Spec PC for video editing

easyrider · 17 Feb 2013 at 20:44

snips86x said:
Firstly - The SSD would be used for storing the OS & Editing software where as the mechanical would be used for storage. WD Caviar Black would be the better choice over the RED & Seagate.

You don't just have one disk for storage, You have multiple. You have the OS on one, You have the Video data on a second and the third is for writing to so one disk is not reading and writing at the same time. To suggest just one single mechanical disk for storage is ludicrous and wrong on every level.

Secondly, - 2133RAM would be a solid choice for editing & encoding, nice & quick, you would really see a difference over 1600.

Not enough.The bottleneckis not the ram in video editing.

Thirdly - There is nothing wrong with the XFX, it is value for money, best in it's price range.

You can far better PSU for just a few quid more

Forthly - For an investment like this, the Sandy would be better over the Ivy, if you didn't know, there are no more 1155 chips to be released. With 2011, you get the option to upgrade to a hex-core as well as the ivy-e in Q3 2013 if you bothered to read the entire thread.

This is just not needed for the premium

Final - For what he is asking for £1200 is reasonable with plenty of headroom for improvement. !

Nope is the wrong spec. read my first point first

zakblood · 17 Feb 2013 at 20:50

1 x Intel Core i7-3770K 3.50GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £259.99
4 x Crucial RealSSD M4 256GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive (CT256M4SSD2) £149.99 (£599.96)
1 x Seasonic 520w FANLESS '80 Plus Platinum' Modular Power Supply £129.98
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Professional SP1 64-Bit - OEM (FQC-04649) £100.00
1 x Plextor M5 Pro 128GB Extreme Series Solid State Drive - (PX-128M5P) £99.95
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £79.99
1 x Corsair Hydro H80 High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775 LGA1155 LGA1156 LGA1366 LGA2011 AM2 AM3) £69.98
1 x Samsung Green 16GB (4x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz 30nm Dual/Quad Channel Kit (MV-3V4G3D/US) £65.98
1 x BitFenix Shinobi USB3.0 Gaming Case - Black £49.99
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £18.98
Total : £1,488.90 (includes shipping : £11.75).

all sdd build, 1 boot, 4 data making 1tb, wanted to use 1tb revo but out of stock

mother board supports them, not all on sata 6Gb/s mind you, case will fit them all in, just need the brackets, psu is fanless so less noise and would pay for itself as pc will be left on for 8 hours at work, there plenty cheaper, but not many better Platinum ones. ram will do same as cpu, still gone liquid as for work i'd like it to make less noise, not overclocked i bet either..... will do for now, bit pointless as user wanted branded anyway......

easyrider · 17 Feb 2013 at 20:56

You dont need the 4 x 256GB Just get a crucial 128GB for boot and 3 x 256GB for storage.

Change that seasonic for a http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-118-CS&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=1084

zakblood · 17 Feb 2013 at 20:58

1 x Intel Core i7-3770K 3.50GHz (Ivybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor (77W) - Retail £259.99
3 x Plextor M5 Pro 256GB Extreme Series Solid State Drive - (PX-256M5P) £179.99 (£539.97)
1 x Microsoft Windows 7 Professional SP1 64-Bit - OEM (FQC-04649) £100.00
1 x Plextor M5 Pro 128GB Extreme Series Solid State Drive - (PX-128M5P) £99.95
1 x Gigabyte Z77-D3H Intel Z77 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £79.99
1 x Corsair Builder Series CX 750w Modular '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply (CP-9020061-UK) £74.99
1 x Corsair Hydro H80 High Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775 LGA1155 LGA1156 LGA1366 LGA2011 AM2 AM3) £69.98
1 x Samsung Green 16GB (4x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C11 1600MHz 30nm Dual/Quad Channel Kit (MV-3V4G3D/US) £65.98
1 x BitFenix Shinobi USB3.0 Gaming Case - Black £49.99
1 x OcUK 24x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £18.98
Total : £1,374.82 (includes shipping : £12.50).

not too found with crucial tbh, like Plextor and Samsung, but have adata pro's myself 2 x 256 gb at £150 each, and love them

Read Speed: 230MB/Sec, Write Speed: 190MB/Sec crucial m4

Read Speed: 540MB/Sec, Write Speed: 460MB/Sec Plextor

Read Speed: 550MB/Sec, Write Speed: 300MB/Sec crucial RealSSD m4

subbass · 17 Feb 2013 at 21:27

zakblood said:
for me, windows 7 pro would be better, then you can get more ram, home supports a max of 16gb, with pro doing 192gb so for me the sweet spot is between 16 and 32gb.

1tb is basic, i'd put something bigger tbh like a 3tb one, either red or black etc

and as budget is good, then a i7 build

good luck with hp or dell, which ever you go for, for me if you dont want a custom diy build, OC can build it for you, better than dell or hp if im totally honest and it will be that, custom.

snips spec above with either home or pro would be better than any house built off the shelf job, and if you want more hdd, can add anything you like as its a custom build

Thanks.

Sorry I think should have explained more in detail.

This is not for me, it's to be used in a work environment which is why I said it had to be from a manufacturer like HP or Dell for warranty etc. I know it would be more value for money by going the DIY route. I was looking for specs that are suitable for video editing, like the sweet spot for RAM, number of hard drives and if RAID should be set up on them etc.... :cool:

zakblood · 17 Feb 2013 at 21:33

subbass said:
Thanks.

Sorry I think should have explained more in detail.

This is not for me, it's to be used in a work environment which is why I said it had to be from a manufacturer like HP or Dell for warranty etc. I know it would be more value for money by going the DIY route. I was looking for specs that are suitable for video editing, like the sweet spot for RAM, number of hard drives and if RAID should be set up on them etc....

for me then, 16gb would be fine, sdd don't need to be in raid, but you can if you want, many do, for me the cost of sdd's make it hard to use so many tbh, i'd still go sdd boot and then raid some 2 or 3tb red's Western Digital Caviar Red SATA 6Gb etc but it's choice, a revo drive would be better as its faster than 2 sdd's in raid, but again price is high.

another drive to raid, price high, but great storage and speed and very high reliability with a 5 year warranty
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HD-385-WD&groupid=701&catid=14&subcat=1279

revo
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/productlist.php?groupid=1657&catid=2101&subid=2199

for work then it has to be windows 7 pro.

good luck and happy hunting, hope it all helps

snips86x · 18 Feb 2013 at 08:17

subbass said:
Thanks.

Sorry I think should have explained more in detail.

This is not for me, it's to be used in a work environment which is why I said it had to be from a manufacturer like HP or Dell for warranty etc. I know it would be more value for money by going the DIY route. I was looking for specs that are suitable for video editing, like the sweet spot for RAM, number of hard drives and if RAID should be set up on them etc....

Overclockers UK also deal with businesses, you could speak to the IT/Procurement person yourend to see if you could get a OcUK business account setup.