Beast Desktop Editing Computer?

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iggy4mayor

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Okay so I'm thinking about upgrading my computer tower (built one 4 years ago, outdated as all hell now).

I know video cards don't reaaaaaally matter too much, more for gaming. So this is the build I was looking at, only $825:

motherboard:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157229

processor:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115070

ram:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231315

power supply:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139010

and since video card doesn't matter, i might as well just keep the one I have (GEFORCE 8800 GTS) instead of buying something else. total that stuff is $825. if not I'd get this:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130611

and that total is $1055

does that seem like a beast build? i7 3.4ghz, 16gb ram, and I already have 2 500gb SATA 7200RPM drives and a huge empty case.
 
iggy4mayor said:
I know video cards don't reaaaaaally matter too much, more for gaming. So this is the build I was looking at, only $825:
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I don't know who told you that. Video cards do mater a lot. Depending on software your probably going to want a card form nvidia's Fx series. Avid runs a bit smoother with a decent card. You need a card capable of rendering raw video instantly and displaying it while you edit. The gtx 460 is a gaming card, not a workstation card. Now, enough gaming power do fine for editing but if you system is primarily an editor you need a true workstation card. It basically like saying a race car can pull a heavy trailer because it has a huge engine it. Now with enoguh horse power it might work, but you'd be much better buying a truck to pull a heavy trailer. Just like a truck is designed for a different task then a race car, a workstation gfx will do a different task then a gaming gfx.

all that being said, your hard drives will also hold this system back. they are not listed so i assume not raid. Depending on footage type you probably need a raid to increase hard drive transfer speed.
 
Richter Video Equipment said:
I don't know who told you that. Video cards do mater a lot. Depending on software your probably going to want a card form nvidia's Fx series. Avid runs a bit smoother with a decent card. You need a card capable of rendering raw video instantly and displaying it while you edit. The gtx 460 is a gaming card, not a workstation card. Now, enough gaming power do fine for editing but if you system is primarily an editor you need a true workstation card. It basically like saying a race car can pull a heavy trailer because it has a huge engine it. Now with enoguh horse power it might work, but you'd be much better buying a truck to pull a heavy trailer. Just like a truck is designed for a different task then a race car, a workstation gfx will do a different task then a gaming gfx.
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i just checked the system requirements.

avid supports nvidia quadro fx 560 and higher.

adobe also supports the quadro line for gpu acceleration. in addition to that, they support the following geforce cards: gtx 285, gtx 470, gtx 570, and gtx 580.
 
ugafan said:
i just checked the system requirements.

avid supports nvidia quadro fx 560 and higher.

adobe also supports the quadro line for gpu acceleration. in addition to that, they support the following geforce cards: gtx 285, gtx 470, gtx 570, and gtx 580.
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Avid does not officially support GTX cards, and even if it did, they are not designed for that. Certainly an 8800 gts is not good for editing. I edit on dual gtx 470's, but when it comes down to it they preform as well as about a fx 560. In gaming they do much better, but in editing, there power is pretty limited. My system is used for both editing and gaming, so the gtx is a better choice. For hard core HD editing the fx series will always preform better. I get about 25% out of my gtx where you get nearly 100% out of fx series when editing. When gaming my gtx will preform great where the fx wont be able to deliver its full power. Its all in how the drivers are designed. If you want to edit on gaming cards, plan to have about 4 times as much power as you need.

OP didn't specify editing system, but even Adobe will run better on a workstation card even if they support others. "Support" and "will run awesome" are 2 totally different things.
 
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