[Hrodebert]

Hello all
First time computer builder here looking for opinions.
I am most interested in longevity and the ability to upgrade piece by piece in the future.
I will use this computer for light photo editing and large quantity storage of photos, duplicating and storing large quantities of both audio and video, YouTube, I-Tunes, Google Earth, News and Weather , General Web Surfing, and so on.
I have already gone over my intended budget, but am fine with that if the quality is worth the money.
Right now I am at almost $900.00
So here is what I have chosen, and would like to know what you think, good, bad, and the ugly.
Also is this everything I will need or have I missed something?
I will not need a Monitor, Keyboard or Mouse.
One other question is will the Intel HD Graphics 2500 in the CPU do what I have described, or will I need a GPU?
Thanks in advance, and Have a Great Day.

COOLER MASTER HAF 912 RC-912-KKN1 Black SECC/ ABS Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 59.99 http://www.newegg.co...N82E16811119233

Western Digital Caviar Black WDBAAZ0020HNC-NRSN 2TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.5" Internal Hard Drive 188.99
http://www.newegg.co...N82E16822136830

CORSAIR Professional Series HX650 650W ATX12V v2.2 / EPS12V 2.91 SLI Ready 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Modular Active PFC Power ... 119.99
http://www.newegg.co...N82E16817139012

CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9B 44.99
http://www.newegg.co...N82E16820145345

ASUS P8Z77-V LK LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard with UEFI BIOS 149.99
http://www.newegg.co...N82E16813131837

Intel Core i5-3450 Ivy Bridge 3.1GHz (3.5GHz Turbo) LGA 1155 77W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 2500 BX80637I53450 194.99
http://www.newegg.co...N82E16819116506

Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit – OEM 99.99
http://www.newegg.co...N82E16832116986

ASUS DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS Black SATA 24X DVD Burner - Bulk – OEM 19.99
http://www.newegg.co...N82E16827135204

Syba SY-ACC65030 Anti-Static Velcro Wrist Strap 7.99
http://www.newegg.co...N82E16899263009

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You did miss an optical drive for cd/dvd.

[Zolton33]

You did miss an optical drive for cd/dvd.

[phillpower2]

Hrodebert

I have added notes to some of your list of parts below;

Hello all
First time computer builder here looking for opinions.
I am most interested in longevity and the ability to upgrade piece by piece in the future.
I will use this computer for light photo editing and large quantity storage of photos, duplicating and storing large quantities of both audio and video, YouTube, I-Tunes, Google Earth, News and Weather , General Web Surfing, and so on.
I have already gone over my intended budget, but am fine with that if the quality is worth the money.
Right now I am at almost $900.00
So here is what I have chosen, and would like to know what you think, good, bad, and the ugly.
Also is this everything I will need or have I missed something?
I will not need a Monitor, Keyboard or Mouse.
One other question is will the Intel HD Graphics 2500 in the CPU do what I have described, or will I need a GPU?
Thanks in advance, and Have a Great Day.

COOLER MASTER HAF 912 RC-912-KKN1 Black SECC/ ABS Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 59.99 http://www.newegg.co...N82E16811119233

Western Digital Caviar Black WDBAAZ0020HNC-NRSN 2TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.5" Internal Hard Drive 188.99
http://www.newegg.co...N82E16822136830
Having a single large capacity HDD is a bad idea, 2TB is an awful lot of data to lose should the drive fail, fit a smaller capacity HDD now and add a second storage device later.

CORSAIR Professional Series HX650 650W ATX12V v2.2 / EPS12V 2.91 SLI Ready 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Modular Active PFC Power ... 119.99
http://www.newegg.co...N82E16817139012
You are paying more than you need to for your PSU, see attached link below.

CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9B 44.99
http://www.newegg.co...N82E16820145345

ASUS P8Z77-V LK LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard with UEFI BIOS 149.99
http://www.newegg.co...N82E16813131837

Intel Core i5-3450 Ivy Bridge 3.1GHz (3.5GHz Turbo) LGA 1155 77W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 2500 BX80637I53450 194.99
http://www.newegg.co...N82E16819116506
I have included a faster but less expensive CPU in my list of parts,

Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit – OEM 99.99
http://www.newegg.co...N82E16832116986

ASUS DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS Black SATA 24X DVD Burner - Bulk – OEM 19.99
http://www.newegg.co...N82E16827135204

Syba SY-ACC65030 Anti-Static Velcro Wrist Strap 7.99
http://www.newegg.co...N82E16899263009

An alternative list of parts for you to consider, a suitable GPU included + under your $900 budget http://pcpartpicker.com/p/jlHq

[Hrodebert]

Rage, thanks for your time with my post.
I will have to check out the place that you showed for the parts. It looks like some pretty substantial savings.
As far as the hdd goes I already have a 1 TB external drive that is 3/4 full that will be my backup. I intend to put a whole lot more on the drives and will have two copy's of everything when I am done.
You are not the first person to suggest that cpu instead so I am leaning toward the 3470 more and more.
1 more thing for now, do I really need a 200.00 video card for what I want to do?
Thanks for your time and have a great day

[Hrodebert]

You did miss an optical drive for cd/dvd.

Isn't this an optical drive?
ASUS DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS Black SATA 24X DVD Burner - Bulk – OEM 19.99

[Zolton33]

Some how i missed it probably the brand asus as i have not seen their optical drives before lol

[phillpower2]

Hello Hrodebert

1 more thing for now, do I really need a 200.00 video card for what I want to do?

I will use this computer for light photo editing and large quantity storage of photos, duplicating and storing large quantities of both audio and video, YouTube, I-Tunes, Google Earth, News and Weather , General Web Surfing, and so on.

Yes indeed, please see http://www.videocard...h_end_gpus.html your intended use is far too much to be achieved from the CPUs graphics power.