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[Meow?]

I think I'm ready for another purchase (pay day afterall).

Let's say my budget is 1.2 mil won.
Minus mouse and keyboard (I get them every time I buy a unit).
Minus monitor (just bought a new one)
Minus graphic card (I didn't know my new one has gtx 460 and I still have a spare).

Let's say power consumption is not an issue (my electricity is free).

Let's say I will use it for just video/photo editing (not really a job nor a hobby, but I was asked to do some... by family ), and maybe some gaming (though I already have this other one for it... but just in case I smashed it 'cause I died for the Nth time on Mass Effect).

Let's say I'm limited to purchasing here in South Korea and I HATE going to Yongsan and make those ajoshis feel like they did me a favor after over charging the totally ignorant me... so I guess shopping at Danawa or Gmarket is my only option.

Let's say I'm still scared and ignorant that over-clocking is not an option... yet.

Someone told me to choose a processor first and work from there. So I chose AMD. Reason? I have no idea but I've been with AMD since my first computer here in Korea. Besides, I checked Danawa and saw this and went, "WTF???"
But I don't know which of the AMDs are good. Maybe one of these? Or should I choose something else? I don't even know what those numbers mean.

I was also told to watch out for the socket thingy (AMD vs Intel for MOBO). Let's say I was trying hard, checking on these items and my brain exploded. So I'm busy picking up pieces of my 3oz. brain, and I beg you guys to put me out of my misery. Help!

Let's say that I want a unit that'd last me 5 years a happy bunny since use a computer only for the sake of having one.

So what's next? Which item? What's the rest of it?

...uhhhh... help?

Edit:
BTW I'm getting tired and bored of the fights between Apple and the rest of the world. So can we-all take a break and talk about this for just a short while?

[vDroop]

That budget will build a very nice AMD rig.

I'll just list the essentials and the brands you choose depend on how much you want to spend.

The CPU you linked is a good one.
You need an AM3 motherboard for that. (the ones you linked will do)
You need RAM (memory). Get at least 4 GB of DDR3: Samsung / G.Skill / Corsair

You also need a decent power supply. Something 600 watts or more. Corsair / Seasonic / Antec are trusted brands
You also need an HDD for storage. (Samsung F3s are beautiful and cheap)
You need a optical drive (LG makes quality, inexpensive ones)
You need a case. Anything with at least 1 front fan and 1 rear will do.
You need an operating system. Get Windows 7.

You have the rest.

[Meow?]

I never understood the importance of cases. All I heard before was "get the full tower if you want to upgrade". Until the fan part was mentioned.

... then I saw this and went "WHAAAT?" on the price.... read on and quite understood how important a case is now. But c'mon! That price?

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[Nuggets]

[Meow?]

I usually don't like taking the easy way out. The link posted is a really good read. It means it'll take me a lot of time ... uhhh... deciphering them. I'm ancient (to some peeps). And I remember the time when I get a huge dictionary to search the meaning of a word, then flip pages to look for 10 words used on the meaning-of-the-first-word, then the vicious cycle begins. That's how I feel about the site for now. But I'll cope.

What I do with my computers is seasonal. It's not a job nor a hobby. But at times, I get to do something intensely for about 4 months. Right now, I'm going to need the computer for video editing using Vegas, Nero package, and Audition. That'll most probably involve me using GIMP a for hours and hours and hours too (I hate Photoshop! It's like quantum physics!). Doing all of these until April. After that, I might switch to gaming phase. 2 years ago = Regnum Online. Pretty basic stuff and I get so much lag, I ended up buying another computer; convincing myself that it'll make things better. Last year = Shin Megami Tensei. Another basic stuff and I love that there were not a lot of people playing it that time. But the animations keep calling my urge to upgrade. Never happened. This year = Dragon Age and Mass Effect = new computer. Perhaps after that, would be nothing but facebook or what not.

Just saying, what I do for the unit is random. Although, I do nothing but basic stuff, I just fear that in time, if I want to play with some software or game that requires another better component, would drive me crazy again. Past computers? Will be given away to family. Couple of hermits like me who knows less than I do with technology.

So, is 5 years still too ambitious for me?

As of now, I'm looking at 1000w PSUs and I was told it's overkill. I just thought that maybe, just maybe, it'll cope up to future upgrades. Like 3 years from now. But if this and this would cost me that much and I end up just using 30% of what it offers, for the rest of its life then... maybe I'd rather go for something more practical?

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[Nuggets]

holy crap man! calm down on the psu!!! Even if you decide to upgrade down the line, i doubt you'd get anything that would warrant that much power usage. Besides, stuff usually gets more and more efficient as time passes. you'd be ok with a 600w for your needs.

But, as stated before, let's start with what cpu you want first and we'll slowly help you piece together what you need. But, I'd probably recommend a mid-grade build. And if you could wait a month for Intel to release their new stuff, prices will drop on older tech and you'd get better value from this generation's tech depending on what you get.

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[vDroop]

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[Meow?]

From the time I was still thinking whether I want another computer or not, I already based it on imitating either

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