Video editing PC on $1500 budget

[Ssetre]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16819116212 Pentium D 830
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16813127208 Abit AL8
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16820161403 Crucial Ballistix PC2 5300 512MB x4 = 2gig
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16817104154 OCZ Modstream 520W
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16814102560 Sapphire X800 128MB PCI-E
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16824168005 Fuji 19" 12ms LCD
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16822144152 WD 160GB SATA
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16827152047 NEC 3540A

My mucho nicer Intel system: $1,401.53

The Opteron: $1410.50

As you can see you can outfit a much nicer Intel video editing machine for less money. For gaming you can't go wrong with AMD but for video editing you'd have to be very biased to think AMD can beat Intel when it comes down to it. You can even cut down on the ram and toss in a decent 775 cooler can easily overclock the P-D from 3.0 to 3.8(average on near stock volts) or in that range. But the trade off might not be worth it and would probably be better in spending the extra pennies on keeping the ram and getting the cooler then you have the best of both worlds.

 

[3DFlyer]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16819116212 Pentium D 830
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16813127208 Abit AL8
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16820161403 Crucial Ballistix PC2 5300 512MB x4 = 2gig
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16817104154 OCZ Modstream 520W
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16814102560 X800 128MB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16824168005 Fuji 19" 12ms LCD
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16822144152 WD 160GB SATA
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16827152047 NEC 3540A

My mucho nicer Intel system: $1,401.53

The Opteron: 1410.50

As you can see you can outfit a much nicer Intel video editing machine for less money.

WOW WOW WOW! Way to go man! That is a killer system for a GREAT price. That 830 will clock like mad too. You sure didn't skimp on the RAM. Crucial is pretty good stuff...and PC2 to boot! That thing ought fly. If you get the chance, PM some Sandra marks on that rig. I bet it's crazy fast.

 

[Ssetre]

If I lived in the states I'd prolly have that shipping right now. But alas I'm from where Santa lives and new egg hates the jolly old man and all of us Canadians. They say he cuts into their profit margins or sumsuch thing.

Thats the machine KM should get if I was he/she.

 

[Sneaky]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819116212 - Pentium D 830

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813127213 - Abit AW8 LGA775/955X

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820141199 - 2x1gb PQI DDR2-533 (4-4-4-8 timings)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814130215 - EVGA 6800GT PCI-E

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16822144358 - 2x Maxtor DiamondMax 250gb 16mb cache 7200rpm SATA HD's

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817104152 - OCZ Powerstream 520w PSU


Grand Total: $1,542.28 (a tiny bit over budget, but tell me thats not one hell of a system)

 

[Ssetre]

Your missing a Burner and LCD

But I'd go for a X800XL over the 6800GT, more or less the same power but for less smackers.

 

[ronaldo]

For gaming you can't go wrong with AMD but for video editing you'd have to be very biased to think AMD can beat Intel when it comes down to it.

i just like reality thats why i post these link to benches...

http://www.anandtech.com/cpuchipsets/showdoc.aspx?i=2410&p=6
http://www.hwupgrade.it/articoli/cpu/1293/10.html
http://www.gamepc.com/labs/view_content.asp?id=a64x2&page=9
http://www.techreport.com/reviews/2005q2/athlon64-x2/index.x?pg=11
http://www.tomshardware.com/cpu/20050509/cual_core_athlon-15.html

but yes, you can get a Pentium D for less money...(that you will pay latter on energy bill)

http://www.gamepc.com/labs/view_content.asp?id=a64x2&page=4
http://www.tomshardware.com/howto/20050713/energy_crisis-16.html

While the impact on your energy bill of either a low-end or an enthusiast machine will not be remarkable at places with low energy prices ($0.10 per kWh and below), it certainly reaches a critical mass with rising prices. Differences can be extensive enough to create an annual energy cost difference of a few hundred dollars!