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Posted by hackerjosh on 10/13/42 11:33
Hi, I'm currently selecting hardware for a system for doing video
editing. I considered Apple, but I couldn't touch what I needed for
under $5000. I plan to buy the components to build a PC system with
Adobe software. I have already puchased Adobe Video Collection, 2x1 GB
of RAM, a pair of SATA hard drives for a RAID 0, an IDE hard drive for
whatever, as well as 2 Samsung DVI monitors and a DVD burner. I'm
trying to do all of this for $3000 total. I know some of you might
think I'm crazy, but I've purchased everything listed above for just
under $2000. That leaves me with $1000 for case, power supply,
motherboard, processor, video card, and possibly sound card. I'm not
sure if the sound card will be included in the $3000. I have a few
questions about what hardware people would recommend for me.
1/ CPU
Do I need dual core? Should I go for AMD or Intel? I've read that the
Intels are hotter but are faster at some tasks. I'm planning to get a
64 bit chip as this seems to be the way to go. I've been looking at the
Athlon X2 and Pentium D series of processors. Would anyone recommend a
specific model? I found the Athlon 4200+ for $400 and the Pentium D 830
for $325. These seem to be close to my price range. I'll of course
adjust all these prices based on how much I spend on the other
hardware.
2/ Video card
I'm clueless here. Most of the NVIDIA and ATI cards seem to be
primarily targeted for gaming. I don't plan to use this computer at all
for games. So I want something that will perform well in After Effects
and help with rendering of things. I'd like something with dual DVI
outputs and PCI Express. I don't really need capturing capability as
I'll be mostly working with MiniDV for now. Can someone recommend
something near a $300 price? Is this enough?
3/ Any other hardware
Recommendations for case, power supply, and motherboard would be great
too. I'm thinking a motherboard with PCI Express (x16) would be good.
I'm shooting for about a 500 watt power supply. I'll also be dual
booting this computer with Linux for audio and other things, so I'm
considering that too when I choose hardware.
Please give me any and all advice you may have.
Thanks!
Josh
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