Hello!
I'm currently looking to upgrade my old PC. I've done a lot of research but could really do with some advice from people who actually know what they're talking about - any help would be greatly appreciated.
Approximate Purchase Date: Bit-by-bit, starting now
Budget Range: £800 to start
System Usage from Most to Least Important: HD video editing (possibly using Adobe Premier, more likely Avid Studio) and video encoding, general web browsing, word processing etc.
Parts Not Required: Mouse, keyboard, hard drive
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: I don't mind
Country: UK
Parts Preferences: Intel CPU
Overclocking: Unlikely
SLI or Crossfire: Possibly
Additional Comments:
Basically I have about £800 to spend at the moment, but am planning on doing this upgrade bit by bit, as and when I can afford to. Ultimately I want to use the PC for professional video editing (with support for two, possibly three monitors), but am expecting to wait to buy things like graphics card, sound card etc. when I've saved up a bit more. Right now I just need to upgrade enough to have a working PC (my old current one is getting too sluggish for even the most basic use).
The single new component I've bought is a Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB Harddrive.
From the research I've done so far I'm thinking of getting:
CPU: Intel i7 3770k
Motherboard: Gigabyte Z77X-UD5H (-WB if the price isn’t much difference)
Monitor: It’s been a few months since I had a look at these so will probably do some more research, but was thinking of either getting Asus PA238Q or Dell Ultrasharp U2412M (just one for now). I may to buy this though.
Is i7 the best way for HD video editing, or would i5 be suitable (and future proof)? Is it worth paying the extra money for the Gigabyte motherboard (over, say, the ASrock Z77 Extreme6 or even Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD3H...I’m not sure exactly what the difference is there). Also does anyone have any recommendations for PSU and cooling? Is there anything else that I should be considering – features I should be looking out for? I seem to keep going round in circles asking myself these questions...I really hope I haven’t bitten off more than I can chew by doing this myself!
Thanks to anyone who can shed any light on any of the above.
I'm currently looking to upgrade my old PC. I've done a lot of research but could really do with some advice from people who actually know what they're talking about - any help would be greatly appreciated.
Approximate Purchase Date: Bit-by-bit, starting now
Budget Range: £800 to start
System Usage from Most to Least Important: HD video editing (possibly using Adobe Premier, more likely Avid Studio) and video encoding, general web browsing, word processing etc.
Parts Not Required: Mouse, keyboard, hard drive
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: I don't mind
Country: UK
Parts Preferences: Intel CPU
Overclocking: Unlikely
SLI or Crossfire: Possibly
Additional Comments:
Basically I have about £800 to spend at the moment, but am planning on doing this upgrade bit by bit, as and when I can afford to. Ultimately I want to use the PC for professional video editing (with support for two, possibly three monitors), but am expecting to wait to buy things like graphics card, sound card etc. when I've saved up a bit more. Right now I just need to upgrade enough to have a working PC (my old current one is getting too sluggish for even the most basic use).
The single new component I've bought is a Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB Harddrive.
From the research I've done so far I'm thinking of getting:
CPU: Intel i7 3770k
Motherboard: Gigabyte Z77X-UD5H (-WB if the price isn’t much difference)
Monitor: It’s been a few months since I had a look at these so will probably do some more research, but was thinking of either getting Asus PA238Q or Dell Ultrasharp U2412M (just one for now). I may to buy this though.
Is i7 the best way for HD video editing, or would i5 be suitable (and future proof)? Is it worth paying the extra money for the Gigabyte motherboard (over, say, the ASrock Z77 Extreme6 or even Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD3H...I’m not sure exactly what the difference is there). Also does anyone have any recommendations for PSU and cooling? Is there anything else that I should be considering – features I should be looking out for? I seem to keep going round in circles asking myself these questions...I really hope I haven’t bitten off more than I can chew by doing this myself!
Thanks to anyone who can shed any light on any of the above.
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