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[eddiebaby]

Thanks for all your help guys.

It looks like my CPU died. To be honest it was totally inadequate for my needs which are video editing. Actually if anyone could help me out. This is the new set up I am looking to get and if anyone has any suggestions I would much appreciate it.


I intend to use it to edit with Adobe Premier Pro CS5 and maybe try to teach myself some After Effects stuff but nothing too taxing. I own a DVX100 but have recently fallen in love with shooting with DSLR's and would eventually look to editing HD footage.


Here is what I am looking at:

cpu i7 870
cpu heatsink noctua NH-u21P SE2 i5
Ram GSkill DDR3 PC3-12800 RipJaws
Zalman ram cooler
GIGABYTE GA-P55A-UD4P
FX 580 512MB Absolute
Power supply Coolermaster GX 650W
DVD Multi w/Light scribe
Tower coolermaster 690 Pure with firewire in the front
120mm Ultra Quiet Blue LED Case fan system
Custom anti dust mesh weaving for vents
Porfessional Cable management for maximum air flow

I already have a Seagate Baracuda and 1TB Samseung HDD

I am kind of already at the threshold of my budget but if there is anything you think I should definitely be including or upgrading I would much appreciate your input.


Cheers in advance guys.

[eamo]

You don't need a RAM cooler (that RAM already has effective heat-spreaders).

I don't think that Absolute is a 512MB graphics card? At least I hope it's not!!

The NVidia GTX580's are a brand new card so are commanding premium prices at the moment......do you really want to spend 700,000 on GPU alone? For video editing?? Not even gaming?

The GTX460 or HD5870/6870 are much better value right now. I certainly wouldn't pay more than 350,000 for a video card if I wasn't even gaming.

Video editing is a balance between CPU and GPU....both need to be good but not fantastic. I don't think it's as demanding as gaming.

Also find out if the video editing software you're going to use can take advantage of multi-core CPU's......if so then consider going AMD....they have the 6-core Phenom's for 190,000 which might be right up your street..........they absolutely storm through video editing tasks....I know because I have one!

The Zalman CPU coolers are good value in Korea and are very easy to install compared to the Noctua. The Coolermaster Hyper 212 plus is also a great little cooler at only 32,000-ish.

[eddiebaby]

Hey eamo,

Thanks for your advice

I think the graphics card is actually the PNY NVIDIA Quadro FX 580 Graphics adapter - 512 MB - GDDR3 SDRAM. It is quite affordable at about 250,000 KRW.

As for the cooling, I have heard a lot about overclocking but also in terms of life span I thought it may be a factor.

I will definitely look into the 6 core AMD's. Thanks again for the great advice.

[eamo]

You're welcome Eddie...

What do those workstation style cards have over regular video cards? That's something I could never work out.

The spec seems quite low on that FX580....do they process video better than regular video cards? How?

[vDroop]

Those are good parts. The i7 870 has hyper threading so you'll have 8 virtual cores running for doing your work.

I'm pretty sure you know what you are doing, but I just want to make sure you understand that video card is a workstation card and basically just for 3D editing, rendering, etc.. You know this right?

How much RAM are you getting? Eamo's right you don't need a ram cooler.

I don't like coolermaster PSUs, I'd go with Corsair, Antec, or Seasonic.

[eddiebaby]

[vDroop]

[eamo]

As Vdroop says, more RAM is always better....but the good thing about RAM is that you can get as much as you can afford now, say 4GB, and add another 4GB later if you feel you need it.

The AMD Phenom II X6 1090T Black Edition Thuban 3.2GHz is a great processor for your needs. As I said, it depends on the software you're using and if it can use 4-6 cores.......but, the general opinion out there is that multi-core CPU's from both Intel and AMD will be the way ahead for years to come, so software companies are writing programs with multi-core chips in mind.

The GTX470 is fine for a GPU.....or the ATI alternative HD6870.