New video editing spec.

[macca]

Hi, initially going for a Intel i5 2400 Quad Core processor, but put off by the Sandy Bridge problem.

Any comments appreciated on the following spec for video editing purposes.

Also, have seen a few comments about problems with 1TB Caviar Black HDD. Is this the case & would I be better choosing a different one?

Many thanks for any advice offered.

Case
STYLISH BLACK/SILVER TRIDENT CASE + 2 FRONT USB
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Processor i7-960 (3.20GHz) 4.8GTs/8MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® P6X58D-E: DDR3, USB 3.0, SATA 6.0GB/s, 3-Way SLI
Memory (RAM)
12GB SAMSUNG DDR3 TRI-DDR3 1333MHz (3 x 4GB)
Graphics Card
1GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX460 - 2 DVI,HDMI,VGA - DirectX® 11, 3D Vision Ready
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
1TB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD1002FAEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
12x BLU-RAY RE-WRITER DRIVE, 16x DVD ±R/±RW (£89)
Memory Card Reader
INTERNAL 52 IN 1 CARD READER (XD, MS, CF, SD, etc) + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT
Power Supply
600W Quiet 80 PLUS Quad Rail PSU + 120mm Case Fan (£59)
Processor Cooling
INTEL SOCKET LGA1366 STANDARD CPU COOLER
Sound Card
ONBOARD 8 CHANNEL (7.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Facilities
ONBOARD 10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT - AS STANDARD ON ALL PCs
USB Options
2 PORT USB 3.0 INTERNAL PCI EXPRESS CARD
Firewire & Video Editing
1 x IEEE 1394a FIREWIRE PORT ONBOARD
Operating System
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence (£79)
Office Software
FREE Microsoft® Office Starter 2010 (Limited functionality Word & Excel)
Anti-Virus
BULLGUARD INTERNET SECURITY - FREE 90 DAY TRIAL
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 11 to 13 working days
Quantity
1

Price: £1,064.00 including VAT and delivery.

 

[Tom DWC]

This should be fine for video editing but consider 8GB of RAM and the GTX 560. The Caviar Black is a great drive, if a little noisy depending on the case. Any problems you may have read about could just as easily occur with any other hard drive.

I would reconsider Sandy Bridge. It won't be a problem with the components you've specced above.

 

[macca]

Confused!

Thanks for your reply. I'm a bit confused though why you suggested 8Gb of RAM instead of 12Gb. Isn't extra RAM better for video editing?

 

[PCS]

Thanks for your reply. I'm a bit confused though why you suggested 8Gb of RAM instead of 12Gb. Isn't extra RAM better for video editing?

Tom DWC suggested 8GB of RAM to compensate for the extra cost of the better graphics card. Whilst 12GB is better than 8GB, you'd have to be carrying out some pretty hardcore video editing to require more than 8GB of RAM, and the money would be better spent of a more powerful graphics card with more CUDA processing cores. Hope this helps.