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  importance of video card in editing/preview

  Posted by Neal Wingenbach on March 2, 2009 at 5:30 pm

  I am putting together a custom system and wanted to know if anyone could suggest a good video card for HD editing, specifically 1920×1080 AVCHD. All I am looking for is good, quality video and quiet. There are tons on the market now that its confusing. The hardware I will be buying in addition to the video card is as follows:

  Intel Core i7 940 (2.93Ghz)
  ASUS P6T Deluxe LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX
  CORSAIR 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800)
  Full Tower ATX Case
  Vista 64-bit Ultimate

  I have Dell 2407 and a 21″ Samsung monitors. The Dell will be used for editing and the 21″ Samsung for monitoring. Both are DVI.

  Thanks,

  Neal Wingenbach replied 17 years, 5 months ago 2 Members · 3 Replies
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  Neal Wingenbach

  March 2, 2009 at 11:52 pm

  John,
  I read up your website for PC guidance. This is a great webpage and I thought I’d repost the link to anyone that might be reading this thread.
  https://www.johnrofrano.com/pcequipment.htm

  Thanks,
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  John Rofrano

  March 3, 2009 at 2:48 am

  Thank for the kind words. I’m glad you found it useful.

  ~jr

  http://www.johnrofrano.com
  http://www.vasst.com
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  Neal Wingenbach

  March 3, 2009 at 10:05 pm

  I ended up going with the following. At the last minute I decided to go with the 2xSAS 15k, and the Plextor Combo drive. I’ll use the SAS drives for a RAID 0 video editing drive. Can’t wait!

  Intel Core i7 940 Nehalem 2.93GHz LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core
  2 x Fujitsu 300GB 15K (SAS)
  Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate SP1 64-bit – OEM
  Antec Sonata III 500 Black ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 500W PS
  ASUS P6T Deluxe LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Motherboard
  ER V8 RR-UV8-XBU1-GP 120mm Rifle CPU Cooler
  PLEXTOR Black Blu-Ray DVD Combo Super Multi Drive SATA Model
  CORSAIR DOMINATOR 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3
  HIS Hightech Radeon HD 2600XT 512MB iSilence III Video Card

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