a great editing pc

badmartialarts · Post by **badmartialarts** » Wed Jun 27, 2007 7:03 pm

Keeper of Hellfire is right, I am a moron...I thought writing to/reading from the render/project drive was the major bottleneck.

As for processor, I'm still not convinced that a sane level of effects can short it out, but you're right, I hardly use effects. Besides, I'm patient. And far too poor to afford a system that could possibly do any real-time effects work.

shadowninja777 · Post by **shadowninja777** » Wed Jun 27, 2007 7:38 pm

BasharOfTheAges wrote:
Kionon wrote:
BasharOfTheAges wrote:It's only worth it if you really want to run OSX - Getting all the stuff together in terms of compatibility lists took a week and I wasn't involvved.
I'm actually seriously interested in this, since I can't upgrade my PC anymore. Can you point me somewhere?
I'll try to contact my roomate for the part lists he was working with.

ok cool

post-it · Post by **post-it** » Wed Jun 27, 2007 10:04 pm

umm .. dumb question - maybe;

this almost sounds like a Gaming Designers PC ( looking at the Spec's ) .. are you sure you really want to go that route ?

1) they are extremely fast - yes.

2) they are the newest on the market - $$$

3) they are the most un-stable platforms to work with -- should you decide to go on-line!

I use mine for Animation and design trials but never will I ever put it on-line

... just curious

BasharOfTheAges · Post by **BasharOfTheAges** » Wed Jun 27, 2007 11:21 pm

post-it wrote:3) they are the most un-stable platforms to work with -- should you decide to go on-line!

What exactly are you basing this statement on?

post-it · Post by **post-it** » Thu Jun 28, 2007 6:05 am

Windows Vista ... I put XP on the HD and the computer called "XP" a Virus ^_______^ hehe

ZephyrStar · Post by **ZephyrStar** » Thu Jun 28, 2007 7:56 am

Build your own.

Ram: 4gb. (I like kingston or crucial)

Proc: latest intel duo or comparable amd (not done my research here as I still have a pent 4 3.0ghz, but it still works fine, and I do vid editing and lots of 3d work)

Mobo: spend money on it, don't get the bargain here, get the nicest chipset you can. Your processor and ram are limited by your chipset, as is upgradability. (I like intel boards and asus.)

Hard Drives: Get whatever the best deal is for gb/$ in terms of hard drives, but I would agree you'd want a boot/os drive, and 2 sets of disks, one for source and one for target. (I like WD and Seagate drives, I would advise against using Maxtor, I've seen a lot of those die)
Currently I have 3 storage drives (all WD), and they are NOT set up in raid, but I do a fair amount of rendering back and forth between them, and they're fine. Raid just saves you in case one of the drives decides to die. I keep my 3rd drive for backup of project directories.

Video: Don't spend a fortune here, a decent gaming card will work fine. I have a Radeon 9800 128mb (256bit), and I use 3dsmax all the time. Still works fine. Unless you're gonna be doing high end 3d and painting a bunch of insane stuff in zbrush, you don't need a Quatro (although they're nice :Q)

The key here is to build a solid machine for under 2000$ and not spend what you don't have to. Don't think you need the latest hardware to get the job done, or that it's gonna be THAT much faster. You can use the rest of the money for software, or a camera, or other gear you might need. Always buy right under the curve of the newest hardware, so you get the most power/best deal for your money.

and... DON'T RUN VISTA.

my .02$

Keeper of Hellfire · Post by **Keeper of Hellfire** » Thu Jun 28, 2007 11:07 am

ZephyrStar wrote:Raid just saves you in case one of the drives decides to die.

Not all raid level provide more safety. The suggested RAID0 doesn't provide more safety, in opposite, for example a RAID0 array of 2 drives doubles the chance of a drive failure. And if one of the drives has a failure, the data at the other is lost too. That's the price you pay for getting a cheap double capacity double speed drive. Since you usually have a backup of the sources, the higher risk doesn't matter.

shadowninja777 · Post by **shadowninja777** » Sun Jul 01, 2007 9:57 pm

ZephyrStar wrote:Build your own.

Ram: 4gb. (I like kingston or crucial)

Proc: latest intel duo or comparable amd (not done my research here as I still have a pent 4 3.0ghz, but it still works fine, and I do vid editing and lots of 3d work)

Mobo: spend money on it, don't get the bargain here, get the nicest chipset you can. Your processor and ram are limited by your chipset, as is upgradability. (I like intel boards and asus.)

Hard Drives: Get whatever the best deal is for gb/$ in terms of hard drives, but I would agree you'd want a boot/os drive, and 2 sets of disks, one for source and one for target. (I like WD and Seagate drives, I would advise against using Maxtor, I've seen a lot of those die)
Currently I have 3 storage drives (all WD), and they are NOT set up in raid, but I do a fair amount of rendering back and forth between them, and they're fine. Raid just saves you in case one of the drives decides to die. I keep my 3rd drive for backup of project directories.

Video: Don't spend a fortune here, a decent gaming card will work fine. I have a Radeon 9800 128mb (256bit), and I use 3dsmax all the time. Still works fine. Unless you're gonna be doing high end 3d and painting a bunch of insane stuff in zbrush, you don't need a Quatro (although they're nice :Q)

The key here is to build a solid machine for under 2000$ and not spend what you don't have to. Don't think you need the latest hardware to get the job done, or that it's gonna be THAT much faster. You can use the rest of the money for software, or a camera, or other gear you might need. Always buy right under the curve of the newest hardware, so you get the most power/best deal for your money.

and... DON'T RUN VISTA.

my .02$

sounds pretty nice