View Full Version : Building a new video editing computer
TopDaugIn2000
5/30/2006, 11:22 AM
Finally time to upgrade. I'm so excited!
processor (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16819103547)
mobo (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16813131524)
video card (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16814130261)
memory (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16820145575)
hard drive (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16822144407) (x2, so I can set up a RAID system)
case (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16811147001)
monitor (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16824014105) (I'm MOST excited about this)
and the usual DVD burner, CD Rom, cables, Floppy (cause I just can't give it up), windows XP pro, etc.
w00t!!!!
1stTimeCaller
5/30/2006, 11:23 AM
aren't Macs the computer for video editing?
Widescreen
5/30/2006, 11:26 AM
Nice system. And Newegg is the best place to get components.
what you should be buying:
http://www.videoequipment.com/images/non-linear_mac.jpg
slickdawg
5/30/2006, 11:44 AM
Nice system, and newegg is the place to shop!
TopDaugIn2000
5/30/2006, 11:47 AM
yeah, mac is the way to go, but currently I can't afford it and all the software.
maybe down the road.
slickdawg
5/30/2006, 11:50 AM
A suggestion - go with Seagate hard drives, you get a 5 year warranty with them.
yermom
5/30/2006, 11:50 AM
the Mac desktops are still using the G5 procs anyway, i don't think it's the time to buy one
should be interesting to see what the new Intel Mac desktops look like, i haven't heard anything about when that might be or anything
the Mac desktops are still using the G5 procs anyway, i don't think it's the time to buy one
should be interesting to see what the new Intel Mac desktops look like, i haven't heard anything about when that might be or anything
suppose to be this summer.
TopDaugIn2000
5/30/2006, 11:55 AM
yeah, the only intel ones are notebooks.
soonerboomer93
5/30/2006, 11:56 AM
The case is interesting, but with your power consumption, I wouldn't recommend the included power supply.
I would go with http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822136003 for the hard drive. 16 mb cache will be better, especially on that big of a drive. And are you stripping or mirroring your drives?
I would go with mushkin memory over corsair, but that's more of a preference thing. I prefer mushkin, largely because they're about a 15 minute drive from where I live.
I would go with a better graphics card, but if your only doing video editing it should be fine.
TopDaugIn2000
5/30/2006, 11:56 AM
A suggestion - go with Seagate hard drives, you get a 5 year warranty with them.
the ones I have picked out also have a 5 year warranty
and they are RAID compatible as well, which was my "search criteria"
yeah, the only intel ones are notebooks.
no, this will work just as well, or better for your editing, and is intel.
http://images.apple.com/imac/images/indexfrontrow20060109.jpg
slickdawg
5/30/2006, 11:58 AM
Are you gonna stripe or mirror?
soonerboomer93
5/30/2006, 12:01 PM
I've never seen a hd that couldn't be used in a raid. If you really want good raid hd's that are SATA, then look into wd raptor's.
TopDaugIn2000
5/30/2006, 12:03 PM
The case is interesting, but with your power consumption, I wouldn't recommend the included power supply.
I would go with http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.asp?N=2010150014+50001306+103530105&Submit=ENE&Subcategory=14&Manufactory=1306 for the hard drive. 16 mb cache will be better, especially on that big of a drive. And are you stripping or mirroring your drives?
I would go with mushkin memory over corsair, but that's more of a preference thing. I prefer mushkin, largely because they're about a 15 minute drive from where I live.
I would go with a better graphics card, but if your only doing video editing it should be fine.
I had this (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822136003) HD picked out first, but it didn't say anything about being able to set it up as a RAID. So I searched for "RAID" and found the one I mentioned above. I want to set it up so they will save work faster, at the same time. Is that "Striping"? I don't know. Our IT guy I talked to said "go with a RAID set up" so that's what I'm trying to do.
I don't do any gaming, and apparently this graphics card can be added on to with some kind of bridge or something. SLI I think it was.(also according to our IT guy)
soonerboomer93
5/30/2006, 12:03 PM
This thread gives you some very useful information on picking out an lcd btw.
http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1039222
TopDaugIn2000
5/30/2006, 12:06 PM
I've never seen a hd that couldn't be used in a raid. If you really want good raid hd's that are SATA, then look into wd raptor's.
oh, ok. I thought it had to be something special.
soonerboomer93
5/30/2006, 12:07 PM
I had this (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16822136003) HD picked out first, but it didn't say anything about being able to set it up as a RAID. So I searched for "RAID" and found the one I mentioned above. I want to set it up so they will save work faster, at the same time. Is that "Stripping"? I don't know. Our IT guy I talked to said "go with a RAID set up" so that's what I'm trying to do.
I don't do any gaming, and apparently this graphics card can be added on to with some kind of boot strap or something. SLI I think it was.(also according to our IT guy)
Yes, striping will make it run faster, but if one drive crashes, you lose both basically. You can pick up any hard drive and configure it for raid, it's something controlled by the mainboard/raid controller, not the hard drive.
The graphics card is SLI compatable, but it's also the LE version of the chipset, which means it's been striped down to sell at a lower price. You actually get better performance from a single high end card, then from 2 low ends in SLI mode.
TopDaugIn2000
5/30/2006, 12:11 PM
I have a large external that I plan to use for backup. Hopefully I'll be ok with that.
I'll consider a better graphics card, but budget is a big concern here (I want to get all I can get, but dont' want to give my left leg for it)
Widescreen
5/30/2006, 12:16 PM
Then the video card is definately the one to scrimp on. I love that monitor.
TopDaugIn2000
5/30/2006, 12:47 PM
I've never heard of that brand, but it has REALLY good reviews. So I figured "what the hell"
BoogercountySooner
5/30/2006, 12:55 PM
What Program are you going to run? I like liquid edition! Are you going to have 2 monitors? This makes it nice when dragging clips to timelines! Ok There is my ten cents!
Vaevictis
5/30/2006, 12:59 PM
FWIW, you probably want either RAID0 or RAID1.
RAID0 takes data streams and "stripes" them across multiple drives, roughly multiplying your data transfer speed by the number of drives in the array. Make sure your hard drive controller can feed the data to the drives fast enough to make this worth your while. Downside: Loss of any one drive causes loss of all data; because you have many drives, your chances of a "drive" failure are increased.
RAID1 "mirrors" data across two drives, so that if any one drive fails, you don't actually lose any data. As a plus, most controllers will read from mirrors as if they were stripes, multiplying read speed. Downside: Your write speed is only as fast as one drive; you "burn" half of your drive space for mirroring.
Note that you *can* layer RAID levels, so you could stripe across mirrors if you wanted to. If I could afford to, this is what I'd do, every single time.
Also, just a suggestion on those hard drives: Consider getting an SATA drive with NCQ (Native Command Queuing). It's good stuff. Seagate is the only manufacturer I know of that is doing NCQ on SATA drives right now though.
soonerboomer93
5/30/2006, 01:01 PM
EVGA is a decent manufacturer. I personally prefer BFG Tech.
You can also save a little by just going with a dvd-burner and not getting a cd-rom. Most users don't have a need for 2 optical drives.
SoonerWood
5/30/2006, 01:11 PM
THIS (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89sz8ExZndc) is the monitor you need.
And make it mobile with THIS (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGrMMlNjBB8) (warning:creepy)
1stTimeCaller
5/30/2006, 01:15 PM
THIS (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89sz8ExZndc) is the monitor you need.
now you tell me, after I quit using acid.
TopDaugIn2000
5/30/2006, 03:23 PM
What Program are you going to run? I like liquid edition! Are you going to have 2 monitors? This makes it nice when dragging clips to timelines! Ok There is my ten cents!
Adobe video bundle:
Adobe After Effects® 7.0 Professional
Adobe Premiere® Pro 2.0
Adobe Photoshop® CS2
Adobe Audition® 2.0
Adobe Encore® DVD 2.0
Adobe Illustrator® CS2
Adobe Dynamic Link
Adobe Bridge
Adobe Stock Photos
Macromedia Flash Professional 8
One monitor for now, until I can afford 2. Gotta get a few more free lance projects lined up before I get a 2nd.
TopDaugIn2000
5/30/2006, 03:25 PM
EVGA is a decent manufacturer. I personally prefer BFG Tech.
You can also save a little by just going with a dvd-burner and not getting a cd-rom. Most users don't have a need for 2 optical drives.
I already have a dual layer DVD burner (it's currently in an external case, will put it internally in the new one) and I'm ordering a DVD rom (it's less than $20)
How come nobody has asked what kind of videos you're making?
sooneron
5/30/2006, 04:23 PM
How come nobody has asked what kind of videos you're making?
My thoughts egzackery!
TopDaugIn2000
5/30/2006, 04:31 PM
whatever makes the most $$$ :P
SoonerWood
5/30/2006, 04:48 PM
X-Men movies :P
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