Spec me a Video Editing rig

hardc0re_tid

hardc0re_tid

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Rig is not for me, it will be primaraly used for video editing and general use.

Non required items include:

Monitor
K.Board & Mouse
Speakers
HDD
DVD RW

Required items are:

Mobo
CPU
RAM
Video Card
Possibly a case unless he can use the current Dell one

All for around or under £700
 
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CP-126-IN Intel Core 2 DUO E6300 "LGA775 Allendale" 1.86GHz (1066FSB) - Retail (CP-126-IN)
£114.99 £114.99
MB-061-GI Gigabyte GA_965P_DS3 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard (MB-061-GI)
£91.99 £91.99
MY-058-GL GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC6400 800MHz Ultra Low Latency DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX22GB6400UDC) (MY-058-GL)
£169.99 £169.99
CA-038-LL Lian-Li PC-7 PLUS Silver Aluminium Midi-Tower Case (No PSU) (CA-038-LL)
£47.95 £47.95
GX-053-CO Connect3D ATI Radeon X1900 XT 256MB GDDR3 AVIVO TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-053-CO)
£139.99 £139.99

Subtotal £564.91
VAT £98.86
Total £663.77
 
hardc0re_tid said:
is the case essential? can he use the dell case that he currently has or will it be too small?
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Dell cases are rarely standard and rarely any good for cooling with anything but dells customised systems with ducts etc.
 
would be great to put a Conroe build into a Dell case..... like having a Ferrari engine in a Fiat Uno..............
 
Jaap74 said:
would be great to put a Conroe build into a Dell case..... like having a Ferrari engine in a Fiat Uno..............
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Most dells have a conroe in them these days... ;)
 
Joe42 said:
Most dells have a conroe in them these days... ;)
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some but not most............ yet...

anyway i meant that the one he has would probably be an older looking case that they probably don't use anymore........
 
You will need to get a new case.

You will probably need a new power supply. Going for an Antec case with an included PSU is a good money saver. However the above Lian Li case is of higher quality.

The above spec is really the overclockers choice i would advise as it get high results. If your not going to overclock i would by a more expensive proccessor like the core2 e6600.

The proccessor is more essential than the graphic card for video editing. He should also have a fast hard drive (seagate 7200.10 or raptor )
 
you dont need an amazing graphics card for video editing , i suggest 2gig of 800mhz fsb ram and a e6600, those are the 2 components that make the most difference - or save yourself a packet, either way good luck mate
 
allllec said:
you dont need an amazing graphics card for video editing , i suggest 2gig of 800mhz fsb ram and a e6600, those are the 2 components that make the most difference - or save yourself a packet, either way good luck mate
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I personally do a LOT of 3d modelling, and I find a good graphics card helps then, but thats the kind of video editing I do ;) Each to his own
 
allllec said:
you dont need an amazing graphics card for video editing , i suggest 2gig of 800mhz fsb ram and a e6600, those are the 2 components that make the most difference - or save yourself a packet, either way good luck mate
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Agree! Fastest possible CPU from word go. Stable mobo's also very important. Case with good airflow is important & a good PSU from a reputable brand because you'll be leaving the machine on for long hours to do its 'thing', maybe even a UPS? :)

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The x1900 is a waste of money in this scenario.No use to video editing whats so ever.


The top things to look out for:

CPU
RAM
HDD Read and write times.

I would go

DS3
6300
GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC6400 800MHz
74 gig raptor as system drive and two large seagate 7200.10's in RAID 0 as the video scratch disk.

And don't forget a decent PSU.
 
i use my PC for video editing and theres soemthign that is gettign overlooked here !

SILENCE !

i regard myPC as silent rnough, but say my mates PC, or my brothers are VERY loud. and thats never good for any kind of sound / video editing.
just somethign to look out for !
so id look at a big ass silent air cooler, like a ninja. and a silent PSU ( ive only ever used tagan so not sure how quiet others are. but mines silent )
 
Just a thought but if you have money to burn, you could buy a Gigabyte I-RAM for ultra fast accsess to your information much faster. They say the i-ram was designed for editing
 
J.B said:
Just a thought but if you have money to burn, you could buy a Gigabyte I-RAM for ultra fast accsess to your information much faster. They say the i-ram was designed for editing
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no need for it really.
plus it wipes its self clean everytime you restart lol

btw, what are you doign about sound ?
thats pretty important to be honest !
i use an X-fi and hi-fi sepperates, but im no audiophile so dont shoot me :P
 
A high end CPU (e6600 or e6700) is more important than a high end GPU (7600GT or better). Couple it with a stable silent MB (Asus?) and a 3rd party CPU cooler (Titan).

I would suggest 2 x Raptors in RAID 0 for the system/programs and a large SATAII 16mb cache drive for storeage. 2Gb at the minimum of RAM (Gskill) finished off in a quality case (Lian Li PC7+).


Jack
 
JackRegan said:
A high end CPU (e6600 or e6700) is more important than a high end GPU (7600GT or better). Couple it with a stable silent MB (Asus?) and a 3rd party CPU cooler (Titan).

I would suggest 2 x Raptors in RAID 0 for the system/programs and a large SATAII 16mb cache drive for storeage. 2Gb at the minimum of RAM (Gskill) finished off in a quality case (Lian Li PC7+).


Jack
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sorry jack.

you don't need the windows on 0 raid disk

u need the video data on two seagates in raid0
 
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Absolutely... four if you can get them which is why I asked what HD's he was using but seemed to have been ignored by the OP. My old Octane system has a rack with I think x20 (might be 16, can`t be bothered to look) SCSI 17GB HDs, with highend video editing you most certainly need HD speed :)
 
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