Need Custom Laptop for Adobe Premiere

Just asking... but dont you guys have Computer guys working out of small shops that can build to spec?

Always seems that you guys run to production line builders that offer no flexibilty with components!\


MIchael...you could have saved some $$$ by getting a GTX670 card and I would have got 2x 1TB HDDs instead of the single 2TB.
 
DDirector said:
You say that I should upgrade 'Windows 7 Premium' to 'Professional' because its 64bit, and stuff that is 32bit wont work.
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Windows 7 Home Premium and Professional can both be 64-bit. Professional has more features that are utilized in a business environment. However, I agree that you should get the x64 version of Windows no matter which one you choose. It runs 32-bit applications just fine.
 
So I found out that I CAN customize the first system which runs on i7 3770. And even with all the customization I need, it will be $2009. Which is perfect. Im not sure if I should go with 3770 or 3820.
Sure it can overclock to match the the 3820 version, but dont you have to do something to make it overclock - like pay more $ for it to do it?

The only, only downside to this kit is the computer case. Its not as great as the other ones Ive seen where you can easily swap parts and do things. But, I guess its not that bad eh..
 
Dont bother with O.Cing.

You wont be going in and out of it every day... so...as long as the case has decent cooling...it will be fine. Big cases are better.
 
You don't want to overclock for rendering work. Rendering pushes the processor in a sustained way (games are more sporadic, performance peaks and troughs) and overclocking generates tremendous heat. Heat is the enemy of electronics. Sure you can probably get a sustainable, stable performance gain if you stuff the tower with extra cooling measures and spend the time to tweak but it will cost you more and the chip's lifespan will be reduced. Plus if you want to overclock you're better off getting the 2700K with a Z68 motherboard and save a few dollars. But for your purposes I'd stick to a cool running, stable and long lived system. You want this to last at least 3 years, it will be at least this long before it will be worth upgrading this system on the intel tick-tock development cycle. This system at basic clock speeds will perform very well, there's no game I know of that will even utilise all the resources available and the video editing experience should be sweet. Can't wait til I can afford to own this system (even if I have to wait for the video card). In 5 weeks, fingers crossed!
 
Agreed. Spend the money and get the processor with the clock speed you feel like you need, and don't overclock, even if it means more expense. It's worth it in the end.
 
Okay. Well, I was just curious. Not really worth it.

So, I found the system I want. Excited. Took me for ever! Searching various websites and places from all over Canada price matching stuff.
It is a pre-built system, with 3 parts swapped out, which they said is fine. But, lets see if they will price match a few of their items - this could save me about $80. Which lands me at $1996. :)

Even if I dont get the price match on all of them, its still the cheapest route.
No, I have to wait about 2 weeks or so before I can purchase it. Maybe I can rack up some extra money for a second monitor, or just keep it saved for my camera gear or a film or whatever.

So, yeah. Thanks guys! I would not have done this without your help.
I would have chosen the wrong thing and possibly have overspent and not been too satisfied in the long run.
Thanks again!
 
DDirector said:
Maybe I can rack up some extra money for a second monitor, or just keep it saved for my camera gear or a film or whatever.
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Personally, I think dual-monitor systems are over-rated. One good IPS LCD display (24" or above) and then a decent 1080p monitor hooked up via an AJA or Blackmagic device for monitoring full-screen video has always worked out great for me.
 
DDirector said:
Which lands me at $1996. :)
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Ahhh, 1996 - a good year. 2nd year of university, best year of my life. I think it was mid-way through 1997 when the real world caught up with me and kicked me in the nuts.
It went a little something like this: REAL WORLD --> :nads: <--ME (woo! finally got to use this emoticon)

DDirector said:
So, yeah. Thanks guys! I would not have done this without your help.
I would have chosen the wrong thing and possibly have overspent and not been too satisfied in the long run.
Thanks again!
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No worries. There are no disappointing systems in the range you are looking at so you would've been pleased whichever way you jumped but I think you've landed on the best option. Report back on how it goes for you because it's more or less what I'm planning to get myself, minus the GPU.
 
egg born son said:
ahhh, 1996 - a good year. 2nd year of university, best year of my life. I think it was mid-way through 1997 when the real world caught up with me and kicked me in the nuts.
It went a little something like this: Real world --> :nads: <--me (woo! Finally got to use this emoticon)
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hahaha!
 
atarijedi said:
Lenovo W530, workstation Laptop with a Core i7 processor, up to 16gb of memory, 2 hard drives, an NVidia Quadro video card, and a 15.6" Full HD screen. for well under $2k. It even has a colour sensor to properly setup the screen. Great battery life, upwards of 8 hours with the 9 cell battery.

You will pay less if you buy it online at the Lenovo store.
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I recently acquired a W520 (i7-2760QM) with 16GB of RAM (it can take 32). It comes standard with the Quadro 1000M but it's available with the 2000M. There's also an option for a 1080p LCD. After many years of desktop ownership, with the last ones being the Core 2 Duo, this laptop is the fastest machine I've owned. And with the option to use a SSD drive, I don't see the need to go back to a desktop machine. If portability is paramount, I say go laptop all the way. The W520/W530 have the option to have 3 storage devices within the laptop, 1 main hd, 1 hardrive that would replace the optical drive, and an option to use the PCIe slot for a mSata drive. There's also eSata ports of external raid enclosures, though not quite as wide (bandwidth) as Thunderbolt. If you need a more powerful GPU, there are options to add a desktop GPU via ExpressCard slot. Lenovo also has add-on battery options you could add on top of the 9 cell, which could allow you to to do a full days worth of editing on one charge. You can also run dual DVI monitors but you'll need the dock to do that.

You can definitely get a 3 year warrantied Lenovo with a fast processor for under $2k.
 
How'd you go Michael? Yer desktop on yer desk top yet? Tried it out?

I just got home from the shop with mine. I went out with a modest $1000 to get started and came home with a $1500 hole in my wallet. Can't tell you how it goes yet cos it's still in pieces. The kid in the storeroom didn't even say a thing, I sweet talked myself!

It all started when they didn't have the older Z68 motherboard that I wanted (advertised at half price but they sold out) so next thing you know I'm walking out with a Z77 at $100 more. Was going to recycle my old P4 ATX case but ended up with a new one of those too. Decided I didn't want to trust my new equipment to an underpowered 10 year old PSU so blew a wad on a 750W silver certified one. HDD became SSD, planned on using my tv as a monitor temporarily but they had one on special so I grabbed one of those too...

...so it's 2 minute noodles for the rest of the week and I still have to build it. I used to build one every month or two years and years ago (should of charged all those freeloading family and friends) but haven't built one in a good 5 years. As I sit here surrounded by a dozen unopened boxes it's a little daunting but surely can't have changed that much. The parts have certainly gotten sexed up, don't know how much performance it adds but the heatsinks on the ram look like weapons, positively Klingon. Everything's colourful for no apparent reason (certainly not for colour coding). Given my last desktop was a P4 beast in its day (still capable of playing most games when it blew up in 2008) I'm seriously looking forward to giving this one a test run.

Specs:

i7-3770 - not planning on overclocking but time will tell if I should have spent $22 for the extra .1GHz
Asus P8Z77V-Pro mobo - twice the price of the one I wanted but is the latest board and significantly better
16GB G.Skill Ripjaws Z C9 1600MHz 4x4GB memory modules - 2GB per core rule, 32GB would future proof it but by then memory will be cheap again
Samsung 830 series 128GB SSD - its small but is only going to be for O/S, gonna get another for programs and 4x1TB 7,200rpm HDDs later (~$500 extra)
XFX XXX edition 750W PSU (silver certified) - this should be enough to keep the whole thing running, would've gone for a 850W if it was a sandy bridge
Antec 300 case - just a functional half-tower case with decent cooling, got 20% off by taking the one on display
Asus 24" VS248 LCD monitor - just a cheap monitor to get me going, will be relegated to gaming after I get a good IPS down the track.
Windows 7 Professional 64-bit - woo! my first 64-bit O/S!

Total Cost = A$1354 (for anyone interested I imagine the same in the US would be around US$1000, even with the strong AUD we still pay more)

Still to get:

a bunch'o hard drives cos they're so just damn cheap these days (remember shelling out $300+ for an amazing 40GB HDD?)
a graphics card solution, haven't decided between a Quadro 2000 or 2x GTX560Ti SLI'd
a decent monitor solution - i'm guessing IPS but haven't looked into it much yet and I'm no rush, this is gonna cost
a nice keyboard and mouse, because i deserve a treat dammit!

Expected total cost when done ~2500


Don't know how long this is going to take to build the tower, load the drivers and install the OS but I'll report back when I've got something to report. There's only two single-processors that benchmark higher than this one (not counting the top xeons) so expectations are high. I normally build systems designed to be upgraded when the prices drop. This is the absolute latest chip on the latest board and is the closest I've ever been to the bleeding edge. I'm gonna need stain remover, I'm getting splashback!
On to the build!!! :2vrolijk_08:
 
since i'm watching this thread for a while now, i'll jump onto the train, i recently also built a workstation - running osx on it though :)

to be ready for 4K in future, and since i'm also doing some render jobs i decided to build this rig:

i7 Hexacore 3930k overclocked to 4,2 Ghz, air-cooled with a noctua fan nh-d14

Asus Rampage IV Extreme Motherboard

16gb G-Skill Ripjawz ram

a OCZ agility ssd, 120gb for the OS

a Nvidia GTX 570 with 1,3 GB ram

Coolermaster CM690 II Lite case in white for the apple look :)


it works great and is stable like hell - puts me inbetween 8 core and 12 core mac pro :)

total cost was about 1700 € ~ 2100 $ without the monitors

I am using my 27 inch iMac as Display as well as an LG 2711T monitor for 1080p previews...

regards Steve
 
Sweet. I thought about the X79 chipset but would have cost me at least $700 more once I'd upgraded the board and bought a fan. Plus the 3770 has integrated graphics which lets me spread the cost of the graphics card(s) over the next couple of pays. The cheaper 3820 is just a placeholder and benchmarks lower than the 3770 processors anyway so it was a no brainer in the end. But that extra performance would be sweet.

Well I hit my first hurdle in my build. Like an idiot I'd figured I would reuse as many components as I could. It wasn't until I had it all assembled and ready to load the drivers that I realised my board didn't have an IDE interface for my old DVD-ROM. Only $25 to replace but the shops are closed so it's going to have to wait until tomorrow. Don't know how long Windows 7 takes to get up and running but hopefully get it together by lunchtime. Can't wait!
 
I set aside half a day to do this install remembering the days of WinXP. 7 minutes flat. Including activation. By phone. Holy feckin' jeeesus!!!! Less than half an hour with coffee breaks to get the os, all the hardware drivers and control software loaded and tested. This thing is fast.

Messages like:

Loading...this may take a few minute...

A few minutes my fat hairy arse! 3 seconds!!! Stuff happens so quick it goes back in time and completes before my brain even registers clicking the mouse.

Boot time: POST & BIOS - 11 seconds, Win7 - 7 seconds, not desktop up still loading drivers but working and ready to go. I'm sure this is routine for most of you but my last desktop was a P4, been using laptops since. THIS IS BLOWING MY FRACKIN' MIND!!!

:love4::love4::love4::love4::love4:


Can't wait to do a render. But next up gonna load a graphics-intensive game to put the integrated GPU to the test. The on-chip GPU Intel HD4000 scores 6.2 on the WEI, I've got a feeling it's going to impress for an integrated GPU. Then when I get my graphics card I will really feel the difference.
 
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