Input on New Video Editing Rig

[mrSHEiK124]

Decide on the drive? Gonna stick with the 7200.11? http://www.google.com/search?h...Google+Search&aq=f&oq=

 

[reicherb]

I was planning on the:
WD 1tb caviar black (WD1001FALS) sata 7200rpm 32mb hard drive (retail)

Your link reenforced that!

 

[Blain]

Order, before prices go up!

 

[reicherb]

I just did. Here is what I got.

Thanks to everyone for your help.

case
LIAN LI PC-61 USB Black Aluminum ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail
$99.99

power supply
PC Power & Cooling Silencer PPCS500 500W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Power Supply - Retail
$69.99
$20 rebate

motherboard
ASUS M3A78-T AM2+/AM2 AMD 790GX HDMI ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail
$337.99

cpu
AMD Phenom II X4 940 Deneb 3.0GHz Socket AM2+ 125W Quad-Core Black Edition Processor Model HDZ940XCGIBOX - Retail
combo

cpu fan
stock retail cooler

memory
CORSAIR 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail
$77.99
$40 rebate

video
Integrated ATI Radeon HD 3300

tv tuner
Hauppauge WinTV-HVR 1800 MCE Kit 1128 PCI-Express x1 Interface - Retail
$99.99

sound
Integrated 8 Channels

lan
Integrated 10/100/1000Mbps

raid controller
Integrated SATA RAID 0/1/5/10

OS hard drive
Western Digital VelociRaptor WD1500HLFS 150GB 10000 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive (bare drive) - OEM
$179.99
$20 rebate

scratch hard drive
Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD3200AAKS 320GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM
$54.99

storage hard drives
Western Digital Caviar Black (WD1001FALS) 1TB SATA 7200RPM 32MB Hard Drive (Retail)
2 @ $129.99 = $259.98 (mwave)

dvd-rom
LG 22X DVD±R DVD Burner with LightScribe Black IDE Model GH22LP20 - OEM
$23.99 - only a couple bucks more than a DVD-ROM
changed to IDE to free up SATA ports for HDs.

dvd-rw
LG 22X DVD±R DVD Burner with LightScribe Black IDE Model GH22LP20 - OEM
$23.99
changed to IDE to free up SATA ports for HDs.

keyboard and mouse
reuse old ones

speakers
reuse old ones

os
Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate SP1 64-bit for System Builders - OEM
$179.99

media reader
nMEDIAPC ZE-C128 Black Aluminum Panel 5.25"All-in-one USB x 3 / IEEE 1394 / eSATA / HD (or AC97) Audio Internal Card Reader - Retail
$24.99

thermal compound
Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound - OEM
$5.99

Newegg Shipping
$47.72

mwave Shipping
$9.69

Total $1,513.00
Rebates $80

 

[mrSHEiK124]

Not bad. I'm a little late to the party, but if it were me, I'd have gone for the 300GB VelociRaptor for only $40 more.

Let us know if you win any Oscars 😛

 

[reicherb]

I almost went with the 300GB drive but decide if I truly only use that drive for the OS and app then 150GB is enough.

 

[Pyroclazm]

Originally posted by: swbsam
Get a mac.. Seriously. I was a pc editor for years and my career prospects increased dramatically after I took a FCP editing workshop and switched platforms. A imac on clearance will work fine. Actually, a mac mini would work for most tasks

besides adding an I to every piece of software and adding a skirt with a frill to every application macs are overpriced, overhyped, and underdone.. they are the quintessential fail of capitalizing on nerds..

on a real note, i as well am looking for a mid/high end range pc video editing machine antec sonata 3/4870 and x2 24"soyo's

everything is covered besides CPU, Mobo, (backup HD is covered)I'm thinking of using a pre-exisiting wd640 for the save to folder, but possible raid/etc for the now (wouldn't need more than 60/120/250 for the raid).. laksdfjlkasdjf wish i was more hip to video editing specs but everything i google gives me links to 07/early 08 links