PC convert after 8 years of Mac

[SnuGG]

So I traded my MBP for a desktop my buddy had.

I do video work and game a lot.

 

Here's the specs...

 

Processor - AMD A10-6700 APU with Radeon HD Graphics

Northbridge - AMD K15 IMC rev. 00

Southbridge - AMD A55 FCH rev. 2.4

Memory Size - 12 GB

Mainboard Model - M11BB (0x00000133 - 0x00027F20)

Video Card - AMD Radeon HD 7700 Series 2GB

2nd PCI Slot - Wifi adapter card

Power - Corsair CX600

 

 

Recommendations on how to improve this build without breaking my bank?

[ThyFeared]

Location and budget? Need an os and monitor? Keyboard and mouse?

Also read this http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/3061-build-plan-thread-recommendations-please-read-before-posting/

And quote me to get back to me

[Rheinwasser]

SSD SSD SSD!

[Jobbe03]

We need to know your MB, exact model of your GPU, PSU and Ram.

[SnuGG]

Location and budget? Need an os and monitor? Keyboard and mouse?

Also read this http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/3061-build-plan-thread-recommendations-please-read-before-posting/

And quote me to get back to me

 

1. Budget & Location

Located in VA (Fairfax). Microcenter has a store nearby. $500-800 USD budget for now. More later.

2. Aim

Looking for cheap ways to improve the overall build and order of precedence that people think I should approach the build.

3. Monitors

Dell 22 inch monitor (DVI to the graphics card) -- would like to run a second monitor if possible 

4. Peripherals

R.A.T.7 Mouse, Corsair K70, Gamecom 780

5. Why are you upgrading?

Trying to better my system for recording gameplay footage, editing videos and motion graphics.

[SnuGG]

We need to know your MB, exact model of your GPU, PSU and Ram.

 

http://www.asus.com/Desktops/M11BB/ - Before modded

http://www.asus.com/Motherboards/F2A55M/ - Motherboard model

12 GB - RAM

[Jobbe03]

http://www.asus.com/Desktops/M11BB/ - Before modded

http://www.asus.com/Motherboards/F2A55M/ - Motherboard model

12 GB - RAM

I would personally invest in a new MB, CPU, case and GPU. Unless your Macbook was from 2008-12, you might have made a bad trade.

[ThyFeared]

[PCPartPicker part list](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/QBrPQ7) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/QBrPQ7/by_merchant/)

 

Type|Item|Price

:----|:----|:----

**CPU** | [intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80637i53570k) | $219.99 @ Newegg 

**CPU Cooler** | [Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/cooler-master-cpu-cooler-rr212e20pkr2) | $29.98 @ OutletPC 

**Motherboard** | [ASRock Z77 Extreme4 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asrock-motherboard-z77extreme4) | $129.99 @ Newegg 

**Video Card** | [EVGA GeForce GTX 770 2GB Superclocked ACX Video Card](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-video-card-02gp42774kr) | $314.99 @ NCIX US 

**Power Supply** | [Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-power-supply-cx600m) | $62.00 @ Newegg 

 | | **Total**

 | Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available | $756.95

This is what I came up with

[SnuGG]

I would personally invest in a new MB, CPU, case and GPU. Unless your Macbook was from 2008-12, you might have made a bad trade.

 

It was an early 2011 model, 15 inch, 750 GB HDD, 16 GB RAM

[SnuGG]

 

[PCPartPicker part list](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/QBrPQ7) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/QBrPQ7/by_merchant/)

 

Type|Item|Price

:----|:----|:----

**CPU** | [intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80637i53570k) | $219.99 @ Newegg 

**CPU Cooler** | [Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/cooler-master-cpu-cooler-rr212e20pkr2) | $29.98 @ OutletPC 

**Motherboard** | [ASRock Z77 Extreme4 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asrock-motherboard-z77extreme4) | $129.99 @ Newegg 

**Video Card** | [EVGA GeForce GTX 770 2GB Superclocked ACX Video Card](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/evga-video-card-02gp42774kr) | $314.99 @ NCIX US 

**Power Supply** | [Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-power-supply-cx600m) | $62.00 @ Newegg 

 | | **Total**

 | Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available | $756.95

This is what I came up with

 

 

Thank you for the advice.

It seems the general consensus is to get a new MoBo, CPU and Vid Card?

[ThyFeared]

Thank you for the advice.

It seems the general consensus is to get a new MoBo, CPU and Vid Card?

Yeah since you want to do video editing those old parts won't really do the job very well Also do you need a hard drive?

[tugadude4]

It was an early 2011 model, 15 inch, 750 GB HDD, 16 GB RAM

i have a feeling it was a bad trade

[ThyFeared]

i have a feeling it was a bad trade

Yeah I agree 

[SnuGG]

i have a feeling it was a bad trade

 

It probably was. I got a HP laptop (very baseline model) as part of the trade too for my wife. 

 

Yeah since you want to do video editing those old parts won't really do the job very well Also do you need a hard drive?

 

I have an external 4TB for storage of raw footage and the sorts. Use the external as a scratch disk as well, but I get the feeling that a SSD would expedite the rendering if I had it as a scratch and the applications stored there instead of my HDD.