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Check specs to build a new PC…
I’m a video amateur on the learning path to get one step higher (amateur–> Amateur).
I’m still on an Asus A8V mobo with Sata I ports for HDDs and AGP port for the graphic card. Of course Im struggling with my Athlon 64 FX53 single core processor and, as I recently bought a bunch of new WD sata II drives I started to think to build a new PC.
As I did when I built the one I’m using now, I would like to go to the best processor avalaible (in real life) so these are the specs I’m thinking of:
Intel i7-950
Asus P6T deluxe V2
6GB (8?) branded RAM
GE FORCE GFX 460 1GB based graphic card (Asus, PNY, Zontac, Gainward, etc)
Win XP pro 32bit
Vegas 10 32bit
System disc 80GB
Data 1 HDD 1TB sata II WD RE3 (source, projects, intermediates, media, etc)
Data 2 HDD 1TB sata II WD RE3 (Renderings. If they become intermediate I’ll move them to the Data 1)
Backup 1 HDD 2TB sata II WD RE4GP (or just Green with no RE)
Backup of C will go on an external disk as a clone.I would be glad to hear some word about it from who knows much more than me on the subject or from someone that is using a similar setup.
As a side note, I will probably have to spend about 1000€ with HDDs included and OS not.
Thanks for listening.
Fabio.
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Everything looks great escept for the 32 bit. I’d go 64 on Win 7 and Vegas pro 10 64. Danny Hays
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I agree with Danny. Any video editing workstation built today should be using Windows 7 64-bit. Windows XP is dead, unsupported by Microsoft, and limits you to 3GB of memory so no sense buying 6GB if you plan on using XP, because you are throwing your money away.
Windows 7 64-bit the platform to build on for video editing.
~jr
http://www.johnrofrano.com
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I was afraid of this kind of answers.
Do you guys think it would be manageable to create a dual boot system with two different 80GB HDDs to boot from, one with Seven and the other with XP (to make a smooth transition)?
And about seven: would vegas 9e run on it?
Thanks.
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[fabio mereghetti] “Do you guys think it would be manageable to create a dual boot system with two different 80GB HDDs to boot from, one with Seven and the other with XP (to make a smooth transition)?”
Yes. I have a 640GB drive partitioned for Windows 7 64-bit and Windows XP 32-bit. I can’t remember the last time I booted into the XP partition but it was helpful during the transition before all of my applications and hardware drivers supported 64-bit.
[fabio mereghetti] “And about seven: would vegas 9e run on it?”
Yes, 9.0 was the first version of Vegas Pro to support Windows 7.
~jr
http://www.johnrofrano.com
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John – any thoughts on the DIY 8 from videoguys? I used their specs back when DIY6 (?) came out and have been happy fo a lot of years of SD editing.
Now with the need for more power for HD, I’m thinking again of building. The only hesitance I have is that this DIY8 build references AVID and Adobe, but no Sony Vegas. Their previous work did. I also recall (I think it was you) that said their reccos for video cards were a bit overkill for Vegas and that Vegas could handle the work with a less powerful card. The card seems to be what I’m wavering on, as their recommendation is quite pricey.
Here’s the link, any thoughts for us guys using Vegas 10 pro?
Thanks again.
Marlen
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Here’s a link to a system built by a very reputable Vegas user.
It might be overkill for some folks but this system flies through anything that gets thrown at it. -
This is nearly my system except I have 2 GTX260’s, My RAM is Kingston, and my system drive is an OCZ-SSD. Overall some speed improvements that are well worth it.
The P6T MB Fabio mentioned is more expensive that the P6X58D, but I can’t see anything that makes it better.
Remember to cool the CPU well. The stock coolers that ship with Intel are junk.
Jeff
http://www.narrowroadmedia.com
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Excellent Mike – thanks for the response. I learned how to do my first “green screen” from an online tutorial Keith posted a few years back. I like his postings. I’m going to look into his specs and see where I end up on the price side of things…
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Marlen, If your going to use Vegas for chromakeying, Be aware you will need alot of good lighting, especcialy back lighting to eliminate spill. There is no spill suppressor in the Sony chromakey pluggin. Danny Hays
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[Marlen Mathers] “John – any thoughts on the DIY 8 from videoguys? I used their specs back when DIY6 (?) came out and have been happy fo a lot of years of SD editing.”
I have a lot of respect for the videoguys DIY builds and DIY8 looks like an awesome rig. I like the fact that they have a budget and hot rod build and if you notice, the video card and the hex-core are more expensive alone than the entire build so it doubles the price! There is nothing shabby about the budget configuration and I highly doubt that doubling the price will come anywhere near doubling your performance so the DIY8 budget system seems like the most “bang for the buck” to me.
[Marlen Mathers] ” I also recall (I think it was you) that said their reccos for video cards were a bit overkill for Vegas and that Vegas could handle the work with a less powerful card. The card seems to be what I’m wavering on, as their recommendation is quite pricey.”
That was before Vegas Pro 10 added support for GPU rendering. I would now recommend that you buy the most powerful CUDA card you can afford for Vegas pro 10 and beyond.
~jr
http://www.johnrofrano.com
http://www.vasst.com
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