Building a Rendering Burning Machine

[skydiveD]

I am trying to build a computer to render short standard definition videos and burn them to a DVD. I hoping to be able to get a 5 minute video rendered and burned in 15-20 minutes tops. I really have no preference on hardware brands . Im not really sure were to start. im hoping you guys can give me some advice. What would you build if you had the same project? I would appreciate any help you could give.



Approximate Purchase Date: e.g.: this week (the closer the better)

Budget Range: $1100

System Usage from Most to Least Important: Rendering Dvd burning

Are you buying a monitor: No

Parts to Upgrade: new build

Do you need to buy OS: Yes planning on windows 7


Preferred Website(s) for Parts: dont care

Location: Danielson, CT New England

Parts Preferences: Intel CPU

Overclocking: Yes

 

[djangoringo]

My suggestion :

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i7-3770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($314.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z77X-D3H ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($132.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Patriot Viper 3 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($47.98 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 256GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($229.99 @ Adorama)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: PC Power & Cooling Silencer MK III 400W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($19.98 @ Amazon)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ Outlet PC)
Total: $1045.87
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

no mir involved, you get one of the best cpus for encoding, no need for additional gpu, and the fastest sata 256gb ssd on the market, with modular psu and a good dvd drive.
You can ditch the hdd, if you think 256GB will do.

 

[inzone]

For what you are doing with the computer I would think that a good cpu and a large amount of ram would be what you need mostly.

Intel Core i7-3770K Ivy Bridge 3.5GHz (3.9GHz Turbo) LGA 1155 77W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 4000 BX80637I73770K $329.99

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116501

CORSAIR Dominator Platinum 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1866 Desktop Memory Model CMD16GX3M2A1866C10 $159.99

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233336

EVGA 02G-P4-3667-KR GeForce GTX 660 Ti FTW 2GB 192-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card $304.99 and a $20 rebate

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130816

ASUS Black 12X BD-R 2X BD-RE 16X DVD+R 12X DVD-RAM 8X BD-ROM 8MB Cache SATA Blu-ray Burner BW-12B1ST/BLK/G/AS $79.99

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135252

ASUS 24X DVD Burner - Bulk 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 12X DVD+R DL 24X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM Black SATA Model DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS - OEM $19.99

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135204

ASUS P8Z77-V LK LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard with UEFI BIOS $148.99 and a $15 rebate

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131837

SeaSonic X Series X650 Gold ((SS-650KM Active PFC F3)) 650W ATX12V V2.3/EPS 12V V2.91 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Full Modular Active PFC Power Supply $119.99

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151088

SAMSUNG 840 Pro Series MZ-7PD128BW 2.5" 128GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) $139.99

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820147192

Western Digital WD Black WD1002FAEX 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive $99.99

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136533

COOLER MASTER HAF 922 RC-922M-KKN3-GP Black Steel + Plastic and Mesh Bezel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case with USB 3.0 and Black Interior $99.99 and a $10 rebate.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119197


Now the total for this build is $1480 and while it's $380 over your budget this would be the best option for what your doing. If you don't want to go over budget then you can substitute to bring the overall cost down to your budget.


Intel Core i5-3570K Ivy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.8GHz Turbo) LGA 1155 77W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 4000 BX80637I53570K $219.99

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116504


CORSAIR Vengeance LP 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1866 Desktop Memory Model CML16GX3M2A1866C10 $104.99

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233399


XFX Core Edition FX-785A-ZNL4 Radeon HD 7850 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card $179.99 and a $20 rebate

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150642


Kingston SSDNow V300 Series SV300S37A/120G 2.5" 120GB SATA III Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) $102.99

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820721107


CORSAIR TX Series CMPSU-750TX 750W ATX12V v2.3 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Compatible with Core i7 Power Supply
$99.99 and a $20 rebate

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139006


These parts will save you a total of $387 after rebates.

By swapping out the parts in the first list for these less expensive parts you can get to the $1100 budget amount.

So this actually gives you two builds to consider , one the high priced powerful computer guaranteed to give you all the computing power that you need and the other which will do the job but at your budget target.

 

[skydiveD]

Do you think i really need a video card? Will the on board graphics from the i7 be enough?

 

[djangoringo]

It is more than enough for your needs.

 

[angaddev]

You're rendering movies. That requires some gpu power. I would suggest inzone's first build but with a few changes
one : chuck the 660Ti and get this 7870 : that's $80 saved ($284 to $204.99)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202025
Two : chuck the dominator ram, you don't need 1866 ram. Get a 16GB set that runs at 1600, which should cost $100-110. $40 saved.
Three : Get a 240GB ssd. I have a 120 and it's tiny. 240's are pretty cheap and just about ANY brand will do.

 

[djangoringo]

It depends on the program used, for cpu encoding you don't need gpu power, the on die gpu will do(with quick sync).
If it's an adobe program like premiere, then a nvidia card will be better with it.
So op, if you're doing in an adobe program or something that takes advantage of the gpu and cuda, i recommend the 660 gtx and the xeon 1230 V2, it's the i7 without the on die gpu, you'll have the 660 gtx for it.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1230 V2 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($234.98 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Zalman CNPS5X Performa CPU Cooler ($14.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock Z75 Pro3 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($76.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Patriot Viper 3 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($47.98 @ Amazon)
Storage: Crucial M4 256GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($169.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Zotac GeForce GTX 660 2GB Video Card ($214.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($63.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($19.98 @ Amazon)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ Outlet PC)
Total: $1053.85
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

No mir included.
If it's just cpu encoding, the i7-3770k without gpu, is a better option.

 

[jnjnilson6]

System Specifications:
OS: Windows 7 Home Premium x64 (Keep in mind that Windows 7 HP x64 supports 16 GB of RAM only) - $130
CPU: Intel Core i7-3930K - $600.00
RAM: 16 GB DDR3 1600 MHz [get the cheapest possible (2 sticks, each one of which is 8 GB)] - usually around $130
Motherboard: Sapphire PURE Black X79N - $185
Box + PSU: Colorful SG-333A + 450 Watt PSU - $18
SSD: A-Data Premier Pro SP900 128 GB - $126
GPU: GIGABYTE Radeon HD 5570 1GB 128 bit DDR3 - $56
Total: $1245

That's going to be an ultimate rendering machine!

 

[skydiveD]

I will be using Sony Vegas and DVD architect. Thanks for all the advice guys

 

[djangoringo]

For dvd architect, only the cpu counts, for vegas you can utilize the gpu for it, since it's open cl, you'll benefit more with a 7870 from amd.
I thought you were using only programs that use the cpu for it.
Since you'll have a gpu, i recommend the xeon 1230 v2 with it, it's the i7-3770 without the on die gpu.
Here's an updated list :

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1230 V2 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($234.98 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Zalman CNPS5X Performa CPU Cooler ($14.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: ASRock Z75 Pro3 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($76.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Patriot Viper 3 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($47.98 @ Amazon)
Storage: Crucial M4 256GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($169.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($69.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition 2GB Video Card ($219.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($63.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($19.98 @ Amazon)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ Outlet PC)
Total: $1058.85
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

No rebates included(consider it an extra).

 

[skydiveD]

so i think i decided to go up on the budget but i think its worth it.


CPU: Intel Core i7-3770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($229.99 @ Microcenter)
CPU Cooler: Zalman CNPS5X Performa CPU Cooler ($14.99 @ NCIX US)
Motherboard: Asus P8Z77-V LK ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($119.99 @ Microcenter)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LP 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital RE4 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($99.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 256GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($229.99 @ Adorama)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition 2GB Video Card ($204.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master HAF 912 ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($19.98 @ Amazon)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ Outlet PC)
Total: $1152.88

What does everyone think?

 

[djangoringo]

Don't forget that cpu is at that price only in microcenter, and it's for pick up only, no online orders, i would go with the corsair 200R it has usb 3.0 ports in the front and it's a more actual case, you can find the WD Caviar blue for much less, i recommend the caviar blue, you can find also cheaper ram.
My advice, if you want to stay within 1100$ get the xeon 1230 v2 and the z75 pro 3 with it, but if you can afford or can pick up the i7-3770k in a microcenter store, go with it.
Also there's no psu in the list.
This goes with 1100$ even before mir : http://pcpartpicker.com/p/ITVN

If you can pick in a microcenter store this will be about 1100$ : http://pcpartpicker.com/p/ITXA