Budget build for Video Editing, Xeon or AMD FX?

[renjithnair]

Hi,

I'm a big zero in latest hardware and I'm planning to build a new machine strictly for video editing & rendering with Adobe, Autodesk & Avid softwares.

I've read many threads in tomshardware and came to a conclusion to go with Intel Xeon 1230 V3, but when I checked with Intel website I saw this Intel Xeon 1245 V3 (with Intel HD 4600 support written). Again I got confused which one to select. What will be the result of this Xeon 1230 Vs Xeon 1245?

My budget is 600$ and out of this I need to pick these five-

Processor-
Mother Board-
CPU Cooler-*
Correct Power Supply-*
Cabinet-

*I'm really confused with this Cooler & PSU specs, I'll be using this machine for continuous 4-12 Hrs daily or more. Do I have to add additional cooler in cabinet?

I already have unused 2TB Seagate and 2 x 8GB Corsair Vengeance 1600Mhz with me. Is 16GB RAM necessary for this rig? Or I can trade 8GB RAM for something else like a SSD or an entry level GFX card. I won't be playing any games with this machine.

What about opting AMD FX or A10? Can any expert give me a small explanation and a good spec? Is this decision OK?

Please Help...

PS: I live in India and when you suggest Mother Boards do consider ASUS, MSI, Gigabyte...etc.
PSU, Cabinet, Cooler - Corsair, Cooler Master...

 

[logainofhades]

I would stick with the 1230v3 if you are going to have a dedicated GPU.

 

[renjithnair]

I would stick with the 1230v3 if you are going to have a dedicated GPU.

Why? There isn't much price difference between 1245 v3 and it has inbuilt graphics also. Does 1230 has any other advantage to beat 1245?

 

[logainofhades]

You won't use the IGP if you have a dedicated card. If you really feel the minor performance advantage is worth it to you, go for it. I just don't think it is.

 

[CTurbo]

Go for the e3-1246v3 on a H97 motherboard if you do NOT have a video card.

Go for the e3-1231v3 on a H97 motherboard if you DO have a video card.

 

[logainofhades]

I have yet to see either of those for sale.

 

[CTurbo]

http://www.superbiiz.com/detail.php?p=E3-1231V3B&c=fr&pid=dae15e4bad4c06bca9bebaea2169f58dce5bd40ca25297b1c0c04898315ac60c&gclid=CjkKEQjwzv-cBRD_oY2PouKVvMIBEiQAKuGNC-x5inz1siKxWCiLjLLXaroJ823tEIsRLGfvErixtPvw_wcB

http://www.superbiiz.com/detail.php?name=E3-1246V3B

 

[logainofhades]

That is a pretty good deal on that 1231v3.

 

[renjithnair]

Go for the e3-1246v3 on a H97 motherboard if you do NOT have a video card.

Go for the e3-1231v3 on a H97 motherboard if you DO have a video card.

http://www.superbiiz.com/detail.php?p=E3-1231V3B&c=fr&pid=dae15e4bad4c06bca9bebaea2169f58dce5bd40ca25297b1c0c04898315ac60c&gclid=CjkKEQjwzv-cBRD_oY2PouKVvMIBEiQAKuGNC-x5inz1siKxWCiLjLLXaroJ823tEIsRLGfvErixtPvw_wcB

http://www.superbiiz.com/detail.php?name=E3-1246V3B

Thank You.