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Raheem786

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Hey,

I'm planning on ordering a PC from PC Specialist. My main focus on this computer is for it to be able to seamlessly edit videos on Sony Vegas and then render these videos very quickly while the computer stays very cool.
After some advice, these are the two options I have:
http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/quotes/intel-haswell-pc/oVk6s_QxYb/
http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/quotes/amd-bulldozer-top-spec-pc/abk2kPWpZ6/
Or have I got it all wrong and should I go for something else?

Thanks a lot,

Raheem
 
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manofchalk
Yeah, I would opt for the i7 build.
Changes I would make to it
- Another HDD, distributing disk load (one for raw footage, other for render output) will speed up your renders a fair bit. Given the options you have, might have to throw it in yourself.
- Agree on the water-cooler, but it seems you dont have much choice here.
- Depending on whether Vegas can take advantage of OpenCL or CUDA, I would have an AMD Radeon or Nvidia card respectively.
-PSU I would bump up to an Enthusiast 650W. Higher quality and its not soo limited in wattage that it will need replacing if you wanted to throw a higher end graphics card in later on.
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manofchalk

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Yeah, I would opt for the i7 build.
Changes I would make to it
- Another HDD, distributing disk load (one for raw footage, other for render output) will speed up your renders a fair bit. Given the options you have, might have to throw it in yourself.
- Agree on the water-cooler, but it seems you dont have much choice here.
- Depending on whether Vegas can take advantage of OpenCL or CUDA, I would have an AMD Radeon or Nvidia card respectively.
-PSU I would bump up to an Enthusiast 650W. Higher quality and its not soo limited in wattage that it will need replacing if you wanted to throw a higher end graphics card in later on.
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Raheem786

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-So you'd say I need a 3rd hard drive? I'm stretching my budget as it is at the moment, wouldn't rendering straight to the SSD suffice and then transferring the files to the HDD later on suffice?
-So would you recommend I stick with the Corsair cooling system or switch to the Coolermaster Siedon?
-I'm not sure whether or not you're saying to get two graphics card or one, but if I were to get an AMD, the most expensive one I can within the budget would be the 1gb 7790, is it better than the 2gb GTX 650?

Thanks,

Raheem
 
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manofchalk

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- You could render straight to the SSD, but its not ideal given its limited storage capacity.

- The Corsair Hydro and Coolermaster Seidon are both basically the same thing, Asetek design 120mm liquid coolers. I recommend you stick with the H80i, if only because there isn't a better option (the H100i I guess, but you cant overclock on this thing so paying the extra is pointless).

- Just the one card, I would go for the R7 260X over a 7790.
It floors a GTX650.
http://tpucdn.com/reviews/AMD/R7_260X/images/perfrel.gif
Though of course, thats gaming performance. Check what your applications can take advantage of and then make the decision.
 
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Raheem786

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Thanks a lot. The only game I play is Flight Simulator X and I only play that once every few months anyway, but I guess it's worth upgrading the graphics card now just incase I do buy a few games in the long run.

And regarding the cooling, would you recommend I switch from PC Specialist to another site for more cooling options? Or will the H80i suffice? I plan on rendering videos for a few hours at a time in some cases (though this may be drastically reduced by the specs of this PC) will the PC ever overheat with this? And what are the chances of this cooler leaking?

Raheem
 
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manofchalk

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Really, I would suggest ditching prebuilt options all together and build it yourself. You will get much more for your cash and your not reliant on a 3rd party if it ever stops working.

The H80i will do fine on that rig. With a non-overclocked i7 with a cooler like that on it and a low power draw card like a 260X in there, unless case airflow is abhorrent I don't see how it could overheat, and the HAF-912+ case you picked isn't too bad.
Chances of it leaking, low enough to not have to worry about IMO. If it does leak, you have PC Specialist and then Corsair to call warranty from, so even if it did fail you wouldn't be out of pocket.
 
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If you're not overclocking, you really don't need a CPU cooler. The stock cooler on my i5-3570K works just fine for rendering. In fact, I use an EVGA GeForce 760 SC for its CUDA cores and during rendering it averages 68C while my CPU averages around 72C. I have a couple side mounted case fans to help keep new air coming in.
 
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Raheem786

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I'm gonna go ahead and order then.

Thanks a lot for the help! :)
 
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