Hey Everyone,
Creating an ATX Mid-Tower build for my friend for video editing and photo-shopping. The person using the computer is pretty tech. savvy, so there will be some overclocking done on the processor. There won’t be much gaming other than the occasional LoL or DOTA2, just for your reference. Please let me know if there are areas that could have more efficient allocation of $$$, and don’t mind spending a couple of extra dollars to optimize performance. Also, have some quick niche questions if anyone could answer at the bottom. Thanks again for reading!
Approximate Purchase Date: Now till Thanksgiving
Budget Range: $700-900
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Video editing, photoshop & after effects, games, movie-watching, regular computer use (surfing the interwebs, Microsoft office, etc).
Are you buying a monitor: No
Parts to upgrade: N/A
Do you need to buy OS: No
Preferred website for parts: Newegg & Amazon
Location: MD
Parts Preference: Intel Processor, Caviar black HDD
Overclocking: Yes (CPU only)
SLI or Crossfire: No
Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080
Additional Comments: See intro paragraph above
Why are you upgrading: Friend’s laptop is ancient, time for some desktop computing.
Current build:
CPU: Intel Core i5 – 3570K
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116504
$230
CPU Fan/paste: Cooler Master Hyper 212+
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103065
$30
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty P67 Performance 1155 P67 Sata 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835100007
$100
Ram: G. Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2X4GB) DDR3 1600
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231428
$40
GPU: Radeon 7770 HD GHz Edition HIS iCooler
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161402
$135
SSD: Samsung 830 Series 128GB SSD
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820147163
$110
HDD: Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 7200RPM
http://www.amazon.com/Western-Digital-Caviar-Internal-Desktop/dp/B0036Q7MV0/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1351043392&sr=8-1&keywords=caviar+black+1TB
$90
Optical: ASUS 24X DVD+RW Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135204
$20
Case: Rosewill Redbone BLACK Steel ATX Mid-Tower
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811147159
$45
Power Supply: Corsair Builder Series 500W Certified Active PFC 80 Plus Bronze
$60
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139027
Total: $870
Quick niche questions:
• Since this computer build is for video editing/photoshopping, I heard CUDA based programs run better on Nvidia. In saying so, does anyone know if Sony Vegas, Adobe Photoshop, and Adobe Aftereffects use CUDA? Also, heard a rumor that the Geforce 6xx series have driver issues with CUDA based programs, if anyone could please dispel/clarify these rumors would be greatly appreciated
• Does an SSD increase video editing/photoshopping performance? Heard that I/O speeds matter when doing video editing, but wasn’t 100% sure. Also, does video editing/photoshopping degrade the SSD quickly because it read/writes a lot more times than an average user?
• Does the power supply fit this build?
• Does it help to have more than 8GBs of ram (or have ram running faster than 1600mhz?) for vid editing / photoshopping?
Thank you all for reading and responding!
Best,
Apark301
Creating an ATX Mid-Tower build for my friend for video editing and photo-shopping. The person using the computer is pretty tech. savvy, so there will be some overclocking done on the processor. There won’t be much gaming other than the occasional LoL or DOTA2, just for your reference. Please let me know if there are areas that could have more efficient allocation of $$$, and don’t mind spending a couple of extra dollars to optimize performance. Also, have some quick niche questions if anyone could answer at the bottom. Thanks again for reading!
Approximate Purchase Date: Now till Thanksgiving
Budget Range: $700-900
System Usage from Most to Least Important: Video editing, photoshop & after effects, games, movie-watching, regular computer use (surfing the interwebs, Microsoft office, etc).
Are you buying a monitor: No
Parts to upgrade: N/A
Do you need to buy OS: No
Preferred website for parts: Newegg & Amazon
Location: MD
Parts Preference: Intel Processor, Caviar black HDD
Overclocking: Yes (CPU only)
SLI or Crossfire: No
Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080
Additional Comments: See intro paragraph above
Why are you upgrading: Friend’s laptop is ancient, time for some desktop computing.
Current build:
CPU: Intel Core i5 – 3570K
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116504
$230
CPU Fan/paste: Cooler Master Hyper 212+
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103065
$30
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty P67 Performance 1155 P67 Sata 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835100007
$100
Ram: G. Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2X4GB) DDR3 1600
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231428
$40
GPU: Radeon 7770 HD GHz Edition HIS iCooler
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161402
$135
SSD: Samsung 830 Series 128GB SSD
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820147163
$110
HDD: Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 7200RPM
http://www.amazon.com/Western-Digital-Caviar-Internal-Desktop/dp/B0036Q7MV0/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1351043392&sr=8-1&keywords=caviar+black+1TB
$90
Optical: ASUS 24X DVD+RW Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135204
$20
Case: Rosewill Redbone BLACK Steel ATX Mid-Tower
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811147159
$45
Power Supply: Corsair Builder Series 500W Certified Active PFC 80 Plus Bronze
$60
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139027
Total: $870
Quick niche questions:
• Since this computer build is for video editing/photoshopping, I heard CUDA based programs run better on Nvidia. In saying so, does anyone know if Sony Vegas, Adobe Photoshop, and Adobe Aftereffects use CUDA? Also, heard a rumor that the Geforce 6xx series have driver issues with CUDA based programs, if anyone could please dispel/clarify these rumors would be greatly appreciated
• Does an SSD increase video editing/photoshopping performance? Heard that I/O speeds matter when doing video editing, but wasn’t 100% sure. Also, does video editing/photoshopping degrade the SSD quickly because it read/writes a lot more times than an average user?
• Does the power supply fit this build?
• Does it help to have more than 8GBs of ram (or have ram running faster than 1600mhz?) for vid editing / photoshopping?
Thank you all for reading and responding!
Best,
Apark301