Yoyi Posted September 24, 2009 Share Posted September 24, 2009 I have been looking around the boards but have been getting increasingly overwhelmed with each topic I read. In one of the more straight forward recent posts that I have read there is a list of parts by vbetts that seems like a damn good system. Here is the list: https://secure.newegg.com/WishList/MySavedW...aspx?ID=7858829 Unfortunately this is a little out of my budget. I need a mac mostly for 3 things. Nothing crazy mainly simple video editing etc. I am not looking for an overkill machine. Motion Final Cut Cinema 4d ( nothing heavy mostly titles ) Is this my best bet or is there something a bit less powerful that can handle these without overtly chugging or should I just try to push for that one there. I have about $800-900 but if the the build mentioned above is a BIG improvement I can try to push the budget a bit. I was looking at this guide as well. http://lifehacker.com/5351485/how-to-build...start-to-finish Do you think this might be stable enough for what I need? Thank you so much for any help you guys might be able to provide Edit Forgot to mention I already own a MacBook pro. It's about 2 years old, so anything that I build I would like to be a step up form that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick14 Posted September 25, 2009 Share Posted September 25, 2009 Post the specs can't see what you wanted to buy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snokarver Posted September 25, 2009 Share Posted September 25, 2009 Yeah, your wishlist link doesn't work. Unless you're willing to end up with just a nice PC, I would stick with one of the known good builds. I'm not a huge fan of the life hacker build. For example, Antec PSUs get a lot of mixed reviews. Some are good, and some die quickly. But obviously the CPU and mobo choice get you up and running quickly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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