New video editing system, any advice?

Hi guys,

I'm looking to build a computer, just general computing, but will also need to handle some video editing (which I have never done before, but its time to get my HDV off those tapes!).

Any comments on the below system. I am particulary after comments on the 2 choices I'm yet to make regarding the mobo and video card.

Thanks!

Steve

- CPU and Motherboard -
Core 2 Q9550
Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3R *or* ASUS PQ5
2 x 2Gb 800 or better with CAS 5-5-5-15 or better

- Video -
HIS HD4850 1GB GDDR3 *or* a GTS250


- Hard Drives -
74Gb 10000rpm Veloraptor
2 x 1Tb 7200rpm in Raid 1

- Case -
Don't know.
basic case, fans to suit system, quiet
Front I/O panel with 2 x USB, 1 x Firewire, 1 x eSATA, 1 x SD Card Reader
3 x 5.25" (1 for I/O panel, 1 for Burner, 1 spare)
400W (?) with rails to suit hardware

- OS -
Vista Home Premium 64 OEM

edit:

added some more info

APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: 31/07/09
BUDGET RANGE: $1500 aussie

SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: surfing the internet, editing video

PARTS NOT REQUIRED: peripherals

PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS: new egg is ok for ideas. www.umart.com.au or www.gamedude.com.au is best for Australian pricing and availability

PARTS PREFERENCES: nil

OVERCLOCKING: maybe but only simple stuff for fun

SLI OR CROSSFIRE: no

EDIT: Dint refresh before posting
+1 for Proximon...Even I had wanted to suggest the X4 955 AM3 but some OPs would prefer to stick wiht intel...
But if the OP is not too much specific about intel, then the X4 955 is a very good option to consider...

Hi.. you have come up with a good setup...
Many would also recommend an AM3 system instead of this but going with either one would be no problem...

Mobo - for the mobo, get the Gigabyte one...It has better rating and is a solid mobo...

RAM - Dont get anything beyond DDR2 800...Mabye CAS 4 would be good but is not neccessary...
mushkin 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 CAS 4
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SUPER TALENT 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800
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Graphics card - Get the one that is cheaper...both are pretty good but the HD 4850 would be slighly better...
And do you really need 1GB of vRAM??? Do you game ?? and at what resolution...
If you are a gamer, then I would suggest you get the HD4870 for about the same price as the GTS250 1GB...

HDD setup - I would drop the raptor if I were you...
Instead get 2x WD Black 640GB in RAID 0...Would cost about $150 and would easily outperform the raptor and gives you about 640GB of space compared to the 74GB...
Check out the reviews on the WD Black 640GB and you will know...

CASE + PSU -
Get this one...has a high quality 500W PSU and is a very good case with the features that you require...
Antec Sonata III 500 Black 0.8mm cold rolled steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 500W Power Supply
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Hope this helps...

Nice deal on the Q9550 It makes me wish my E8400 showed any signs of slowing down, but of course that's not happening.

I have to wonder when I'll actually find a need to replace my dual core.

@Proximon - I was under the impression that the Q9550 performed better at video editing due to the larger (12mb vs 6mb) L2 cache? I thought that I could use a sata/esata cable and use on of the spare sata connections on the board?

@gkay09 - no real idea on why I needed the 1Gb card, I assumed that it would be helpful with video editing, and for $30 more, why not? I don't game so I don't really need a powerful processor on the GPU. The Raptor was for my boot/OS drive, do you think this is not a good idea, I was of the understanding that it could really help with base system performance.

@ englandr753 I'm in Australia, but thanks for the info!

generally...

I'm not really after blistering performance for gaming or anything other than some occasional/casual video editing.

I probably wont update again for another 2 years, and when I do, its pretty likely I'll be updating the entire system, so the upgrade path is not important to me other than adding some extra ram or something quick and cheap.

For your usage, the extra vRAM and the extra graphics power wont benefit much...save money on the graphics card...get the HD 4670...
Actually for the price of a HD4670 512MB, you would get 1GB version of the Powercolor HD4670 at MSY...
And the HD4670 can play most of the current games at medium settings @ low resolutions...
Make sure that you get DDR3 versions of the graphics card..

As for the HDD - I still would suggest 2x WD BLack 640GB in RAID 0 for OS, apps...
It would outperform the Velociraptor by a significant margin...And most of all, you can get 2 of them for the price of a single 74GB velociraptor...
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And as for the case and powersupply -
Antec Sonata III with Antec EA500W
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