Need help building a new PC

[MagicAnt]

I know there are probably alot of threads like this so for that I am sorry. But I can use some help.

I'm looking to build a new computer but need some help. I will use the computer for home use and work, which will include gaming, autocad, and video editing (as a hobby).
I'm not buidling a liquid cooling system as I don't have that much experience and my current system has liquid cooling and caused me alot of trouble when I first got it. So I prefer air cooling as it is much easier to

maintain. Although I was looking at the self-contained liquid cooler just for the CPU (as listed below), but have a few questions on that (in a minute).

I'm looking to build the best computer I can right now as I'm not someone looking to upgrade every few months. Although I have never built an entire computer from scratch, I have replaced just about ever part and

have read alot of how-to's on building computers.

I would accept any comments on the parts I have chosen but my biggest question is which case and motherboard I should get. The ones I listed below were chosen a while ago so they are probably out of date.

This is the basic items I'm looking for:

Case: - must have side window (I want to be able to see inside)
- Full size/has alot of room
- Good air cooling capabilities

Motherboard: - obviously must be compatible with all parts listed below
- can accomodate 4 sata hard drives and 2 sata optical drives
- can accomodate 24 gig of memory
- has some USB 3.0 ports

Regarding the CPU cooler, I want to know if that liquid cooling model (Corsair CWCH70 Hydro Series H70) will fit in the case/on the motherboard with no problems. Will have to remove one of the case fans to

install the radiator fans in its place, and if so, will this affect the regular air cooling of the case?

I appreciate any help I can get. Thank you very much.


--OS: - Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate (64 bit)
--Case:????? - SILVERSTONE FT01-SW Silver Aluminum ATX Mid Tower Uni-body Computer Case
--Motherboard ?????: - ASUS P6T Deluxe V2 LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Motherboard
--CPU: - Intel Core i7-980X Extreme Edition Gulftown 3.33GHz LGA 1366 130W Six-Core Desktop Processor BX80613I7980X
--CPU Cooler: - Corsair CWCH70 Hydro Series H70 CPU Liquid Cooler
(backup: ZALMAN CNPS9900LED 120mm 2 Ball CPU Cooler)
--Power Supply: - PC Power & Cooling T12W 1200W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready Active PFC Power Supply
--Sound Card: - Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Champion Series 70SB088600007 7.1 Channels PCI Express Interface Sound Card
--Video Card: - EVGA 017-P3-1295-AR CO-OP Edition GeForce GTX 295 1792MB 896 (448 x 2)-bit DDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported
--Memory: 24 GIG - 2 x CORSAIR DOMINATOR-GT 12GB (3 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 2000 (PC3 16000) Desktop Memory with Air Fan Model CMT12GX3M3A2000C9
--1st Hard Drive (For OS and some programs): - Intel X25-E Extreme SSDSA2SH064G1 2.5" 64GB SATA II SLC Internal Solid state disk (SSD)
--2nd Hard Drive (For Video Editing Software & Games): - Intel X25-E Extreme SSDSA2SH064G1 2.5" 64GB SATA II SLC Internal Solid state disk (SSD)
--3rd Hard Drive (temp location for video files/video editing): OCZ Agility 2 OCZSSD3-2AGT360G 3.5" 360GB SATA II MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
--4th Hard Drive (For personal files, video, music, etc): - Western Digital Caviar Green WD20EADS 2TB SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive
--1st Optical Drive: - LG WH10LS30K 10X Blu-ray Burner - LightScribe Support - Bulk - OEM
--2nd Optical Drive: - LG WH10LS30K 10X Blu-ray Burner - LightScribe Support - Bulk - OEM
--Keyboard/Mouse: - Logitech Wave Pro Desktop Black USB 2.4 GHz Wireless Keyboard & Mouse Combo

[RickyTick]

Holy Cow! That's a big investment.

I wouldn't use a GTX295. There are several much better options. Two GTX460's is SLI, or two HD6870's in crossfire, or a single GTX580 would all be better choices than a GTX295.

[The Wise Monkey]

*sigh*, wish I had that kind of money! :)

I wouldn't recommend an Intel X25-E as it is a hell of a lot of money for not that much performance difference.

To be honest, I would wait a couple of months as the next generation of Intel SSDs are going to be announced fairly shortly, and you may be kicking yourself if they offer a significant performance gain for much less money.

If you can't wait, then the OCZ Vertex 2 is a very good buy at the moment.

[RickyTick]

24gb of ram? Are you serious?

I have the Corsair H50 liquid cooling kit. Very nice setup and easy to install. Have you seen the CoolIT VAN-R120? Very cool.

Also, if this is primarily a gaming rig, you may consider a wired mouse and keyboard.

[RickyTick]

If you can't wait, then the OCZ Vertex 2 is a very good buy at the moment.

Currently $45 off regular price at Newegg, plus a $30 mail in rebate, AND has free shipping. Total price $99.99.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227528&Tpk=20-227-528

[MagicAnt]

You're right. The GTX580 looks like a better choice for a video card. Guess I was a little outdated with the 295. Will the power supply I chose handle this card? What if I later decide to get a second one for SLI. Am I covered?

I did not see the CoolIT VAN-R120. That looks pretty cool. So is that a better choice than the Corsair CWCH70? It looks pretty bulky and the tubes look pretty short. Will they reach??

24 gig ram, I know. But I want to max out. 6 cores (processor), 4 gig per core. For video editing I am going to go with Adobe CS5 production premium which is supposed to be able to take full advantage of multi cores.

I'm not an online gamer, I usually just play first person games and the current wireless keyboard and mouse have served me well for that so I didn't think it necessary for wired ones.

The reason I chose the Intel X25-E Extreme SSD is because I've read that SLC is much better than MLC. Is that not correct? I chose an MLC drive for my third, less important drive so I could go with the larger capacity and not spend a fortune.

I appreciate all feedback and I'm still confused about which case/motherboard to get.

Thanks guys.

[RickyTick]

You're right. The GTX580 looks like a better choice for a video card. Guess I was a little outdated with the 295. Will the power supply I chose handle this card? What if I later decide to get a second one for SLI. Am I covered?

With a 1200 Watt psu, I would certainly hope so.


I did not see the CoolIT VAN-R120. That looks pretty cool. So is that a better choice than the Corsair CWCH70? It looks pretty bulky and the tubes look pretty short. Will they reach??

As far as cooling goes, I'm sure it's very similar to the H70, but that LED readout thing is really nice. I read a review that said the cooling lines on the CoolIT is kind of stiff. I have the Corsair H50, and yes it is a little stiff, but I had no problems getting it connected. These things do however change the airflow in the case. Instead of the rear fan blowing air out, it sucks air in. To compensate, I turned up the speed on my top fan to help pull more air out.


24 gig ram, I know. But I want to max out. 6 cores (processor), 4 gig per core. For video editing I am going to go with Adobe CS5 production premium which is supposed to be able to take full advantage of multi cores.

Maxing out may not always be the best choice. Not only is it way overkill, but it puts more stress on your system.


I appreciate all feedback and I'm still confused about which case/motherboard to get.
Thanks guys.

There are several nice full-tower cases out there, such as: CoolerMaster Cosmo 1000, Antec 1200, CoolerMaster HAF932, Corsair 800d, or Thermaltake ArmorPlus. Just make sure you have room for it. :)

[MagicAnt]

Thank you for the response. I will consider everything you said. I will take a look at those cases.

As far as the PSU, I wasn't referring to wattage but more of the connections. I'm not sure if the GTX580 requires more/different power connections. I'll have to take a closer look at the specs of both.

Thank you.

[Deneb]

Congratulations on having such enthusiasm about building a new system. First off I would say are trying to build a future proof system is a really bad idea. According to Moore’s Law the ability the computer to process data doubles every two years. That works out to an increase of 8.33% per month. If you want to stay near the bleeding edge I recommend you build a good system now, and then build a second system in 1 to 2 years. Keep both cases and power supplies and then alternate and rebuild one system every one to three years or so.

The Sandy Bridge CPU will be out in the first quarter 2011 making the current CPUs out of date. Then Intel will do a die shrink of Sandy Bridge and release Ivy Bridge about a year from now. That CPU will probably break the 4 GHz barrier without overclocking.

I can’t imagine why you would want to go to more than 8 to 12 GB of RAM. Unless you have a specific application that requires 24 GB of RAM it’s a complete and total waste of money. 4 GB of RAM used to be the sweet spot. Because Windows 7 64-bit can use extra RAM for caching the hard drive, going with 8 to 12 GB of RAM is now useful.

The case you recommended “SILVERSTONE FT01-SW Silver Aluminum” is about $190 over at Amazon. I just put a system with the case below and it worked out well. It does now not quote have a window but it has grillwork in the left side that lets you see inside. It can do water cooling. It looks really cool with the four Orange LEDs in the fans and the blue LED in the CPU cooler.

AeroCool BX-500 Black 0.8mm SECC Super Mid-Tower Computer Case 99.99

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811196037

The Gulftown CPU will be superseded by a faster chip by February. I recommend the following.

Intel Core i7-860 Lynnfield 2.8GHz 8MB L3 Cache LGA 1156 socket 95W Quad-Core Processor $ 297.65
45 nm, P55 chipset

http://www.buy.com/prod/intel-core-i7-860-lynnfield-2-8-ghz-8mb-l3-95w-lga-1156-quad-core/q/sellerid/14369784/loc/101/212123607.html (http://www.buy.com/prod/intel-core-i7-860-lynnfield-2-8-ghz-8mb-l3-95w-lga-1156-quad-core/q/sellerid/14369784/loc/101/212123607.html)

On the Corsair CWCH70 CPU water cooler if you read the reviews at Newegg some say it’s a bit noisy. You might consider going with the Corsair CWCH50 CPU instead and changing out the two 120 mm fans for high-quality ones.

CORSAIR Cooling Hydro Series CWCH50-1 120mm High Performance CPU Cooler $74.99

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835181010&Tpk=CORSAIR%20Hydro%20H50 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835181010&Tpk=CORSAIR%20Hydro%20H50)

The PSU looks okay if you really need 1200 Watts. But be aware that to fit a 135-mm fan to the unit the fan blows air sideways rather than out the back of the case.

PC Power and Cooling Silencer Mk II PPCMK2S750 750W ATX12V v2.2 / EPS12V SCI. Ready crossfire Ready 80 PLUS SILVER Certified Active PFC Power Supply $119.99

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817703027

Take a look at:

Antec EarthWatts EA-500D Green 500W ATX12V v2.3 / EPS12V 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply $69.99

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371035&cm_re=antec_earthwatts_power_supply-_-17-371-035-_-Product (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371035&cm_re=antec_earthwatts_power_supply-_-17-371-035-_-Product)

or

Antec EarthWatts EA750 750W Continuous Power ATX12V version 2.3 SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC "compatible with Core i7/Core i5" Power Supply $89.99

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371026&cm_re=antec_earthwatts_power_supply-_-17-371-026-_-Product (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371026&cm_re=antec_earthwatts_power_supply-_-17-371-026-_-Product)


$750 for RAM?

CORSAIR XMS 8GB (2 x 4GB) = 8GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 2000 (PC3 16000) Desktop Memory Model CMX8GX3M2A2000C9 $229.99

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820145325


GIGABYTE GA-P55-USB3 LGA 1156 Intel P55 USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard $119.99

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128425


Crucial RealSSD C300 CTFDDAC064MAG-1G1 2.5" 64GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) $139.99

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148357 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148357)

Two 1 TB drives ought to be plenty of space. You can make multiple partitions for separating your data. If you want to go with three drives you might consider doing a RAID 5 array for redundancy.

Two

Western Digital RE3 WD1002FBYS 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive $129.99 ea

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136313

One
LG WH10LS30K 10X Blu-ray Burner - LightScribe Support - Bulk – OEM $99.99

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827136181

One
DVD/CD BURNER:
LITE-ON Black 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 24X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 12X DVD-RAM 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM 2MB Cache SATA 24X DVD Writer $21.99

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827106334


PCI Express Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Champion Series $179.78

http://www.amazon.com/Express-Blaster-Titanium-Fatal1ty-Champion/dp/B001BDPLJA/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1289930960&sr=8-2

or

Creative Labs SB0886 PCI Express Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Professional Series Sound Card $97.99

http://www.amazon.com/Creative-Labs-SB0886-Titanium-Professional/dp/B0018EFGTM/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1289930960&sr=8-3

[MagicAnt]

Thank you very much for that long and informative response.

Regarding not buying bleeding edge technology, I know that seems to make more sense and works for alot of people but it has never worked for me. There is always something better right around the corner. And I'm not the kind of person who has the time or patience to keep upgrading or building new systems every 1 to 2 years. I have always liked to save up and when ready to buy, do the research and get the best possible system I can which will last me the longest. My current system has lasted me a long time without needing any upgrades. So that is how I usually like to do things, even if not the best or most cost effective for most people.

Regarding RAM, I visit video editing forums alot and the thing I hear the most is when it comes to video editing you can never have enough ram. More ram makes faster render times. And for me, speed is absolutely everything. So that is why I want to max out the ram.

I believe the motherboard you suggested will not work with the Core i7 980x, but I assume that is becuase you were recommending a different processor.

Regarding hard drives, I still read that SLC is better than MLC which is why I made my first 2 drives SLC drives. I want two fast drives for my OS and for my Video Editing Software. I also wanted an SSD for the 3rd drive as I will be editing video on that drive and the faster the drive the faster the eidting. I went with 2TB for 4th drive as I am famous for using up hard drive space so I want as much as I can get. I do have external drvies for storage as well, but I would rather have more than less in my computer.

I went with two blu-ray drives because I want to be able to duplicate blu-ray discs directly from one drive to the other, wihout having to store on computer first. I do that now with DVD's and it works well.

Again with the PSU, I would rather have more than less. I may get a second video card in the future for SLI.

I'll take a look at the case you suggested. I guess as long as I get an ATX mid tower case I should be good.

So I need to decide on a motherboard, which I'm still confused about. I want it to support everything I'm getting and have some USB 3.0 ports, can handle 4 Sata hard drvies and 2 SATA optical drives, can handle SLI, and can support 24 gig ram. Any suggestions on that?

Also, not sure if the RAM I picked is the best choice. What would you buys recommend for the fastes memory for my system (note I will probably need 4gb sticks since I want 24 gig total).

Thank you again to everyone.

[RickyTick]

This is the motherboard that I have. It's very heavy duty, and will accommodate your needs. It currently has a $30 rebate at Newegg.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130289

This is an excellent ram kit. It's pc3 12800, which should make it easy for a 20% overclock at some point if you want to.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231359

[MagicAnt]

Thank you for the suggestions.

That motherboard looks nice but I noticed that it has no PCI slots. I guess there is not much need for them anymore but I thought it would be nice to have one in case I want to add something that is PCI. Is there an adapter so that you can put a PCI card in a PCI express slot?

I did a little research before and found this motherboard but I think yours is probably better:
ASUS Rampage III Formula LGA 1366 Intel X58 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
- newegg: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131666&cm_re=ASUS_Rampage_III-_-13-131-666-_-Product

I also was actually just looking at some G-Skill RAM before. I found this one:
G.SKILL Trident+ Turbulence II 24GB (6 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 2000 (PC3 16000) Desktop Memory Model F3-16000CL8T2-24GBTDD
- newegg: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231390&cm_re=G.SKILL_Trident%2b_Turbulence_II-_-20-231-390-_-Product

I assume the DDR3 2000 (PC3 16000) is better/faster than DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) ?? I don't know too much about memory.

I also think I'm going to choose a different case than my original choice of: SILVERSTONE FT01-SW. Since that was a mid tower case and I want to go with a full tower.
I have room for one as my current case measures: 23.25" L x 9" W x 19.5" H (20.25" with feet).

Thanks.

[zburns]

A PCI card will not fit into a PCI Express slot. Probably present day manufacturers of older PCI cards already have PCI Express cards out; Creative Sound Blaster has PCI Express and PCI (still) products, for example.
Quads have been on the market 18 months apx, so they (PCI mfgs) have had more than 18 months to update. So the trend may be away from PCI cards, by now, for the high speed or extreme systems. The new technology (quads) is much faster than the PCI technology. To find some articles that discuss the subject, just google PCI versus PCI Express. There are a number of pretty good articles, easy to read, but it is a lengthy subject. There is some point, at which, the PCI technology is just too slow; however, a PCI card with a lot of memory can keep up -- so I have read -- but there has to be a point of dimishing returns on the PCI card "racing" and "storing memory" to keep up. If a PCI Express card is just as good performance wise, it should be used because it is a better solution in the speed category.

[MagicAnt]

Thenks for that. Guess I'll be fine without a PCI slot.

Well I think I might have come to a conclusion. See below. My original 1200W power supply is out of stock so I picked a different, 1000W one. If you have any comments on that one let me know.

--OS: - Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate (64 bit)
--Video Editing Software: Adobe Creative Suite 5 (CS5) Production Premium
--Case: - COOLER MASTER HAF X RC-942-KKN1 Black Steel/ Plastic ATX Full Tower Computer Case
--Motherboard: MSI Big Bang-XPower LGA 1366 Intel X58 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
--CPU: - Intel Core i7-980X Extreme Edition Gulftown 3.33GHz LGA 1366 130W Six-Core Desktop Processor BX80613I7980X
--CPU Cooler: - Liquid Cooler - CoolIT Systems VAN-R120 Vantage A.L.C. CPU Cooler
--Power Supply: - COOLER MASTER Silent Pro Gold Series RSA00-80GAD3-US 1000W ATX 12V v2.3 / EPS 12V v2.92 SLI / CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply
--Sound Card: - Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Champion Series 70SB088600007 7.1 Channels PCI Express Interface Sound Card
--Video Card: - EVGA SuperClocked 015-P3-1582-AR GeForce GTX 580 (Fermi) 1536MB 384-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support
--Memory: 24 GIG - G.SKILL Trident+ Turbulence II 24GB (6 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 2000 (PC3 16000) Desktop Memory Model F3-16000CL8T2-24GBTDD
--1st Hard Drive (For OS and some programs): - Intel X25-E Extreme SSDSA2SH064G1 2.5" 64GB SATA II SLC Internal Solid state disk (SSD)
--2nd Hard Drive (For Video Editing Software & Games): - Intel X25-E Extreme SSDSA2SH064G1 2.5" 64GB SATA II SLC Internal Solid state disk (SSD)
--3rd Hard Drive (temp location for video files/video editing): OCZ Agility 2 OCZSSD3-2AGT360G 3.5" 360GB SATA II MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
--4th Hard Drive (For personal files, video, music, etc): - Western Digital Caviar Green WD20EADS 2TB SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive
--1st Optical Drive: - LG WH10LS30K 10X Blu-ray Burner - LightScribe Support - Bulk - OEM
--2nd Optical Drive: - LG WH10LS30K 10X Blu-ray Burner - LightScribe Support - Bulk - OEM
--Keyboard/Mouse: - Logitech MX 5500 Revolution Black Bluetooth Cordless Desktop Standard keyboard & Mouse Kit
- Card Reader: Nippon Labs Delux 3.5" Internal All In One Card Reader/Writer with USB2.0 & eSATA Ports Model ICR-BB
- Speakers (already own) - Altec Lansing ADA995 5.1 surround speakers

I just hope I'm able to install everything nicely without running into problems, something not fitting right, cables being too short, etc. But we'll see.

One thing I didn't decide on is a monitor. Any suggestions? I want either 27" or 30" and obviosuly something with good refresh rate for gaming.

Thanks to everyone.

[RickyTick]

Looks great.
You should take a good look at the Dell Ultrasharp U2711.

[MagicAnt]

That one looks good. I took a look at the Dell UltraSharp U3011. What do you think of that one?

[RickyTick]

That one looks good. I took a look at the Dell UltraSharp U3011. What do you think of that one?
Same thing, only bigger. Excellent IPS monitor.

[MagicAnt]

Well I think I'm going to go with this (see below). Decided to get a 10,000 RPM 6.0Gb/s hard drive for my temp video file storage instead of an MLC SSD (as I read MLC's have much shorter life spans, etc).

One question, the case I'm getting has fans on the top. Anyone know about how much minimum space is needed for proper airflow? The case is pretty high and their probably won't be much room from the top of the case to the underside of my desk/keyboard tray.

Thanks.

--OS: - Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate (64 bit)
--Video Editing Software: Adobe Creative Suite 5 (CS5) Production Premium
--Monitor: - Dell UltraSharp U3011 30-inch Widescreen (w/ PremierColor) - Max Res 2560x1600 / 16:10 Aspect Ratio / Contrast Ratio 1000:1 / Response Time 7 ms
--Case: - COOLER MASTER HAF X RC-942-KKN1 Black Steel/ Plastic ATX Full Tower Computer Case
--Motherboard: MSI Big Bang-XPower LGA 1366 Intel X58 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
--CPU: - Intel Core i7-980X Extreme Edition Gulftown 3.33GHz LGA 1366 130W Six-Core Desktop Processor BX80613I7980X
--CPU Cooler: - Liquid Cooler - CoolIT Systems VAN-R120 Vantage A.L.C. CPU Cooler
--Power Supply: - COOLER MASTER Silent Pro Gold Series RSA00-80GAD3-US 1000W ATX 12V v2.3 / EPS 12V v2.92 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Modular Active PFC
--Sound Card: - Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Champion Series 70SB088600007 7.1 Channels PCI Express Interface Sound Card
--Video Card: - EVGA SuperClocked 015-P3-1582-AR GeForce GTX 580 (Fermi) 1536MB 384-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support
--Memory: 24 GIG - G.SKILL Trident+ Turbulence II 24GB (6 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 2000 (PC3 16000) Desktop Memory Model F3-16000CL8T2-24GBTDD
--1st Hard Drive (For OS and some programs): - Intel X25-E Extreme SSDSA2SH064G1 2.5" 64GB SATA II SLC Internal Solid state disk (SSD)
--2nd Hard Drive (For Video Editing Software & Games): - Intel X25-E Extreme SSDSA2SH064G1 2.5" 64GB SATA II SLC Internal Solid state disk (SSD)
--3rd Hard Drive (temp location for video files/video editing): Western Digital VelociRaptor WD6000HLHX 600GB 10000 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive
--4th Hard Drive (For personal files, video, music, etc): - Seagate Barracuda XT ST32000641AS 2TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive
--1st Optical Drive: - LG WH10LS30K 10X Blu-ray Burner - LightScribe Support - Bulk - OEM
--2nd Optical Drive: - LG WH10LS30K 10X Blu-ray Burner - LightScribe Support - Bulk - OEM
--Keyboard/Mouse: - Logitech MX 5500 Revolution Black Bluetooth Cordless Desktop Standard keyboard & Mouse Kit
--Card Reader: Nippon Labs Delux 3.5" Internal All In One Card Reader/Writer with USB2.0 & eSATA Ports Model ICR-BB
--Speakers (already own) - Altec Lansing ADA995 5.1 surround speakers