Another video editing build

VelcroGhost

1. What is your budget? €1000ish

2. What will be the main purpose of the computer? Video editing, Premiere, After Effects etc (CS6). I probably won't ever play any games on it as I really like the couch/console combination.

3. Do you need a copy of Windows? No

4. Can you use any parts from an old computer? No

5. Do you need a monitor? Yes

5a. If yes, what size do you need. 22", maybe 24" if it's restocked

6. Do you need any of these peripherals? Keyboard/Mouse/Wireless Card/Card Reader/Speakers

7. Are you willing to try overclocking? Yes, is it's straight forward enough

8. How can you pay? Bank Transfer/Credit Card/Laser

9. When are you purchasing? Soon

10. If you need help building it, where are you based? Dublin


I've had a look at the other threads with similar builds, and mixed and matched a few components depending on what's in stock. I've relearnt a lot about pc pieces, but the only things I'd be unsure of are power and cooling. If I've made any massive mistakes, or can get some better components for not much more money then do let me know.

2x WD Caviar Blue 1TB 6Gb's|113,86 €
AMD FX-8320 Prozessor, Boxed, Sockel AM3+|139,05 €
Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO - Intel/AMD|29,18 €
ASRock 970 Extreme3 R2.0, AM3+, ATX|70,15 €
LogiLink USB 2.0 all-in-one Card Reader, für 3,5" Einbauchschacht|3,32 €
TP-Link TL-WN781N, 150Mbps, PCIe x1|9,44 €
LG 22EA53VQ-P|127,91 €
Xigmatek Asgard Pro Midi-Tower - schwarz|39,51 €
16GB-Kit G.Skill RipJaws-X PC3-10667U CL9|104,01 €
Super-Flower Amazon 80Plus 450W |46,38 €
Gigabyte GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost EditionWindforce 2X, 2GB GDDR5, VGA, 2x DVI, HDMI|149,69 €
LiteOn iHBS112-115 Blu-Ray Brenner bulk |66,26 €
Total|898,76 €


I still have to double check the speakers I have on an old Dell, and will probably pick up a wireless keyboard/mouse somewhere. Argos have a bundle for €33. So with postage I'm up to around €950, do hardwareversand charge Irish 23% vat?

BloodBath

Looks perfect. Good choices. No ssd?

HWVS charge 19% German vat.

Serephucus

Nice build. I'd maybe think about a case that's a little nicer, maybe something like this with sound dampening? Also, seems a shame not to include an SSD in there. You could get a 120GB 840 in there with the extra case, and it would run you around €1,020 delivered.

VelcroGhost

I've never actually used an SSD, do they make that much of a difference?

That case does look nicer, I've seen it recommended lots on here, but it was out of stock when I was adding things to the basket. I'll swap it in and see if I can figure out drive bay converter in German

Serephucus

Hell yes. If you can at all, you definitely want an SSD in your system. They're the one thing I try and include in every build I spec here.

VelcroGhost

I'll have a think about it. It'd be 3 hard drive system then right? SSD for windows, 1 hd for the files and the other for the scratch disk. Or would a 2tb partitioned disk make more sense?

Serephucus

Dunno if you can get 2TB Blues... I'd probably still go with 2x1TB though. Saves you data in the event of a drive failing.

BloodBath

A decent sized ssd makes the perfect scratch disk and will improve windows and your programs performance.

You could get away with a 120gb one for your os programs and scratch disk space although it depends on what video content you are working on. It might not be enough space for larger projects. You can get good 250gb ones relatively cheap in the Samsung 840's. The pro drives are worth considering for a scratch disk as they have much faster writes and longer lifespans but again it depends on how much data you are going through.

I''m no video editor but from what I understand for a 3 disk setup, which is really the minimum you should be using for good performance, would be something like this.

So you would be importing from D, running it through C and exporting to E.

SSD
C Drive - Windows, programs, scratch disk space.

HDD1
D Drive - Saved data files

HDD2
E Drive - Current Project files

You should consider another back up drive in future to back up any important data in a raid in case of any drive failure.

VelcroGhost

I'm going to go with the SSD and two physical hard drives. I have a few external drives that I'll use for back up the old fashioned way to begin with, and see what happens in the future.

Thanks for the advice.

Monotype

Don't forget extra SATA cables for the additional Hard drives, if you need them.

Also, homeplugs instead of wireless?
http://www.amazon.co.uk/TP-Link-PA411KIT-AV500-Powerline-Adapter/dp/B0084Y9N3O/

Finally, higher speed RAM usually goes well with AMD systems.
http://www.hardwareversand.de/1600+Low+Voltage/66602/16GB-Kit+G.Skill+Ares+PC3-12800U+CL9.article