Wanting to get it right! EX3 With new PC

[Noah Kadner]

Well definitely something fast, with 2-4GB of RAM and some good external RAIDs or USB-2(I guess) hard drives would do the trick. Also getting the right NLE would be key- Adobe CS4, Vegas to name a few.

Noah

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[Grant Goss]

Noah
I’m putting the following Video editing system together. It’s just for my enjoyment, maybe a little work on the side for friends etc…

ASUS P5E3 Deluxe WIFI-AP@n Intel X38 Socket 775 Mainboard, 4xDDR3-1800/1600/1333/1066/800 , 3xPCI-Ex16 Crossfire, 2xPCI-Ex1, 2xPCI, 2xEIDE, 6xSATA300 RAID, 2xeSATA300 RAID, 8Ch Audio, Dual Gigabit LAN, 802.11n, 12xUSB2.0, 2x1394a Firewire, 1600FSB, ATX

Intel Core 2 Q9550 Yorkfield Quad Core 2.83Ghz Socket 775 CPU, 1333FSB, 12MB L2, 45nm, 95w

2 Corsair XMS3 DHX Series 4GB (2x2GB) PC3-10666 1333Mhz DDR3 Memory Kit – Dual Channel optimized w/DHX Heatspreaders – CL9-9-9-24

3ware controller card 950se 4lpml
PCI Express to Serial ATA II Hardware RAID Controllers Featuring
Red Hot RAID 6

For the OS. Western Digital VelociRaptor 300GB 10,000rpm SATA300 Hard Drive – 16MB Buffer

For the raid. 4 Western Digital 1TB Caviar Black 7200rpm SATA300 Hard Drive – 32MB Buffer

BFG Tech GeForce GTX280 OC2 1GB DDR3 PCI-Ex16 2.0 Graphics Card – Dual DVI, HDMI, HDTV, 650Mhz GPU, 2326Mhz Mem

PC Power & Cooling Silencer 750w Quad Power Supply SLi-ready.

Cooler Master Hyper 212 Copper/Aluminum heat pipe CPU cooler.

1 LG 22x EIDE Dual Layer DVD+/-RW

1 Pioneer Internal Blu-ray Disc Read / DVD Rewriter (BDC-2202)

OS Windows Vista Ultimate

DeckLink HD Extreme

Adobe CS3.

Just waiting for the 4 HD’s and ram.

As for the video camera in the near future, I’m reading up on the Sony
PMW-EX3.

Am I on the right path? I’d like to get this right the first time around without too many conflicts.

Thanks for your time and input.

[Rene Hazekamp]

if you wanna be right the first time around
buy a mac pro (the cheapest will do), add a drive and final cut.
if you want to use your decklink card , the most expensive part of your system (whatever it is) will probably be your reference monitor. (maybe one of the most expensive parts)

good luck

Rene Hazekamp

portfolio https://www.renehazekamp.com

[Noah Kadner]

I think you’re going to spend a lot more time fixing your PC than editing but that’s just my elitist/Apple self talking. 🙂 That said, I would recommend an upgrade to Adobe CS4 rather than 3 as it supports the EX3 much better.

Noah

Check out My My FCP Blog and my new RED Blog. Unlock the secrets of the DVX100, HVX200 and Apple Color.
Now featuring the Sony EX1 Guidebook,
DVD Studio Pro and How to Light Interviews.
https://www.callboxlive.com

[Grant Goss]

Ok, so something like a Sony broadcast monitor? CRT, LCD?

Thanks for your comments.

[Grant Goss]

Noah, I’m having pretty good luck with my PC’s. CS4 is on my list.

Thanks