PC For Video Editing | Opinions?

K

Kenny

Member
Hi, so I'm going to be using it for mainly Sony Vegas, maybe some times some Adobe programs, I have a rough budget of £900, I'm not bothered about gaming or anything, I just want the quickest rendering times, mu current laptop has an i5 and 6gb Ram, so I'm not sure which parts are the most important because this is pretty slow, I won't be overclocking or anything like that this is what I came up with:

Case
PCS MAELSTROM T900 BLACK GAMING CASE

Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Processor i7-3770 (3.4GHz) 8MB Cache

Motherboard
ASUS® P8Z77-V LX: USB 3.0, SATA 6GBs, ATI®CrossFireX

Memory (RAM)
16GB KINGSTON HYPERX GENESIS DUAL-DDR3 2133MHz X.M.P(4 x 4GB KIT)

Graphics Card
1GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 560 - DVI,HDMI,VGA - 3D Vision Ready

Memory - 1st Hard Disk
500GB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD5002AALX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 32MB CACHE (7200rpm)

1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM

Memory Card Reader
INTERNAL 52 IN 1 CARD READER (XD, MS, CF, SD, etc) + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT

Power Supply
450W Quiet 80 PLUS Dual Rail PSU + 120mm Case Fan

Processor Cooling
SUPER QUIET 22dBA TRIPLE COPPER HEATPIPE INTEL CPU COOLER (£19)

Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)

Network Facilities
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT - AS STANDARD ON ALL PCs

USB Options
6 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL (MIN 2 FRONT PORTS) AS STANDARD

Operating System
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit w/SP1 - inc DVD & Licence

Office Software
FREE Microsoft® Office Starter 2010 (Limited functionality Word & Excel)

Anti-Virus
BULLGUARD INTERNET SECURITY - FREE 90 DAY TRIAL

Warranty
3 Year Standard Warranty (1 Month Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)

Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)

Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 10 to 12 working days

I upgraded to Silver Warranty and it comes to £905!
 
mantadog

mantadog

Superhero Level Poster
Most important factors are processor speed and plenty of RAM. A nice quick HDD adds a little bit to some aspects but it's the most important factor.

Do you know what model of i5 you have is it an i5xxx or an i5xxxx. If its an i5xxx and a dual core model then you could be running into problems with rendering video. Video rendering does take a while almost no matter what but if you have a 1st generation i5 dual core then you will get a huge speed boost from an i7 3770.

overall it looks good, the GPU might help with some aspects of photoshop if your into that in any way. It will also play games at decent settings should you want to for any reason.
 
K

Kenny

Member
mantadog said:
Most important factors are processor speed and plenty of RAM. A nice quick HDD adds a little bit to some aspects but it's the most important factor.

Do you know what model of i5 you have is it an i5xxx or an i5xxxx. If its an i5xxx and a dual core model then you could be running into problems with rendering video. Video rendering does take a while almost no matter what but if you have a 1st generation i5 dual core then you will get a huge speed boost from an i7 3770.

overall it looks good, the GPU might help with some aspects of photoshop if your into that in any way. It will also play games at decent settings should you want to for any reason.
Click to expand...


Thanks for the reply, all I know is it's an i5-480M? I just want something that will still serve me well in a few years time, so I can convince dad it's a good idea! So I just want some general idea's, is there anything you would upgrade or downgrade? I also changed the Graphics card (is that the gpu?) to the 2GB Version? I thought that might help, I just a point in the right direction. Like I said it's my first time so I'm just guessing and don't really know what does what!
 
keynes

keynes

Multiverse Poster
I also changed the Graphics card (is that the gpu?) to the 2GB Version?
Click to expand...
Yes, the GPU is the graphics card. My understanding is that for the programmes you mention you need to look at the cuda cores rather than the vram (memory from the graphics card), I would stick with the 1gb version.
 
vanthus

vanthus

Member Resting in Peace
The build you posted is very good for what you want to do,I wouldn't change anything on it.
The 2GB graphics card would only really help if you wanted to use more monitors.
Don't forget silver warranty for £5.
 
K

Kenny

Member
rubensolo said:
Yes, the GPU is the graphics card. My understanding is that for the programmes you mention you need to look at the cuda cores rather than the vram (memory from the graphics card), I would stick with the 1gb version.
Click to expand...

Thanks
Will do, anything else you would change?
 
K

Kenny

Member
vanthus said:
The build you posted is very good for what you want to do,I wouldn't change anything on it.
The 2GB graphics card would only really help if you wanted to use more monitors.
Don't forget silver warranty for £5.
Click to expand...

Thanks, Yeah I posted at the end saying I forgot :(

I may get a second monitor, so I wasn't sure, and with me wanting it too last I thought it might be helpful, would you change anything else for the fastest rendering?
 
vanthus

vanthus

Member Resting in Peace
Kenny said:
Thanks, Yeah I posted at the end saying I forgot :(

I may get a second monitor, so I wasn't sure, and with me wanting it too last I thought it might be helpful, would you change anything else for the fastest rendering?
Click to expand...
An SSD would probably improve things speed wise.
 
keynes

keynes

Multiverse Poster
Kenny said:
I don't know much about SSD's, what are they? Apart from a lot faster
Click to expand...

It will help windows boot faster as well as Adobe programmes, here is a list of benefits:
http://www.samsung.com/uk/article/top-ten-benefits-of-ssd

Kenny said:
What about cases? Does any work, do you just sent it to PCS? I found this looks pretty good (I don't really like any of the ones on the website?)
Click to expand...

You can send your own case, you just need to select "send in your own case" when selecting a case in the configurator, there are some instructions and requirements you need to follow.
http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/choose-your-own-case/1936/
 
Last edited:
K

Kenny

Member
rubensolo said:
It will help windows boot faster as well as Adobe programmes, here is a list of benefits:
http://www.samsung.com/uk/article/top-ten-benefits-of-ssd



You can send your own case, you just need to select "send in your own case" when selecting a case in the configurator, there are some instructions and requirements you need to follow.
http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/choose-your-own-case/1936/
Click to expand...

Thanks Ruben!

I think I'll just get the 120GB SSD, and a 500GB Black Caviar!

+ About the case it's easier to just get one from the website, I liked the Coolmaster Sileo quiet, because it said it's for video editing but I don't know which would you recommend for fans and that, so that it lasts?
 
keynes

keynes

Multiverse Poster
Kenny said:
Oh and what about homeplugs? I went for the 2 homeplugs or are they for gaming?
Click to expand...

It is a more reliable alternative to a wireless card. You need to buy a pair and connect to a socket, one next to the router and another one next to the pc.
homeplugs.jpg
 
K

Kenny

Member
I'm ordering this in the next few days:

i7-3770
16GB Kingston 2133mhz
1GB GTX 550 Ti
Asus P8Z77-V-LX
120GB SSD
500GB Black Caviar

+ Does anyone know rough Vegas rendering times?
 
mantadog

mantadog

Superhero Level Poster
Kenny said:
I'm ordering this in the next few days:

i7-3770
16GB Kingston 2133mhz
1GB GTX 550 Ti
Asus P8Z77-V-LX
120GB SSD
500GB Black Caviar

+ Does anyone know rough Vegas rendering times?
Click to expand...

No idea on specifics as it would depend on exactly what your doing.

A couple of points

One thing i missed from your first spec is the RAM speed. Drop that to 1600Mhz maximum, even the 1333Mhz stuff is fine if your not overclocking. The super fast stuff is really pointless for you to be honest, i'm not sure how much more it adds to your spec but it's not worth it.

The other point is regarding the i5-480M vs the 3770. The 480m is dual core and it's now pretty much impossible to buy anything that slow, the 3770 your getting is about 4 times the speed from the benchmarks. Your overall rendering speed might be a bit faster than that if anything else was bottlenecking your system before. However without looking at spending silly money you wont get a much faster machine.
 
K

Kenny

Member
mantadog said:
No idea on specifics as it would depend on exactly what your doing.

A couple of points

One thing i missed from your first spec is the RAM speed. Drop that to 1600Mhz maximum, even the 1333Mhz stuff is fine if your not overclocking. The super fast stuff is really pointless for you to be honest, i'm not sure how much more it adds to your spec but it's not worth it.

The other point is regarding the i5-480M vs the 3770. The 480m is dual core and it's now pretty much impossible to buy anything that slow, the 3770 your getting is about 4 times the speed from the benchmarks. Your overall rendering speed might be a bit faster than that if anything else was bottlenecking your system before. However without looking at spending silly money you wont get a much faster machine.
Click to expand...

Thanks for the reply, the ram is the same price, so I thought I might as well go for the quickest stuff, Okay thanks for the advice, think I'll be sticking with this then!
 
mantadog

mantadog

Superhero Level Poster
The super fast stuff can be unstable, not sure if that has any effect when it's running at 1333Mhz (like it will be when you recieve it i think) but really no point at all in having it. I really mean 0% performance gain with the risk of instability if you do push it to the higher clocks. I believe it comes set to 1333Mhz anyway as it is really only a benefit to overclockers to have it set higher.
 
K

Kenny

Member
Ordering in the next few days, final spec I think, any final changes I should make?

Case
InWIN WHITE DRAGON RIDER GAMING CASE

Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Processor i7-3770 (3.4GHz) 8MB Cache

Motherboard
ASUS® P8Z77-V LX: USB 3.0, SATA 6GBs, ATI®CrossFireX

Memory (RAM)
16GB KINGSTON HYPER-X GENESIS DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz, X.M.P (4 x 4GB KIT)

Graphics Card
1GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 550 Ti - DVI,HDMI,VGA - 3D Vision Ready

Memory - 1st Hard Disk
120GB INTEL® 330 SERIES SSD, SATA 6 Gb/s (upto 500MB/sR | 450MB/sW)

2nd Hard Disk
1TB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD1002FAEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)

1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM

Memory Card Reader
INTERNAL 52 IN 1 CARD READER (XD, MS, CF, SD, etc) + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT

Power Supply
450W Quiet 80 PLUS Dual Rail PSU + 120mm Case Fan

Processor Cooling
TITAN FENRIR EVO EXTREME HEATPIPE CPU COOLER (£39)

Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)

Network Facilities
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT - AS STANDARD ON ALL PCs

USB Options
6 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL (MIN 2 FRONT PORTS) AS STANDARD

Operating System
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit w/SP1 - inc DVD & Licence

Office Software
FREE Microsoft® Office Starter 2010 (Limited functionality Word & Excel)

Anti-Virus
BULLGUARD INTERNET SECURITY - FREE 90 DAY TRIAL

Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour) (£5)

Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)

Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 10 to 12 working days
Quantity 1
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Top