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HD Video Editing Powerhouse - Feedback Requested

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kelton325

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I am building a new system and would love to get everyone's feedback on the components I have chosen. I am especially interested in thoughts on the motherboard. I'm also specifically interested in thoughts on where bottlenecks might be. Some notes:

- I will be mainly using this for editing video shot on a AVCHD video camera, using the highest quality HD setting.
- I am planning on watching TV on a dual monitor set up while I'm working on the primary display. I want to make sure my vid card will support watching TV while editing video.
- The TV feed I will be watching is an output from a Dish Network satellite box, so I could go with an audio/video capture card without a TV tuner if anyone knows of anything good. I looked around for this but didn't see anything that was good, at least that was substantially cheaper.
- I am not a big PC gamer, however if something comes out that catches my eye I want this system to support that too.
- I have an existing network attached Raid 1 configured drive (500GB) for archiving my videos. I will only use the hard disk on board this rig for works in progress. I also have an existing 250 GB IDE drive that I will use in this system for a little more onboard storage.
- I would like to spend between $1500 - $2000. Right now I am at $1800.
- Great sound is not hugely important to me. As long as it doesn't hiss or generally sound crappy I am fine.
- Will be built from U.S.
- I will probably save overclocking for later so I have a litttle room left to bump up performance before upgrading/rebuilding. It is a consideration though.
- I have been researching many forums across the Net to prep for this build. Particularly on the processor and motherboard. There is little info on the mobo, which makes me nervous.
- I will be ordering the parts within 2 weeks.

http://secure.newegg.com/WishL...48&WishListTitle=Video

Thanks in advance!
 
Here's some way to save money:

Mobo:
Asus P5Q Pro http://www.newegg.com/Product/...9&Tpk=asus%2bp5q%2bpro

CPU:
A Q6700 or Q9300 would take care of your needs and are cheaper.

HDD:
Instead of a Velociraptor, just pick up two 7200 RPM drives. You can use one to record your videos to and one for editing them. HD Cable recievers use 7200 RPM drives, and they can record two HD shows at once and watch a pre-recorded HD show all at the same time. So 7200RPM drives will be plenty fast for your needs.

PSU:
Spend a little more and get an 80 Plus certified unit. Anything rated over 450W and is 80Plus certified will be fine for your system.

RAM:
Forget about DDR3. Just stick with DDR2 800.

Cooling:
Arctic Silver 5 isn't going to help temperatures much if you're going to use the stock heatsink/fan. And even some aftermarket coolers come with better thermal paste than AS5.

 
Originally posted by: cusideabelincoln

HDD:
Instead of a Velociraptor, just pick up two 7200 RPM drives. You can use one to record your videos to and one for editing them. HD Cable recievers use 7200 RPM drives, and they can record two HD shows at once and watch a pre-recorded HD show all at the same time. So 7200RPM drives will be plenty fast for your needs.
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For video editing, two 640GB SE16's in RAID 0 would be sweet. The VelociRaptor would be nice too.
The Video Guys have DIY recommendations for building an editing rig.
They aren't updated to the bleeding edge, but give a very good basis for a video editing rig. :laugh:


Blah, blah, blah... on all the, single 7200 drive good enough, talk.
DVR's are not the same as a PC editing video.

 
I say stick with the Q9450. The SSE4 will likely be taken advantage of with his work(over the Q6700) and the cache is also very useful(over the Q9300).

With the being said I agree with some of the others comments, drop the P45C and stick with a DDR2 motherboard. Whether thats a Gigabyte or the Asus mentioned it doesn't matter much but for the record I would go with the Asus. I would also suggest getting one with on-board RAID. As you know HD can eat up a ton of space and it would be nice to have the for future expansion.

Memory is overkill. The 4GB PC8000 G.Skill marc linked are the best deal going.

I would add a Xigatek S1283 for both the cooler temps but more importantly the quieter operation of the 120mm fan. And its only $27AR.

Another vote for the raptor being overkill. You are going to be processor limited in your editing and encoding. A 640GB WD would be a nice choice.

I am going to vote for a Corsair 520HX PSU. Quiet, efficient, and modular.

Unless you need the features of Ultimate stick with HP, use the money elsewhere.

You also might want to consider saving a few more bucks for a 24" monitor. If you are going to be editing HD video it just makes sense to have a full HD monitor.
 
Awesome feedback - thank you everyone for your responses!

Here is a new list based on what you've all told me:

http://secure.newegg.com/WishL...&WishListTitle=Do-over

Couple of points (with remaining questions bolded):

- I left the same mobo - I like the future-proofing of the support for both DDR2 and DDR3. I did switch the RAM to the G.skill DDR2 (less than half the price). Is it a good strategy to leave room for DDR3 assuming I'll probably want to bump up in a year or 2?
- How much of a hit will I take by dumping the Velociraptor for the 7200? I was looking for lightening quick boot times, app loading, and file operations - especially copying the large HD movie files. If I'm going to be bottlenecked other places, then it's probably a no-brainer.
- Assuming I go with the 640GB SE, if I go with 2 in Raid 0 config, will that give me a perf. increase over just 1? If that can get me close to the Velociraptor in perf, then I can save $100 with the raid 0 setup.
- I cut out Vista Ultimate for Home Prem. The diff is remote control only as far as I can tell.
- I will probably end up playing some games, so I think I will stay with the Q9450 w/ the larger cache
- I already own one of the Acer 22", so I'm getting this one to match. Should've mentioned that, sorry
- Any recommendations for thermal paste? Does it matter? There was a comment that Arctic silver is not very good
 
The VelociRaptor is FAST. :laugh:
You're going to be moving large files around. At least RAID 0 two 640GB SE16's, and have a solid back-up ritual.
 
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