Video Editing Rig for less than £650

TheGedi

TheGedi

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Hey,

Going to college next week so i figured i might as well start saving up for a Rig :D

The rig will be used for Video Editing using After Effects, Premier Pro, Also Photoshop, Flash, Dreamweaver, Fireworks, etc

Hopefully i will get a Blackmagic Intensity pro/Shuttle so it will be 1080i Video id be working with. Along with whatever College throws at me :L

Not bothered about Gaming, since i have PS3 and 360 for that. So Just Video Editing and General Surfing, Email, MSN etc

Max i could afford Practically is £600

Also if im going to College does that mean i can get a Student Copy of Windows 7? Within the Budget?

Any Suggestions?

Thanks
Ross
 
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xRowan said:
If you are in secondary school, college or uni, you should be able to get Win7 Pro 64bit for £38 here- http://www.software4students.co.uk/...fessional_64_bit_Upgrade_Edition-details.aspx ignore the upgrade its just an oem.

This should be great for editing http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=FS-274-OK £605 though


Im guessing your a cod player ;)
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Mainly Halo 3 Actually :L Have Adobe taken onboard with ATI cards? I thought they had better support for Nvidia or something? Or is this just palava from Nvidia fanboys? (I love both lol)

EDIT: I got a Windows 7 Upgrade Edition with my laptop think its 32Bit though but would that work? Until i saved up :L being a student and Skint lol
 
Antec 300 - 46.99
Gigabyte GA-H55M-UD2H Intel H55 (Socket 1156) DDR3 microATX Motherboard - 66.99
Intel Core i3 530 2.93GHz (Clarkdale) (Socket LGA1156) - Retail - 82.24
Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX4GX3M2A1600C9) - 86.94
MSI GeForce GTX 460 Cyclone 768MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card - 158.61
OCZ ModXStream Pro 500w Silent SLI Certified Modular Power Supply - 56.99
Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103SJ) - 48.49
Akasa AK-CCX-4002HP Venom CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775/LGA1156/LGA1366/AM2/AM3) - 37.99
Sony Optiarc DRU-870S 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - Retail - 16.99

Total - 604.41

Nvidia is better with Adobe software because of driver and hardware support. If you have used that Win 7 upgrade edition thatc ame with the laptop then you wont be able to use it.
 
when you say rig is that too include keyboard, mouse, monitor etc ?

if its just the case and innards :

Palit GeForce GTX 460 768MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card £149.99 (£127.65)

AMD Phenom II X4 Quad Core 955 Black Edition "125W Edition" 3.20GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail £117.49 (£99.99)

Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMX4GX3M2A1600C9)£86.94 (£73.99)

Asus M4A88TD-M EVO/USB3 AMD 880G (Socket AM3) DDR3 microATX Motherboard £82.99 (£70.63)

OCZ StealthXStream 2 500W Power Supply £49.98 (£42.54)

Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103SJ) £48.49 (£41.27)

Xigmatek Asgard Midi Tower Case - Black Xigmatek Asgard Midi Tower Case - Black £26.99 (£22.97)

Samsung SH-S223C/BEBE 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.99 (£11.91)

Sub Total : £490.95
Shipping : £11.75
VAT : £87.97
Total : £590.67
 
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Product Name Qty Price Line Total
AMD Phenom II X6 Six Core 1055T 2.80GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail AMD Phenom II X6 Six Core 1055T 2.80GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail £152.74
(£129.99) £152.74
(£129.99)
G.Skill RipJaw 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit G.Skill RipJaw 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit £82.24
(£69.99) £82.24
(£69.99)
Antec Basiq Plus 550W Modular Power Supply Antec Basiq Plus 550W Modular Power Supply £52.99
(£45.10) £52.99
(£45.10)
Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103SJ) Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103SJ) £48.49
(£41.27) £48.49
(£41.27)
ASRock N68C-S UCC GeForce 7025 (Socket AM3/AM2+) DDR2/DDR3 microATX Motherboard ASRock N68C-S UCC GeForce 7025 (Socket AM3/AM2+) DDR2/DDR3 microATX Motherboard £29.95
(£25.49) £29.95
(£25.49)
Sony Optiarc AD-7260S 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM Sony Optiarc AD-7260S 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.99
(£11.91) £13.99
(£11.91)
Sub Total : £323.75
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £10.00
VAT is being charged at 17.50% VAT : £58.41
Total : £392.16


And a case + GPU of your choice, as much as CUDA adds a tad to image quality, I don't think it's worth going all the way to 460 for a rig that's not gonna be used heavily for gaming.

Good thing to consider is to just use onboard GPU for 1-2days, test your software and see if you're happy with the quality/speed - if you're happy then there will be no point in spending 150 on a GPU which you won't use, if you're not happy with it then buy one, I guess 2days extra won't make much difference for you and you might save yourself a lot of money.

Might also be worth trying to grab a 2nd hand 8800GT/S/X or 9800 for around 30-40quid.

Regarding case, I wouldn't recommend antec 300 as it's terribly overpriced for what it offers and for just around 5-10quid more you can have MUCH MUCH better cases but then it's just me and I hate any case that hasn't got side mounted HDDs and is too small to fit bigger PSU or GPU or cooler.
 
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Product Name Qty Price Line Total
AMD Phenom II X6 Six Core 1055T 2.80GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail AMD Phenom II X6 Six Core 1055T 2.80GHz (Socket AM3) - Retail £152.74
(£129.99) £152.74
(£129.99)
G.Skill RipJaw 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit G.Skill RipJaw 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit £82.24
(£69.99) £82.24
(£69.99)
Antec Basiq Plus 550W Modular Power Supply Antec Basiq Plus 550W Modular Power Supply £52.99
(£45.10) £52.99
(£45.10)
Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103SJ) Samsung SpinPoint F3 1TB SATA-II 32MB Cache - OEM (HD103SJ) £48.49
(£41.27) £48.49
(£41.27)
ASRock N68C-S UCC GeForce 7025 (Socket AM3/AM2+) DDR2/DDR3 microATX Motherboard ASRock N68C-S UCC GeForce 7025 (Socket AM3/AM2+) DDR2/DDR3 microATX Motherboard £29.95
(£25.49) £29.95
(£25.49)
Sony Optiarc AD-7260S 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM Sony Optiarc AD-7260S 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £13.99
(£11.91) £13.99
(£11.91)
Sub Total : £323.75
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £10.00
VAT is being charged at 17.50% VAT : £58.41
Total : £392.16


And a case + GPU of your choice, as much as CUDA adds a tad to image quality, I don't think it's worth going all the way to 460 for a rig that's not gonna be used heavily for gaming.

Good thing to consider is to just use onboard GPU for 1-2days, test your software and see if you're happy with the quality/speed - if you're happy then there will be no point in spending 150 on a GPU which you won't use, if you're not happy with it then buy one, I guess 2days extra won't make much difference for you and you might save yourself a lot of money.

Might also be worth trying to grab a 2nd hand 8800GT/S/X or 9800 for around 30-40quid.

Regarding case, I wouldn't recommend antec 300 as it's terribly overpriced for what it offers and for just around 5-10quid more you can have MUCH MUCH better cases but then it's just me and I hate any case that hasn't got side mounted HDDs and is too small to fit bigger PSU or GPU or cooler.
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Cant argue with the Price you squeezed that into!

I had a look even at a 9800GT For £60 Which would cope with CUDA and rendering without Breaking the bank?

So then dependent on Case choice i could keep it under £500?
I had a look at the Coolermaster Storm Scout i think it was, And i quite like the look of it, and the amount of stuff it has on it!

I do like Intel for some reason as well, but this 6 core machine looks amazing!

I seen that that board also Supports DDR2 memory, Does that Mean if i eventually needed more i could get some 1066Mhz DDR2 sticks to work alongside the DDR3 Currently Listed?
 
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For video editing make sure you get plenty of ram and a nvidia card as it helps, speeds it up a lot in CS5..

PhoenixUK spec looks good, add a nice case maybe another 4gb ram and an nvidia card, I don't think you will need a GTX460 if you wont use for gaming so get something lower end like 8800 or a GTX260 or a 460 if you want to give gaming a go on pc..
 
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