Hey Guys -
I'm trying to figure out the best build for video editing and rendering.
My current Macbook pro takes over 2 hours to export a 60fps video at a 16bitrate, VBR-2 Pass. Horrible!
I used a configurator and came out with these specs:
INTEL i7 CPU: Intel Core i7 Processor Extreme Edition i7-980X SIX CORE 3.33GHz 12MB LGA1366 CPU
INTEL i7 CPU FANS: INTEL LGA1366 STANDARD PROCESSOR COOLING FAN
INTEL LGA1366 MOTHERBOARDS: Asus P6X58D-E Socket 1366/ Intel X58/ SATA3&USB3.0/ A&GbE/ ATX Motherboard
DDR3 MEMORY: 8GB (4 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10600) Dual Channel
HARD DRIVES 1: 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB CACHE HARD DRIVE SATA 6.0Gb/s
OPTICAL DRIVE 1: 22X DVD-RW DUAL LAYER W/LIGHTSCRIBE
PCI-EXPRESS VIDEO CARDS: nVidia GeForce GTX 470 1280MB DDR5 2DVI/HDMI PCI-Express Video Card
SOUND CARDS: REALTEK 8-CHANNEL DIGITAL SOUND (ONBOARD)
NETWORK CARDS: REALTEK GIGABIT 10/100/1000 ETHERNET (ONBOARD)
CASES: HEC Blitz Black Steel Edition ATX Mid Tower Computer Chassis Gaming Case
CASE FANS: (2x) OKIA 80MM CASE COOLER
POWER SUPPLY: (HIGHLY RECOMMENDED) hec X ORION 585 WATT POWER SUPPLY (ROCK SOLID)
OPERATING SYSTEMS: Microsoft Windows 7 Professional 64-bit (DVD & LICENSE INCLUDED)
The price came out to $2,248.99
The reason for that specific video card is it's compatible with Adobe Premiere CS5's Mercury Playback Engine which accelerates rendering/exporting (So my heart is stuck on having a compatible video card for that)
I don't know how much money I would be saving by building this exact config. myself, or if I want to spend the time doing it since it would be my first build.
What I'm asking from you guys is "Is this overkill?". I don't want to spend an extra $1,000 to get a 10 minute export down to 5 minutes. I just don't want to wait more than 10 - 20 minutes for my huge video files to export!
If someone wants to update my specs (downgrade them) to what would suit my needs best, I would really appreciate it, and any other recommendations!
Thank you so much!
I'm trying to figure out the best build for video editing and rendering.
My current Macbook pro takes over 2 hours to export a 60fps video at a 16bitrate, VBR-2 Pass. Horrible!
I used a configurator and came out with these specs:
INTEL i7 CPU: Intel Core i7 Processor Extreme Edition i7-980X SIX CORE 3.33GHz 12MB LGA1366 CPU
INTEL i7 CPU FANS: INTEL LGA1366 STANDARD PROCESSOR COOLING FAN
INTEL LGA1366 MOTHERBOARDS: Asus P6X58D-E Socket 1366/ Intel X58/ SATA3&USB3.0/ A&GbE/ ATX Motherboard
DDR3 MEMORY: 8GB (4 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10600) Dual Channel
HARD DRIVES 1: 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB CACHE HARD DRIVE SATA 6.0Gb/s
OPTICAL DRIVE 1: 22X DVD-RW DUAL LAYER W/LIGHTSCRIBE
PCI-EXPRESS VIDEO CARDS: nVidia GeForce GTX 470 1280MB DDR5 2DVI/HDMI PCI-Express Video Card
SOUND CARDS: REALTEK 8-CHANNEL DIGITAL SOUND (ONBOARD)
NETWORK CARDS: REALTEK GIGABIT 10/100/1000 ETHERNET (ONBOARD)
CASES: HEC Blitz Black Steel Edition ATX Mid Tower Computer Chassis Gaming Case
CASE FANS: (2x) OKIA 80MM CASE COOLER
POWER SUPPLY: (HIGHLY RECOMMENDED) hec X ORION 585 WATT POWER SUPPLY (ROCK SOLID)
OPERATING SYSTEMS: Microsoft Windows 7 Professional 64-bit (DVD & LICENSE INCLUDED)
The price came out to $2,248.99
The reason for that specific video card is it's compatible with Adobe Premiere CS5's Mercury Playback Engine which accelerates rendering/exporting (So my heart is stuck on having a compatible video card for that)
I don't know how much money I would be saving by building this exact config. myself, or if I want to spend the time doing it since it would be my first build.
What I'm asking from you guys is "Is this overkill?". I don't want to spend an extra $1,000 to get a 10 minute export down to 5 minutes. I just don't want to wait more than 10 - 20 minutes for my huge video files to export!
If someone wants to update my specs (downgrade them) to what would suit my needs best, I would really appreciate it, and any other recommendations!
Thank you so much!