Aftereffects rig (video editing)

[Hulk]

I was originally going to go with a prebuilt quad core, but someone recommend a pc with "dual quad xeon and 4-8gb of RAM"

I was wondering if someone could build me a rig around those parts, I am not sure how much those parts cost...so I'm just guessing that my budget is around $1,000 or less. I will be needing everything minus keyboard, monitor, mouse. Thanks.

Also, from what I understand a strong GPU makes a huge difference in HD video editing. Which video card should I go with? The case, motherboard, even the RAM, I'd like it to be as cheap as possible, this will not be a gaming rig at all. Also, I'd like a really fast harddrive.

 

[Hulk]

If this system cannot be done under $1,000 what would be the best setup?

 

[engiNURD]

How about a single quad i7 w/ HT and 12GB of RAM? Still gives you 8 threads. I'm assuming whoever said dual quad xeon wasn't talking about gainestown, since its not out yet (I think its coming out soon, though).

Do you have a Microcenter near you?

Just to get you started...
$230 - i7.920
$200 - X58 board
$95 - 6GB DDR3 1600
$95 - 6GB DDR3 1600
$90 - HD4830
$75 - WD6400AAKS
$70 - LS-550
$75 - RC-590
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$915 + tax and shipping

Someone should find you a better deal on case/psu combo, though.

 

[Hulk]

thanks for the quick reply

yes, I have MC near me...should I buy my parts from them or do they have a prebuilt PC that may benefit me? I see they have a dell studio xps w/ intel core i7 920 quad + 6gb ram for $999.

 

[engiNURD]

thanks for the quick reply

yes, I have MC near me...should I buy my parts from them or do they have a prebuilt PC that may benefit me? I see they have a dell studio xps w/ intel core i7 920 quad + 6gb ram for $999.

They'll price match newegg's prices. They're also the ones with the i7.920 for $230. The build I listed is cheaper than that XPS, and has more RAM, so why go with it. Do you not want to build one? If you're not up to the task of possibly having to troubleshoot any problems, then go for a pre-built.

 

[Hulk]

How about a single quad i7 w/ HT and 12GB of RAM? Still gives you 8 threads. I'm assuming whoever said dual quad xeon wasn't talking about gainestown, since its not out yet (I think its coming out soon, though).

Do you have a Microcenter near you?

Just to get you started...
$230 - i7.920
$200 - X58 board
$95 - 6GB DDR3 1600
$95 - 6GB DDR3 1600
$90 - HD4830
$75 - WD6400AAKS
$70 - LS-550
$75 - RC-590
==========
$915 + tax and shipping

Someone should find you a better deal on case/psu combo, though.

I'm definitely going to build my own. I like this setup, but how about a cheaper case/psu/motherboard combo like you mentioned? I'd love to save another $100 on this set up.

 

[Dangman]

I'm definitely going to build my own. I like this setup, but how about a cheaper case/psu/motherboard combo like you mentioned? I'd love to save another $100 on this set up.

The BFG LS-550 PSU is already the lowest I'd recommend for that kind of system. ~$200 is about the lowest you can go for a X58 mobo. You can probably save some cash on the case but I'm not 100% sure that the following cases can fit a Core i7 setup well:
$45 - Cooler Master Elite 332 RC-332-KKN1-GP ATX Case
$45 - Cooler Master Elite 334 RC-334-KKN1-GP ATX Case
$50 - Cooler Master Elite 335 RC-335-KKN1-GP ATX Case
$50 - Cooler Master Elite 331 RC-331-KKN1-GP ATX Case
$50 - Thermaltake WingRS 201 VJ60001N2Z ATX Case

If you really want to shave off $100, just drop that second set of 6GB DDR3 1600 RAM.