Video-editing / rendering build

[mobohobo]

ok, i have £450 for the mobo, case, psu, cpu and ram. i want it to be able to handle cinema 4d, and after effects well, and render in decent time. i like nice looking things, so will get a 6750 in the near future (probably) if i feel like it now. tell me what to get


in order of uses: video editing, 3d rendering, surfing web, schoolwork


no xfire etc

 

[Wamphryi]

i5 CPU, 4 GB RAM, 1 TB HDD (preferably Mirror Raid) and a 10000 RPM Drive such as a Velicoraptor to boot from. A NVIDA card if your software supports CUDA. That will be all you need.

 

[rwpritchett]

I usually go Intel, but based on the OP's video editing use I would say a Phenom II X6 is in order since that kind of work scales with the number of processor cores.

If £450 is just for case, psu, cpu, ram, and mobo, then how about this:

Phenom II X6 1090T [strike]£154[/strike] £181
Corsair VX450 [strike]£50[/strike] £59
4GB G.Skill Ripjaw RAM [strike]£52[/strike] £61
Gigabyte GA-870A-UD3 [strike]£66[/strike] £77
Coolermaster HAF912 [strike]£59[/strike] £62

[strike]Total £381 excluding VAT[/strike]

Total £440 including VAT

You may want to cut back on the case and add another 4GB RAM. I do some video encoding and I've seen 7GB of my 8GB RAM get used up during encoding.

*Edit - changed prices to include VAT

 

[mobohobo]

pritchitt you used the excluding vat prices
what should i go for if i do primarily what the title says, and a bit of fable 3, starcraft 2 etc on high settings??? (i will be overclocking)

 

[mobohobo]

so this ?

http://www.scan.co.uk/products/asus-m4n75td-nf-750a-sli-am3-pci-e-20-(x16)-ddr3-1066-1333-2200(oc)-sata-3gb-s-raid-atx
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/4gb-corsair-xms3-ddr3-pc3-10666-(1333)-non-ecc-unbuffered-cas-8-8-8-24-165v
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/amd-phenom-ii-x6-1075t-thuban-six-core-s-am3-30ghz-9mb-total-cache-ht-4000mhz-125w-retail
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/650w-xfx-p1-650s-nlb9-core-edition-80-plus-bronze-85-eff-sli-crossfire-eps-12v-135mm-fan
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/coolermaster-haf-912-plus-black-mid-tower-case-w-o-psu

for 411 i dont need more ram, and if i do, ill just add it would that be ok for some high settings starcraft 2 and fable 3? (if i include nvidea 1gb gtx 460)

 

[mosox]

Gigabyte GA-870A-UD3
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/gigabyte-ga-870a-ud3-amd-870-s-am3-pci-e-20-%28x16%29-ddr3-1866%28oc%29-sata-6gb-s-sata-raid-atx
AMD Phenom II X6 1075T
Corsair Memory 4GB DDR3 PC3-10666 (1333)
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/4gb-%282x2gb%29-corsair-ddr3-pc3-10666-%281333%29-non-ecc-unbuffered-cas-9-9-9-24-150v
Seasonic Bronze S12II-520 520W
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/520w-seasonic-s12ii-520-bronze-80-plus-bronze-85-eff-eps-12v-120mm-silent-s2fc-fan-atx-v23
Coolermaster HAF 912

£420.96

 

[mobohobo]

so what would be better for doing a bit of both, fps games, starraft 2 etc on high or above, and a lil bit of video editing??

 

[mosox]

The Phenom II X4 is good enough if you don't do a lot of editing.

 

[rwpritchett]

pritchitt you used the excluding vat prices
what should i go for if i do primarily what the title says, and a bit of fable 3, starcraft 2 etc on high settings??? (i will be overclocking)

Edited my post to include VAT :lol:

Any CPU that has three or more cores will be good for gaming.. the video card will factor more for gaming. For encoding muscle, the more cores the better.

 

[batuchka]

Since u stated primarily vid edit/render pritchett is on the right track : more cores will serve u best but since u also stated SC2, etc a GTS 450 will be fine for Full HD + Ultra no AA/AF hehe

Off Ebuyer UK 427 quid

Get an aftermarket cooler and clock away

 

[mobohobo]

hehe batchuka, you didnt read the top, its not including the graphics cards... now, gemme something more expensive... XD (oh and btw what graphics card would be sufficient for a 1440x900 to play things like fable 3, sc2 etc... (dont incl in budget) oh and i found this babe of a psu:
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/159920

 

[mobohobo]

hows this?

 

[mobohobo]

nobody has an opinion of this??

 

[mosox]

Don't get that SLI mobo, you're buying a ATI card. Also mobos with Nvidia chipset don't have support for SATA3 and USB 3.0.

Cheaper good cooler
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/coolermaster-hyper-212-plus-4-heat-pipes-lga775-1156-1366-am2-am2plus-am3

 

[mobohobo]

i gues, but i was thinking, that for £30 less on a sli board, i can gt x8 and i was gonna get a gtx460...?