Rate my Computer Build --- Please!

[mrfatboy]

It's been a while since I built my last computer but I am now looking to build (quickly) a decent computer mainly for editing high quality mpeg videos that will be on Youtube in a professsional context.

How does the below build look? I guess the main things that I would like comments on are the processor, mobo, and video card and monitor. Any other advice is welcome also.

thanks




1 COOLER MASTER RC-690-KKN1-GP Black SECC/ ABS ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
$89.99

1 Adobe Photoshop Elements 7 & Adobe Premiere Elements 7 $139.99

1 Transcend 16GB Secure Digital High-Capacity (SDHC) Flash Card w/Compact Card $33.99

1 Logitech X-140 5 watts 2.0 Speaker $26.99

1 EVGA 896-P3-1260-AR GeForce GTX 260 896MB 448-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card $219.99

1 BenQ G2400WD Black 24" 5ms, 2ms(GTG) HDMI Widescreen LCD Monitor $289.99

1 Logitech LX310 Black USB Cordless Standard Desktop Laser $59.99

1 Logitech 980186-0403 Silver USB Connector USB Desktop Microphone $19.99

2 Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD5000AAKS 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive

1 G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F2-6400CL5D-4GBPQ $44.99

1 GIGABYTE GA-EP45-DS3L LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard $104.99

1 ZALMAN 9500A 92mm 2 Ball CPU Cooler $45.99

1 SAMSUNG 22X DVD±R DVD Burner with LightScribe Black SATA Model SH-S223Q $28.99

1 Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 Yorkfield 2.83GHz LGA 775 95W Quad-Core Processor Model $319.99

1 Microsoft Windows XP Professional SP3 English for System Builders 1 Pack CD
$139.99

1 CORSAIR CMPSU-650TX 650W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Power Supply $99.99

1 GIGABYTE GN-WP01GS PCI Wireless Adapter $16.99

 

[phaxmohdem]

Might want to sneak some nice headphones into that list if you care at all about those around you (Just personal video editing experience talking here)

System overall looks good, If you do any serious video editing at all, do yourself a favor and get the full blown Premiere Pro CS3 -or- CS4 app though. I have yet to find a "elements" style app that didn't completely suck a$$.

 

[zerocool84]

No Vista???

 

[DSF]

Unless you are also using the computer for gaming you're spending too much on the video card by at least $125. Zalman heatsinks are also pretty badly overpriced these days. There are less expensive offerings from Arctic Cooling, Xigmatek, Scythe, OCZ and ZeroTherm that perform as well or better.

 

[HumbleDan]

Does Adobe Elements lineup offer GPU accell ? You will need Adobe CS4 to take advantage of the 260.

 

[mrfatboy]

Thanks for the input. I was thinking about adding headphones also. I have only used Adobe Elements 4 and will look into CS4.

What vid card to you recommend for video editing? I don't want it to be a bottleneck and there will be no gaming on this computer.

Regarding Vista, I just worry about possible problems. I know XP works. This will be a company computer. Everybody else is on windows 2000. We are bypassing the corporate BS (stop gap measure) and getting the computer without authorization from India Supposedly, the company will be updating everthing to XP in Feb '09. XP instead of Vista? you ask? God knows. More corporate BS. I wonder if they know that MS stopped selling XP yet?

 

[Blain]

High quality video editing = Core i7 setup.
They really shine in video editing tasks! :thumbsup::laugh: