Hello,
I am a freelance web & graphic Designer. and now i'm planning to start working as a freelance Non-Linear Editor and provide my services for Post Production too. For that I am buying a new pc. I have a limited budget for now. I've searched the market in my area and found these two different specs fit into my budget. Though i have plans to upgrade the Pc within next 6months. I was wondering which is the better specification and Do i need SLI Support on motherboard to install both Graphics Card and Editing Card. I am not a hardcore gamer so my preference isn't to build a hardcore gaming pc. These are the two options that i have.
OPTION 1:
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Processor:
INTEL CORE i7 860 2.8Ghz (8MB CACHE - 2.5 GT/s) OR
INTEL CORE i7 930 2.8Ghz (8MB CACHE - 4.8 GT/s)
I've checked in my area. Both have a minor price difference.
Motherboard: Intel DP55WG
Cooling Solutions: CORSAIR (COOLING SOLUTION) CAFA50
Ram: 4GB (KINGSTON DDR3 2GB-1333) = 2GB x 2
HDD: SEAGATE 1TB HDD 7200RPM 32MB Cache
Optical Drive: Sony DVD RW
PSU: COOLER MASTER 600 WATTS SILENT PRO
Casing: Cooler Master Storm Sniper
Graphic Card: (nVidia GT250 DDR3 1GB)
OPTION 2:
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Processor: Core i7 870
Motherboard: Intel 55HC
Ram 6 GB DDR3-1333 (2GB x 3)
Hard Disk (3 TB)
Optical Drive: Sony DVD RW
Casing: (Cooler Master Storm Sniper)
Power Supply: (600 W)
Graphics Card: (nVidia GT250 DDR3 1GB)
I have plans to upgrade it in next months and the expected upgrade will be installing Black Magic's Decklink HD Extreme 3D. I guess this card isn't for gaming, its for editing purpose only so i might need a Graphic Card for Gaming. Incase i need both Graphic and Editing Card, i will either stick to nVidia GTS250 or i will upgrade Graphic Card to GeForce GTX 460. But that will depend on my budget at that time.
For now the only thing i'm worried about is which of the above 2 mentioned specs are better. 2nd do I need SLI for installing both Graphics & Video Editing Card.
I am a freelance web & graphic Designer. and now i'm planning to start working as a freelance Non-Linear Editor and provide my services for Post Production too. For that I am buying a new pc. I have a limited budget for now. I've searched the market in my area and found these two different specs fit into my budget. Though i have plans to upgrade the Pc within next 6months. I was wondering which is the better specification and Do i need SLI Support on motherboard to install both Graphics Card and Editing Card. I am not a hardcore gamer so my preference isn't to build a hardcore gaming pc. These are the two options that i have.
OPTION 1:
---------------
Processor:
INTEL CORE i7 860 2.8Ghz (8MB CACHE - 2.5 GT/s) OR
INTEL CORE i7 930 2.8Ghz (8MB CACHE - 4.8 GT/s)
I've checked in my area. Both have a minor price difference.
Motherboard: Intel DP55WG
Cooling Solutions: CORSAIR (COOLING SOLUTION) CAFA50
Ram: 4GB (KINGSTON DDR3 2GB-1333) = 2GB x 2
HDD: SEAGATE 1TB HDD 7200RPM 32MB Cache
Optical Drive: Sony DVD RW
PSU: COOLER MASTER 600 WATTS SILENT PRO
Casing: Cooler Master Storm Sniper
Graphic Card: (nVidia GT250 DDR3 1GB)
OPTION 2:
--------------
Processor: Core i7 870
Motherboard: Intel 55HC
Ram 6 GB DDR3-1333 (2GB x 3)
Hard Disk (3 TB)
Optical Drive: Sony DVD RW
Casing: (Cooler Master Storm Sniper)
Power Supply: (600 W)
Graphics Card: (nVidia GT250 DDR3 1GB)
I have plans to upgrade it in next months and the expected upgrade will be installing Black Magic's Decklink HD Extreme 3D. I guess this card isn't for gaming, its for editing purpose only so i might need a Graphic Card for Gaming. Incase i need both Graphic and Editing Card, i will either stick to nVidia GTS250 or i will upgrade Graphic Card to GeForce GTX 460. But that will depend on my budget at that time.
For now the only thing i'm worried about is which of the above 2 mentioned specs are better. 2nd do I need SLI for installing both Graphics & Video Editing Card.