Spec: Video editing/rendering/work rig

Russinating

Russinating

Russinating

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I need a new rig for a new studio that'll be used primarily for video editing alongside other general low-end tasks.

The budget is around £600-700, give or take. Obviously if that's impossible then just spec the cheapest possible :p.

Needs: Quad core (preferably), good amount/speed of RAM, capacity for a lot of internal storage (but only need one hdd speccing (OS)), dual screens, preferably HDMI out. Everything minus speakers, mouse, keyboard and optical drives is required.

Screen size not hugely important and I can probably decide on what to get myself, but around 22/23" is fine if anyone has any recommendations.

Video card isn't important at all in terms of "omg can it play Crysis?!", but obviously dual screen/HDMI support is probably the base.

Many many thanks in advance :).
 
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Thanks for all the help guys. This look any good? Frikkin' monitors push the price up so much - I've got 2x19" ones that I could use, but there's something about getting new monitors to go with a new PC that makes everything feel more... new :p.

Edit: Just noticed mb is DDR2. Anyone know of a DDR3 that has DVI-I, VGA and HDMI out?

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CAT-THE-FIFTH said:
The motherboard uses DDR2 so either get the DDR2 I linked to or a motherboard which can take DDR3:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-355-AS&groupid=701&catid=5&subcat=1481

The motherboard I linked to also has 128MB of DDR3 RAM on the motherboard dedicated to the IGP.
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That motherboard lists as having 1x HDMI and 1x DVI, but no VGA? If that's correct I'd prefer to have VGA (or 2x DVI) just so I can support two monitors and my 42" Plasma. In fact, is it even possible to run all 3 simultaneously (ie. triscreen)?
 
Ast3r said:
Well why don't you use those?With the remaining money you can get a better mobo or case.Is it really worth to spend another 300 quid just for a feeling?:p You could make a really powerful PC if you invest the 700 quid only in the central unit.
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D:

My current monitors are pretty shabby - a pair of 19" Hanns-G's that cost £100 at the time about 3 years ago. Plus image quality is pretty important in my work. Ack!
 
Ast3r said:
I think you're good to go but you should get the CoolerMaster Elite 335 case.Excellent case for its price and very solid as well.With the help of that cooler and mobo you should be able to push the 620 to about 3.0-3.2Ghz easy.
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Ok ok ok, you've convinced me considering it's only £5 more :p.

And yeah, I have a Freezer Pro in my current system so wanted to stick with something I know I can trust :).
 
Actually the one thing I may be overlooking is the PSU. Will 400W be enough to support everything listed plus 5 SATA drives? Or will it have enough connectors? I have a few standard 4-pin -> SATA connectors that I'm using in my current modular system if they'll do fine under the 400W.
 
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