I am trying to build a system for HD video editing with Adobe Premiere Elements 10 and for web and software development. My choices are listed below. I have based my choices on the tutorials and reviews available on this site, which are terrific! I would greatly appreciate any suggestions or guidance on this issue. Thank you very much!
Approximate Purchase Date: next week
Budget Range: $700 - $800 Before rebates; Before shipping
System Usage from Most to Least Important: high definition video editing, web site/software development, surfing the web
Are you buying a monitor: No
Parts to Upgrade: Entire new system
Do you need to buy OS: No
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: www.newegg.com
Location: Chicago, IL
Parts Preferences: none
Overclocking: No
SLI or Crossfire: No
Monitor Resolution: 1280x1024 currently, but may be upgrading to higher resolution in the next year or so.
Additional Comments: This is the first time I have tried building my own computer, and unfortunately I do not have a lot of time to spend on this. So ease of assembly and high system reliability are more important to me than top performance. If it is not too difficult to set up, I was thinking of running two hard drives in RAID1 for better reliability. Thanks for the help.
Why Are You Upgrading: I am attempting to edit HD video using Adobe Premiere Elements 10 and burn to Blue Ray discs, but my current system is hopelessly slow. Hence the upgrade. My primary performance criteria is how fast Adobe Premiere Elements 10 will process video on the box.
Parts List:
CPU:
AMD FX-8350 Vishera 4.0GHz (4.2GHz Turbo) Socket AM3+ 125W Eight-Core Desktop Processor FD8350FRHKBOX
Reason for choosing this CPU: I chose this AMD processer due to its excellent cost-weighted performance in this]http://www.tomshardware.com/charts/cpu-charts-2012/-34-Adobe-Premiere-Pro-CS6,3171.html]this benchmarking tests[/url]
Mother Board:
MSI 970A-G46 AM3+ AMD 970 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard with UEFI BIOS
Graphics Card:
SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 6670 1GB 128-bit DDR3 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready Video Card (11192-22-20G)
Memory:
CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model CMZ8GX3M1A1600C10 - note that I am planning to install 2 of these (2 x 8GB)
Case:
RAIDMAX SMILODON Extreme Black ATX-612WEBP 1.0mm SECC Steel ATX Mid Tower Foldout MB Computer Case With 500W Power Supply
Storage
Seagate NAS HDD ST2000VN000 2TB 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s Internal Hard Drive - note that I was thinking of getting 2 of these and run them in RAID 1.
Approximate Purchase Date: next week
Budget Range: $700 - $800 Before rebates; Before shipping
System Usage from Most to Least Important: high definition video editing, web site/software development, surfing the web
Are you buying a monitor: No
Parts to Upgrade: Entire new system
Do you need to buy OS: No
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: www.newegg.com
Location: Chicago, IL
Parts Preferences: none
Overclocking: No
SLI or Crossfire: No
Monitor Resolution: 1280x1024 currently, but may be upgrading to higher resolution in the next year or so.
Additional Comments: This is the first time I have tried building my own computer, and unfortunately I do not have a lot of time to spend on this. So ease of assembly and high system reliability are more important to me than top performance. If it is not too difficult to set up, I was thinking of running two hard drives in RAID1 for better reliability. Thanks for the help.
Why Are You Upgrading: I am attempting to edit HD video using Adobe Premiere Elements 10 and burn to Blue Ray discs, but my current system is hopelessly slow. Hence the upgrade. My primary performance criteria is how fast Adobe Premiere Elements 10 will process video on the box.
Parts List:
CPU:
AMD FX-8350 Vishera 4.0GHz (4.2GHz Turbo) Socket AM3+ 125W Eight-Core Desktop Processor FD8350FRHKBOX
Reason for choosing this CPU: I chose this AMD processer due to its excellent cost-weighted performance in this]http://www.tomshardware.com/charts/cpu-charts-2012/-34-Adobe-Premiere-Pro-CS6,3171.html]this benchmarking tests[/url]
Mother Board:
MSI 970A-G46 AM3+ AMD 970 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard with UEFI BIOS
Graphics Card:
SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 6670 1GB 128-bit DDR3 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready Video Card (11192-22-20G)
Memory:
CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model CMZ8GX3M1A1600C10 - note that I am planning to install 2 of these (2 x 8GB)
Case:
RAIDMAX SMILODON Extreme Black ATX-612WEBP 1.0mm SECC Steel ATX Mid Tower Foldout MB Computer Case With 500W Power Supply
Storage
Seagate NAS HDD ST2000VN000 2TB 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s Internal Hard Drive - note that I was thinking of getting 2 of these and run them in RAID 1.
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