Video editing and transcoding new hardware

davide445

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Used since now a laptop, I really need a dedicated hw to work on.

Will use mostly EDIUS 7 and/or PowerDirector 12, sometimes some realtime rendering engine such as CryEngine. Will be also used to transcode among different formats. Output H.264 1080p.

Here my first conf:

Case Midi Corsair Carbide Series 300R Compact PC Gaming ATX Black
Internal Hard Disk Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 2TB 3.5" 64MB SATA3
RAM DDR3 Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2x8GB) 1600MHz PC3-12800 9-9-9-24 1.5V CL9
PSU Corsair Builder Series CX600 80Plus Bronze 600W
CPU Intel Core i7-4770 3.4GHz 8MB Socket 1150 84W with GPU HD Graphics 4600 Boxed
Mobo Gigabyte GA-H97-D3H Socket 1150 Intel H97 DDR3 USB3 ATX
VGA Gigabyte nvidia GeForce GTX 660 OC Core 1033/1098MHz Memory GDDR5 6008MHz 2GB DVI HDMI DP
OS Microsoft Windows 8.1 64bit OEM DVD EN
Internal DVD burner Samsung SH-224DB DVD/CD 24x Sata Black Bulk
CPU cooler Arctic Cooling Freezer i30 CO 120mm 1156/1155/2011
Fan Corsair AF120 Quiet Edition High AirFlow 2x120mm

- Budget about $1200 (around €1000) no more
- cut in the setup a SSD for OS to invest on a CPU cooler: I really need this cooler?
- Better GTX 660 OC or GTX 750 Ti for my scope?
- Really need the extra fan?
- Interested to have high speed external interfaces, there are anything I can optimize in term of mobo/case?
 
PSU Corsair Builder Series CX600 80Plus Bronze 600W
isnt good enough
can you find XFX 550W bronze?

CPU cooler : use Coolermaster 212 evo

- Better GTX 660 OC or GTX 750 Ti for my scope?
gtx 660 is better in raw performance
but gtx 750 ti use much less electricity and perform similar in gaming

- Really need the extra fan?
2 intakes and 1 exhaust is enough
 

davide445

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Can find these PSU
XFX ProSeries 550W Core Edition
XFX TS 550W ATX 80+ Gold

These are available coolers: I really need one?
Akasa K32 92mm Socket 1155/1156/775
Arctic Cooling Alpine 11 GT Rev2 Intel 1155/1156/775
Arctic Cooling Alpine 11 Plus Intel 775/1155/1156 Retail
Arctic Cooling Alpine 11 Rev.2 Intel 775/1155/1156
Arctic Cooling Freezer 11 Low Profile Socket Intel
Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Low Profile Socket Intel
Arctic Cooling Freezer i30 CO 120mm 1156/1155/2011
Arctic Cooling Freezer i30 Intel 1155/1156/2011 Retail
Cooler Master X Dream i117 Socket 1150 1155 1156 775
Raijintek Rhea 92mm Intel 1150/1155/1156
Noctua NM-i115x Mounting Kit Socket Intel LGA115x

Case come with 2 fans, I need the extra one?
 
if the price is similar
XFX TS 550W ATX is better, newer revision of xfx Core. it is Bronze though, not gold

rendering will put the cpu into 100% all the time. a good cpu cooler will be very helpful for longevity
non of the cpu cooler listed above is good enough :(
Coolermaster 212 evo, 212x, 212 plus

Case come with 2 fans, I need the extra one? not necessarily. 1 intake at the front, 1 exhaust at the back
 

davide445

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Here the cooler master available cooler:
Cooler Master Hyper 103 Intel LGA 2011/1366/1156/1155/1150/775 AMD FM2/FM1/AM3+/AM3 /AM2
Cooler Master Seidon 120V 120 AMD AM2/AM2+/AM3/AM3+/FM1/FM2 Intel 1150/1155/1156/1366/775//2011
Cooler Master Hyper 412S Socket Intel 1150/1155/2011 Amd
Cooler Master Hyper TX3 Evo Socket Intel 775/1156/1155/1150/1366 AMD AM2/AM2+/AM3/AM3+/FM1
Cooler Master V8 GTS AM2, AM3, AM3+, FM1, FM2, 1150, 1155, 1156, 1366, 775, 2011
Cooler Master X Dream i117 Socket 1150 1155 1156 775
 

davide445

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Also if I want to buy instead a Sapphire - R9-270x-4gddr5 (used can be find at the same price of new 660OC, and it's better for video editing) the PSU can remain the same XFX 550?