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| Thread ID: 68874 | 2006-05-13 23:49:00 | Suggested specs for a new PC? | stuffed (1469) | Press F1 |
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| 454714 | 2006-05-14 05:52:00 | Why? The X1900XTX wins currently. I don't know I just prefer nvidia, not sure why... Also from what i have heard, RAID 0 is very good for video editing with the fast trasnfer speeds, so possibley 2 smaller HDDs in RAID 0 and maybe even another for important stuff. |
The_End_Of_Reality (334) | ||
| 454715 | 2006-05-14 06:03:00 | Altho, I wouldnt get hdd's too small. If you're planning on using a system for video editing. The files that get created arent exactly small. And if u use XP, remember to format in NTFS. Or you'll have probs with files once they get over 4GB. I wouldnt worry about RAID, esp RAID 0. As someone found out, if one dies so does/will the other. I use 1 SATA and 1 IDE here. Not in RAID tho. Nothing wrong with the speed. It depends on how the video is coming in to the pc, on how fast / reliable the transfer will be. |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 454716 | 2006-05-14 07:39:00 | Well, if you are doing video editing, I would get a dual core processor, probably the AMD over Intel as they run cooler and can therefore run quieter and if you do any graphics work using openGL get an Nvidia card over ATI. While not the fastest chip manufacturer at present, the best drivers especially for OGL. Plenty of RAM. I would get 2 entry size disks for RAID 0 and a big drive for storage. Video editing certainly benefits from RAID'd disks and you can store finished clips of the big drive. :2cents: |
SolMiester (139) | ||
| 454717 | 2006-05-14 08:13:00 | Why? The X1900XTX wins currently. True. But it costs money which is why I went to a 7900GT instead. Along with a A8N-SLI Premium motherboard and a 4400+ AMD CPU. 4 Gigs RAM, two 200Gig SATA II drives etc. The money I saved on the video card was spent on a external 200Gig USB drive and a 2 GIG USB flash drive. I was going to go for the 4800+ CPU but more bang for the buck with the 4400+ 19" LCD Philips monitor and I don't see any extra bridges while over Rotorua using FlightSim. :-) The X1900XTX would cost approximately 43% of a $2500 budget. |
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