Any Suggestions for a Video Editing Computer

[Thirsty Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Thirsty]

I have a hobbies of doing some home movies using Adobe Premier. I am going to put a new computer together and I am looking for suggestions. This is what am I thinking going with.


Plextor PX-800A/SW-BL DVD Burner - 18x DVD±R Burn, 16x DVD±R Read, 8x DVD+RW, 6x DVD-RW, 8x DVD±R DL, 12x DVD-RAM, Black (2.35 lbs

Hauppauge WinTV-PVR-500 Dual TV Tuner/FM/Dual MPEG Encoder (Media Center Edition) PCI Card


Coolmax / CXI-600B / 600-Watt / ATX / 120mm Fan / SATA-Ready / SLI-Ready / 20/24-Pin / Power Supply


CoolerMaster CM690 ATX Mid-Tower Case


4 BG Corsair DHX XMS2 Dominator Dual Channel 2048MB PC8500 DDR2 1066Mhz Memory (2 x 1024MB)



2 - XFX GeForce 8500 GT Ultra Silent Cooling / 256MB DDR2 / SLI Ready / PCI Express / (Dual Link) DVI / VGA / HDTV / Video Card


MBM-680I-Q6600A :: EVGA nForce 680i SLI Motherboard CPU Bundle - A1 Version, Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Processor 2.40GHz OEM

Windows Vista Ultimate 64 bit

Thanks,
Mike

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[Keitht Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close Keitht]

I don't see any mention of hard drives. If your using Premiere you really want 2 seperate drives so you can keep the application and swap files on seperate disks. I don't mean 2 partitions on the same drive - 2 physical drives.
Also is the 64 bit version of Vista overkill? Last I heard there was a limited amount of software actually designed for this platform. You may also have trouble finding drivers for peripherals.

[Thirsty Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Thirsty]

Good question. I am going to us the HDs I already have.

2 - SATA 250GB Seagate Barracudas
1 - SATA 360 GB Seagate Barracuda

From what I have read Vista Ultimate will make adjustments for any 32 bit apps.

[Jim McLaren Member Find all posts View Profile Close Jim McLaren]

From what I have read Vista Ultimate will make adjustments for any 32 bit apps.

The biggest problem with 64 bit is that you CANNOT install unsigned drivers. This will eliminate a lot of smaller vendors and some less popular cards from bigger vendors. For me this would be a deal killer.

[Thirsty Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Thirsty]

I placed an order today for the computer components I previously listed. I did change the video card to a XFX GeForce 8600GT instead of the XFX GeForce 8500 GT.

I am also going to install the 32 bit Windows Vista Ultimate. I should have it running by this weekend. This will be my first time putting a system together.

Thanks for the advise,
Mike

I have a hobbies of doing some home movies using Adobe Premier. I am going to put a new computer together and I am looking for suggestions. This is what am I thinking going with.


Plextor PX-800A/SW-BL DVD Burner - 18x DVD±R Burn, 16x DVD±R Read, 8x DVD+RW, 6x DVD-RW, 8x DVD±R DL, 12x DVD-RAM, Black (2.35 lbs

Hauppauge WinTV-PVR-500 Dual TV Tuner/FM/Dual MPEG Encoder (Media Center Edition) PCI Card


Coolmax / CXI-600B / 600-Watt / ATX / 120mm Fan / SATA-Ready / SLI-Ready / 20/24-Pin / Power Supply


CoolerMaster CM690 ATX Mid-Tower Case


4 BG Corsair DHX XMS2 Dominator Dual Channel 2048MB PC8500 DDR2 1066Mhz Memory (2 x 1024MB)



2 - XFX GeForce 8500 GT Ultra Silent Cooling / 256MB DDR2 / SLI Ready / PCI Express / (Dual Link) DVI / VGA / HDTV / Video Card


MBM-680I-Q6600A :: EVGA nForce 680i SLI Motherboard CPU Bundle - A1 Version, Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Processor 2.40GHz OEM

Windows Vista Ultimate 64 bit

Thanks,
Mike