Hi, my first post here but i have been buying all my components from OCUK for a long time so hello! 
Ive read the help section with the different builds and done a quick search, all very useful, just wanted something more specific to me so:
I am struggling with finding a spec to run cs5 and more specifically premierpro video editing suite. Currently have a good Asus board/core 2 duo 2.2/4 gig ram at 667mhz and a geforce 8800 gt... the system was built maybe 3 or 4 years ago and copes fine with all of CS4 apart from premier, also runs games fine for my liking.(win7 32 bit)
The mrs however now wants a machine that will cope with cs5 for the next 3 years, so im trying to figure out where my current bottleneck is so i dont make the same mistake.
Im happy to spend ~£1000 to get this right but if an i5/system for £600 will do the job then bring it on and we can replace or upgrade it in a couple of years...
cs5 really wants 64bit and i have a copy of win7 64bit and a nice hd monitor for the system already so just need the box...
Specifically the issue the current system has is the speed at which it renders/buffers the video and how quickly you can skip through it whilst in editing mode, premier will allow you to see what you chopping up and this is almost unuseable at the moment... doesnt matter if she is editing vids in 720p or 320x240 its just slow
Any help will be much appreciated.
Ive read the help section with the different builds and done a quick search, all very useful, just wanted something more specific to me so:
I am struggling with finding a spec to run cs5 and more specifically premierpro video editing suite. Currently have a good Asus board/core 2 duo 2.2/4 gig ram at 667mhz and a geforce 8800 gt... the system was built maybe 3 or 4 years ago and copes fine with all of CS4 apart from premier, also runs games fine for my liking.(win7 32 bit)
The mrs however now wants a machine that will cope with cs5 for the next 3 years, so im trying to figure out where my current bottleneck is so i dont make the same mistake.
Im happy to spend ~£1000 to get this right but if an i5/system for £600 will do the job then bring it on and we can replace or upgrade it in a couple of years...
cs5 really wants 64bit and i have a copy of win7 64bit and a nice hd monitor for the system already so just need the box...
Specifically the issue the current system has is the speed at which it renders/buffers the video and how quickly you can skip through it whilst in editing mode, premier will allow you to see what you chopping up and this is almost unuseable at the moment... doesnt matter if she is editing vids in 720p or 320x240 its just slow
Any help will be much appreciated.
id be happy to do that if it made economic sense.