Billwaa
02-05-2011, 07:22 PM
Hi, I am an aerospace / mechanical engineering student, looking for an affordable computer that allow me to do my works without lagging on me. My laptop died 2 weeks ago, probably due to overheating, so I plan to build a desktop. I have never done it before, so hopefully you guys can give me some advices.
So for engineering, I usually use softwares like Matlab, SolidWorks and 3DS MAX. Besides that I also do game design and media productions for fun, so I also use software likes Virtools, DX Studio, Soundbooth, Premiere, After Effects, Dreamweaver, FL Studio, Finale... as for gaming, I do it once in a while, not that into it, but since I have a ps3, that is not a big issue.
I did some reading and research online for a couple weeks, and here's the parts I picked. Just don't know if they are good / compatible.
AMD Phenom II X6 1090T Black Edition Thuban 3.2GHz Socket AM3 125W Six-Core Desktop Processor HDT90ZFBGRBOX (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103849)
MSI NF750-G55 AM3 NVIDIA nForce 750a SLI HDMI ATX AMD Motherboard (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130235)
G.SKILL Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Desktop Memory Model F3-10666CL9D-8GBSR (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231417)
*idk if I am going to get more RAM later, so I pick this set leaving room for expansion
50SGH8HX3OMJ GeForce GTS 450 (Fermi) SuperOC 1GB 128-bit DDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814162063)
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 ST31000528AS 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148433)
CORSAIR Builder Series CMPSU-600CX 600W ATX12V v2.3 Active PFC Power Supply (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139019)
NZXT Apollo Black SECC Steel Chassis ATX Mid Tower Computer Case (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811146025)
ASUS DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS Black SATA 24X DVD Burner - Bulk - OEM (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135204 )
Koutech IO-RCM621 All-in-one USB 2.0 3.5" USB 2.0 Front Panel Multi-format Card Reader with USB 2.0 Port (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820162024)
Any comments / suggestions will be appreciated :)
So for engineering, I usually use softwares like Matlab, SolidWorks and 3DS MAX. Besides that I also do game design and media productions for fun, so I also use software likes Virtools, DX Studio, Soundbooth, Premiere, After Effects, Dreamweaver, FL Studio, Finale... as for gaming, I do it once in a while, not that into it, but since I have a ps3, that is not a big issue.
I did some reading and research online for a couple weeks, and here's the parts I picked. Just don't know if they are good / compatible.
AMD Phenom II X6 1090T Black Edition Thuban 3.2GHz Socket AM3 125W Six-Core Desktop Processor HDT90ZFBGRBOX (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103849)
MSI NF750-G55 AM3 NVIDIA nForce 750a SLI HDMI ATX AMD Motherboard (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130235)
G.SKILL Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Desktop Memory Model F3-10666CL9D-8GBSR (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231417)
*idk if I am going to get more RAM later, so I pick this set leaving room for expansion
50SGH8HX3OMJ GeForce GTS 450 (Fermi) SuperOC 1GB 128-bit DDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814162063)
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 ST31000528AS 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148433)
CORSAIR Builder Series CMPSU-600CX 600W ATX12V v2.3 Active PFC Power Supply (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139019)
NZXT Apollo Black SECC Steel Chassis ATX Mid Tower Computer Case (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811146025)
ASUS DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS Black SATA 24X DVD Burner - Bulk - OEM (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135204 )
Koutech IO-RCM621 All-in-one USB 2.0 3.5" USB 2.0 Front Panel Multi-format Card Reader with USB 2.0 Port (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820162024)
Any comments / suggestions will be appreciated :)