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Could I use A Dell XPS 720 for Video Editing.

  • 03-11-2007 6:12pm
    #1
    absolutegroove
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 746 ✭✭✭


    Hello All,

    I'm new to boards.ie, so take it easy on me :D

    I've posted on the thread "Truckload of dell XPS's going tomorrow" on boards.ie, but they've suggested that I post here.

    I would like to use Final Cut Pro or/and Avid Media Composer with the possibilty of editing HD in the near future.

    Can anybody shed light on whether the Dell XPS systems would be the way to go :)

    Thanks in advance. :o


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  • #2
    highlydebased
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,472 ✭✭✭highlydebased


    Yes, they would. They are of a gaming spec, similar to a spec ideal for video editing.

    So to answer your question, yes/


  • #3
    sdanseo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,244 ✭✭✭sdanseo


    There's the question of whether you need that spec though. Dell XPS systems come with graphics which are expensive - if you don't intend doing any gaming you might be as well to get a high-end custom PC or a non-XPS dell with quad-core processor and lots of RAM.

    Dell have changed their performance structure recently so what would have been a D9200 (what I'm getting at) would more likely be an XPS420. As opposed to gaming 720's - following spec is around €1260:

    Intel® Core 2 Quad-Core Q6600 Processor (2.40GHz, 1066MHz, 8MB)
    Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium - English
    Dell™ 19" Silver Wide Flat Panel (SE198WFP) - UK/Irish
    2048MB 800MHz Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM [2x1024]
    500GB (7200rpm) Serial ATA/100 Hard Drive with 16MB DataBurst™ cache
    256MB ATI® Radeon™ HD 2600 XT graphics card
    16x DVD+/-RW & 48x CDRW/DVD Combo Drive
    Dell™ Enhanced USB Multimedia Keyboard - UK/Irish (QWERTY)
    Dell Optical Scroll Premium Mouse

    No need for a fancy graphics card, like I said above, if all you're doing is editing. Be advised though that the above spec can be had for around €800 if you build, without the monitor.


  • #4
    zonEEE
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,554 ✭✭✭zonEEE


    256MB ATI® Radeon™ HD 2600 XT graphics card <-- thats a bit poor for the price


  • #5
    highlydebased
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,472 ✭✭✭highlydebased


    I was going to say the same- is the spec nessecary. But, if video editing is being carried out surely decent GFX would be required? Just my 2 cents anyway...


  • #6
    PogMoThoin
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    Neon-Circles wrote: »
    I was going to say the same- is the spec nessecary. But, if video editing is being carried out surely decent GFX would be required? Just my 2 cents anyway...

    :rolleyes: No, if he's not gaming, any gpu, even onboard is enough, unless he wants 2 run a few monitors. Video editing is not 3-dimensional.


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  • #7
    sdanseo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,244 ✭✭✭sdanseo


    PogMoThoin wrote: »
    :rolleyes: No, if he's not gaming, any gpu, even onboard is enough, unless he wants 2 run a few monitors. Video editing is not 3-dimensional.

    Yes. Thought I'd made that point vividly clear when I posted the spec :rolleyes: The only reason it's there is because it's the minimum Dell would offer for an XPS420. You could have an 8800GTX for an extra €600 or so - but it would but utterly wasted (although OP you can take it out and give it to me if you really want ;)).


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