new spec for video editing pc

[jbpjb500]

Am looking at a new pc for video editing cant decide between the 3 i7 cpu's available, at the moment I have a i7 2600, would I need 2gb or a 1gb graphics card, and how much ram and what type.
Would appreciate any feedback before ordering.

 

[Toxophilix]

What is your budget?

 

[jbpjb500]

Top price would be around £1100, I don't need any hard drives as I have 2 1tb drives in other pc, just need a case, cpu, ram and graphics card.

 

[ilike2burnthing]

AMD Spec

Case
PCS MAELSTROM T900 BLACK GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD FX-8350 Eight Core CPU (4.00GHz/8MB CACHE/AM3+)
Motherboard
ASUS® M5A99X EVO R2.0 (DDR3, USB3.0, 6Gb/s,CrossFireX/SLI, Windows 8)
Memory (RAM)
16GB KINGSTON HYPERX GENESIS DUAL-DDR3 2133MHz X.M.P(4 x 4GB KIT)
Graphics Card
2GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 680 - 2 DVI, HDMI, DP - 3D Vision Ready
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
120GB INTEL® 520 SERIES SSD, SATA 6 Gb/s (upto 550MB/sR | 520MB/sW)
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Memory Card Reader
INTERNAL 52 IN 1 CARD READER (XD, MS, CF, SD, etc) + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT
Power Supply
CORSAIR 650W ENTHUSIAST SERIES™ TX650 V2-80 PLUS® BRONZE (£69)
Processor Cooling
Super Quiet 22dBA Triple Copper Heatpipe AMD CPU Cooler (£19)
Sound Card
ONBOARD 8 CHANNEL (7.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Facilities
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT - AS STANDARD ON ALL PCs
USB Options
6 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL (MIN 2 FRONT PORTS) AS STANDARD
Operating System
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit w/SP1 - inc DVD & Licence (£79)
Office Software
NO OFFICE SOFTWARE
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour) (£5)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 7 to 9 working days
Quantity
1

Price: £1,150.00 including VAT and delivery.

Unique URL to re-configure: http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/quotes/amd-bulldozer-top-spec-pc/NbIzcRgQhM/

 

[ilike2burnthing]

Intel Spec

Case
PCS MAELSTROM T900 BLACK GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Processor i7-3770 (3.4GHz) 8MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® P8Z77-V: PCI-E 3.0 READY, WIFI, SLI, CROSSFIREX
Memory (RAM)
16GB KINGSTON HYPERX GENESIS DUAL-DDR3 2133MHz X.M.P(4 x 4GB KIT)
Graphics Card
2GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 670 - 2 DVI, HDMI, DP - 3D Vision Ready
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
120GB INTEL® 520 SERIES SSD, SATA 6 Gb/s (upto 550MB/sR | 520MB/sW)
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
2nd DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Memory Card Reader
INTERNAL 52 IN 1 CARD READER (XD, MS, CF, SD, etc) + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT
Power Supply
CORSAIR 650W ENTHUSIAST SERIES™ TX650 V2-80 PLUS® BRONZE (£69)
Processor Cooling
Super Quiet 22dBA Triple Copper Heatpipe Intel CPU Cooler (£19)
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Facilities
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT - AS STANDARD ON ALL PCs
USB Options
6 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL (MIN 2 FRONT PORTS) AS STANDARD
Operating System
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit w/SP1 - inc DVD & Licence (£79)
Office Software
NO OFFICE SOFTWARE
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour) (£5)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 7 to 9 working days
Quantity
1

Price: £1,154.00 including VAT and delivery.

Unique URL to re-configure: http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/quotes/intel-ivy-bridge-pc/ZgbBFW4sHQ/

 

[ilike2burnthing]

If it's video editing rather than gaming then the Intel would be better it has a better CPU at the cost of a lower graphics card.

 

[Toxophilix]

General comment: I don't think you are going to see a huge improvement over your current Sandy Bridge i7 system, unless that has some problem. I mean, you'll see some improvement but not, I would think, of the wow-I-can't-believe-how-much-faster-this-is kind that people often like to get when they upgrade. To get that, you would probably need to go for an LG2011 mega-beast with overclocked CPU, 32GB of fast RAM, RAID 0, the whole shebang. But that would be a lot more expensive.

Sticking within your budget, you could consider an overclocked 3770K with 16GB RAM, something like a GTX-650, and an SSD (to supplement your existing HDDs). Similar to ilike2burnthing's Intel spec but with more CPU and less GPU.

 

[ilike2burnthing]

Yep, agreed.

 

[jbpjb500]

I don't have a particular problem with current system other than video program gets a program not responding then seems to catch up and off we go again, as it's 2 years since I purchased this pc I assume that things would have evolved, but if there is not a significant improvement I wonder if it is worth upgrading yet. I have been looking at an I7 3930k, what are your thoughts.

 

[ilike2burnthing]

To get a spec to suit the i7 3930K, something akin to what Toxophilix was talking about, you're looking around £1500-£1700.

 

[jbpjb500]

Thanks for all your help still undecided if it is worth purchasing a new pc but will take on board all your ideas.