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| 1259142 | 2012-02-14 19:42:00 | Am wanting to get a new PC – will probably get it built locally but need some spec suggestions please. Main horse power is required for video editing (Pinnacle Studio Ultimate 15). What suggestions for processor (prefer Intel) and Graphics Card. Will go for a 250 GB SSD (plus 2 x 2 TB HDD). Max RAM Thanks |
stuffed (1469) | ||
| 1259143 | 2012-02-14 20:04:00 | Currently I have an i7, 8GB RAM & a GTX460. Sony Vegas runs pretty well on it & has no trouble editing HD video. So, I'd be looking for something like this: i7 2600k or i5 2500k 8+GB RAM Gfx is not as important since video doesn't need a lot of horsepower but since the new video editing suites can use GPU for encoding etc, i'd get a GeForce 460 or AMD equivalent. You might even get away with a GTS450 or possibly lesser. Gfx card will also depend on what monitor you're using. If it's something huge (27" or bigger), you'll need dual DVI. |
autechre (266) | ||
| 1259144 | 2012-02-14 21:59:00 | I'd agree with autechre. CPU more so than GPU, i7 is tops. | pctek (84) | ||
| 1259145 | 2012-02-15 00:13:00 | I use an i3 for video editing and get by. I have recently bought a High Definition camera and have used the Serif MoviePlus X5 to produce DVDs and a Blue Ray movie. Not many people I know have a blue ray player. It is hard to find where to buy blue ray disks they are still expensive to buy. I often wonder if I would be better off with an i7. |
Bobh (5192) | ||
| 1259146 | 2012-02-15 00:46:00 | I would use a motherboard that enables sandybridge graphics and use the onboard to begin with. You may find a graphics card completely uneccessary and you can always add one later if not. Depending on the software you use intels quicksync using the built in GPU is faster and better quality than Nvidia & AMDs accelerated encoding options, the downside is limited support so far but it's growing. The Z68 chipset is Ideal as it enables quicksync to coexist with a discrete graphics card to give the best of both worlds. The processor choice is a little dependant on your preferences but as there is only $40 difference between the cheapest i5's and the 2500k I'd make that the lowest recommendation, as well as being overclockable the K series also incldes the better HD3000 graphics core. So basically I'd say Z68 based MB, something like www.pp.co.nz 8-16GB RAM i5 2500k or i7 2600k No graphics card and see how you go, add a 550 Ti or something later if required |
dugimodo (138) | ||
| 1259147 | 2012-02-15 07:27:00 | It also depends on what sort of video you are editing. Mini DV then any old PC will do but HD like AVCHD then the most grunt you can afford.. | paulw (1826) | ||
| 1259148 | 2012-02-24 00:25:00 | OK troops – how do these specs look?! Thanks Intel Core i7 2600 3.4GHz Socket 1155 Box 8M Asus P8Z68-V LX skt1155 4x DDR3-2200 RAID Crossfire Hynix 4GB DDR3 1333 Retail (Strontium) x 4 HDD7770 1GB DDR5 128bit 1000Mhz/1125Mhz DVI/HDMI/2Mini Plextor PX256M2S 2.5” 256gb SATA-111 6Gbps M2S series WD Caviar Green WS20EARX 64MB 2TB 3.5” sata3 x 2 |
stuffed (1469) | ||
| 1259149 | 2012-02-24 01:21:00 | I use a dual core 2.8 8 Gb ram system for editing. Its good enough. Too bad the few 64 bit programs for video editing arent free. | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 1259150 | 2012-02-24 01:59:00 | It looks like a gaming machine that can also Video edit :P Seriously though it looks pretty good to me, a bit more power than needed but that's your call and your wallett and entriely dependant on how much editing you actually do. |
dugimodo (138) | ||
| 1259151 | 2012-02-24 01:59:00 | I use a Mac | nedkelly (9059) | ||
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