Hello.
It has been over a dozen years since I've built my last PC. (What happened to the ribbon cables and jumpers? Heh.) I would like to move my video editing to a dedicated PC. I edit AVCHD rendered to HD for YouTube and occasionally DVD. NLE currently is Sony Vegas Studio ver 9 and 10. (32 bit) I may upgrade in the future to Vegas Pro. (64 bit) Vegas gets some rendering help from CUDA equipped graphic cards. I would like the OS and editing program to be on one smaller drive. Media to be edited is on a second, larger drive. Rendered media goes to a network drive.
I've been researching components here at Toms, at Videoguys, The Sony Vegas forums, www.squidoo.com/electronicandmore and a few other places.
Approximate Purchase Date: Within the next month
Budget Range: $900 to $1200 after rebates
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Video Editing exclusively
Parts Not Required: keyboard, mouse, monitor, speakers, DVD drive, Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: newegg.com, amazon.com, Microcenter
Country of Origin: USA, Illinois
Parts Preferences: I would prefer a small, simple case.
Overclocking: Not initially, maybe at some future time.
SLI or Crossfire: No
Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080
Additional Comments:
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Here is what I have picked out for the major components: (newegg.com links)
Antec Three Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129042
(I 'd like a simple, smallish case. Is there such a thing with a motherboard tray?)
Antec EarthWatts EA650 650W Continuous Power ATX12V Ver.2.2
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371015
Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115072
(Should I move up to the i7-2600K?)
ASUS P8P67 PRO LGA 1155 Intel P67 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131682
(Is the "Pro" version necessary for my needs?)
GIGABYTE GV-N460OC-1GI GeForce GTX 460 (Fermi) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125333
(This I'm just not sure about. I need a CUDA card, but are these cards more applicable to gaming? Can I get away with something simpler? Less CUDA cores?)
G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Desktop Memory
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231426
(Compatibility with all of the above?)
SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD103SJ 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152185
(Two of these. One probably smaller for just the Operating System and Vegas. The other for the AVCHD files.)
I would appreciate any comments and suggestions.
Thank you.
Bill
It has been over a dozen years since I've built my last PC. (What happened to the ribbon cables and jumpers? Heh.) I would like to move my video editing to a dedicated PC. I edit AVCHD rendered to HD for YouTube and occasionally DVD. NLE currently is Sony Vegas Studio ver 9 and 10. (32 bit) I may upgrade in the future to Vegas Pro. (64 bit) Vegas gets some rendering help from CUDA equipped graphic cards. I would like the OS and editing program to be on one smaller drive. Media to be edited is on a second, larger drive. Rendered media goes to a network drive.
I've been researching components here at Toms, at Videoguys, The Sony Vegas forums, www.squidoo.com/electronicandmore and a few other places.
Approximate Purchase Date: Within the next month
Budget Range: $900 to $1200 after rebates
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Video Editing exclusively
Parts Not Required: keyboard, mouse, monitor, speakers, DVD drive, Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: newegg.com, amazon.com, Microcenter
Country of Origin: USA, Illinois
Parts Preferences: I would prefer a small, simple case.
Overclocking: Not initially, maybe at some future time.
SLI or Crossfire: No
Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080
Additional Comments:
--------------------------
Here is what I have picked out for the major components: (newegg.com links)
Antec Three Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129042
(I 'd like a simple, smallish case. Is there such a thing with a motherboard tray?)
Antec EarthWatts EA650 650W Continuous Power ATX12V Ver.2.2
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371015
Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115072
(Should I move up to the i7-2600K?)
ASUS P8P67 PRO LGA 1155 Intel P67 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131682
(Is the "Pro" version necessary for my needs?)
GIGABYTE GV-N460OC-1GI GeForce GTX 460 (Fermi) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125333
(This I'm just not sure about. I need a CUDA card, but are these cards more applicable to gaming? Can I get away with something simpler? Less CUDA cores?)
G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Desktop Memory
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231426
(Compatibility with all of the above?)
SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD103SJ 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152185
(Two of these. One probably smaller for just the Operating System and Vegas. The other for the AVCHD files.)
I would appreciate any comments and suggestions.
Thank you.
Bill