New build or keep current build

[note235]

My current build is
i7 920 at stock
Radeon 4850
12GB DDR3 OCZ Platinum at stock
Intel 40GB SSD as my primary
2 x 1TB Caviar Black
1 x 640 Caviar Blue
Corsair HX520

I rarely game but i do like editing videos and such and am heading to college in a few weeksit's close by but im not sure if i should, its pretty close to home: around 30 minutes of driving and i have an apartment
A: keep my current build and use my iphone for other class related stuff along with my audio recorder, but i dont know how much energy it would use, i don't want to be paying a high bill price
B: buy a laptop to use
C: Create a new cheap build for around $500 and possibly use some parts of my current build and have it be more efficient
so it'd be like a $150 build
i'd take 4gb from my system
my caviar blue
buy a mobo and the i3 540 and call it good
what do you guys think?

 

[Dangman]

B: get a laptop and keep your current PC, only turning it on when you need to play games or do extensive video editing.

For college, a laptop is a very very good purchase, especially when you start doing group projects in areas without a PC for everyone.

 

[note235]

ohhh, any ideas for a pc?
maybe a cheap $400-500 one?
any i can build my self?

 

[lkiller1231]

So what will be your total budget?
I might have an idea that can let you have both a laptop and a new computer.

 

[note235]

I have 2k but I'm restricting it to 4-600 for this portion since I want to keep some safe money haha

 

[Dangman]

Yeah DIY laptops aren't in great numbers and the ones that do exist only make sense if you already have the CPU, RAM, and HDD on hand. Otherwise, it's significantly cheaper to just buy a prebuilt laptop.

Get this laptop and you'll be set:
http://www.officemax.com/catalog/sku.jsp?productId=prod3110324

 

[lkiller1231]

TOSHIBA Satellite L655D-S5076 - $599.99 from $750 on Newegg. It's a hell of a deal considering the quad core that it has.

Also, get the Scythe Mugen 2 for $40 bucks so that you can finally overclock your rig, you will get a LOTT more out of your PC.

 

[note235]

haha i've had the scythe for about a year
just never installed it lol

 

[lkiller1231]

Did you pull the trigger on the notebook?

 

[note235]

nope
i thought my financial aid would appear but it just appeared a few minutes ago

how about this? or the quad core bc the only issue is that its 15'' to 14, but how much difference is that?
But i think this would suffice
* Inspiron 14R
* Processor: Intel Core i3-350M Processor (2.26GHz, 3M cache)
* Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium
* 320 GB SATA Hard Drive (5400 RPM)
* 4 GB DDR3 SDRAM 1333MHz (2 DIMMs)
* 8X DVD +/- RW Drive
* Intel Graphics Media Accelerator HD
for about $380

or would this be better?
Toshiba Satellite T115D-S1120
* 1.6GHz AMD Athlon Neo MV-40 Processor
* 2GB 200-Pin DDR2 SO-DIMM Memory
* 250GB Serial ATA Hard Disk Drive (5400RPM); 802.11b/g wireless LAN
* 11.6" LED (16:9) 1366x768 Display; ATI Radeon HD 3200 Graphics
* Window 7 Home Premium 64-bit

no matter what im probably going to add in a kingston 64gb ssd