just fine especially if he oc's it

[keakar]

he has a 2gb kit listed and the E2200 will do just fine especially if he oc's it

yes the e2200 will do it but it will be slow and will be severely limited trying to run other apps at the same time.

the stated purpose of this computer is to "make movies, burn em on to dvd's etc etc" so if this is what you will be doing then why would you intentionally build a computer that would be slow doing these things?

[cdawall]

yes the e2200 will do it but it will be slow and will be severely limited trying to run other apps at the same time.

the stated purpose of this computer is to "make movies, burn em on to dvd's etc etc" so if this is what you will be doing then why would you intentionally build a computer that would be slow doing these things?

it will work just fine i burn DVDs and etc on a PD930 @stock just fine and its on DDR1

[ShadowFold]

yes the e2200 will do it but it will be slow and will be severely limited trying to run other apps at the same time.

the stated purpose of this computer is to "make movies, burn em on to dvd's etc etc" so if this is what you will be doing then why would you intentionally build a computer that would be slow doing these things?

Umm sorry but what the hell are you talking about :confused:I can play a game on my 19'' and have music burning/playing with a movie going with almost no lag.. Its gonna be fine for him.

[keakar]

Umm sorry but what the hell are you talking about :confused:I can play a game on my 19'' and have music burning/playing with a movie going with almost no lag.. Its gonna be fine for him.

what im talking about is the time difference it takes to burn a dvd video on a q6600 vs a e2200.

hell it will work on a single core processor too, but i wouldnt suggest you build one of those.

EDIT: if he will be doing dvd video editing and recording dvd video then it will save a lot of time and be well worth the extra expense to get the q6600. now if he wont be doing it much then yes, a little longer wait on a dvd video to burn will be no big deal.