Video editing PC build - comments please (UK Resident)

[bigmaz]

I am going to be building a video editing PC for my dad, could anyone comment on the spec i have so far. My dad already has his DVD Writers etc to add to the machine. Will be using Pinnacle Studio 11, so not a major peice of software but its more the video rendering side of things, he needs a fast machine for around £400 and this is what i have come up with, comments please:

Scan.co.uk

Abit IP43, iP43, S 775, PCI-E 2.0 (x16), DDR2 667/800, SATA II, SATA RAID, ATX - £46.40

Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600, Kentsfield Core, S775, 2.40 GHz 1066MHz 8MB Cache, 9x Multiplier, Retail - £120.90

4GB (2x2GB) Corsair TwinX XMS2, DDR2 PC2-6400 (800), 240 Pins, Non-ECC Unbuffered, CAS 5-5-5-18 - £51.28

Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro - P4 up to 4.4GHz - S775 Dual/Quad Core Ready - £14.91

Ebuyer.com

Coolermaster Elite 330 Black Case With CM eXtreme Power 460W PSU *SPECIAL OFFER* 135101 - £49.99

Force3D HD 3650 512MB DDR2 Dual DVI HDTV Out PCI-E Graphics Card 148213 - £38.98

Samsung SpinPoint F1 HD103UJ 1TB Hard Drive SATAII *32MB Cache* - OEM 143288 - £71.99


Comes to a grand total of £407.08 inc. VAT and Delivery

 

[tiraides]

The build, for the most part, looks fine. I have a concern about the PSU that comes with the Elite 330, but I doubt your system -- if it's just used for video editing -- will stress it much.

Are you planning to overclock the processor? If so, the AC Freezer 7 Pro wouldn't be up to the task. (If you're not overclocking, you can get away with using the stock HSF that comes with the Q6600.)

 

[RedLancerOz]

the AC Freezer 7 can actually still hold its own with overclocking quads , i had my Q9400 @ 3.2 ghz with one an it was about 43C idle / 55C load

an my buddy has one on his Q6600 @ 3.4ghz , don't remember his temp but it does not overheat or get close to tcase max

 

[Dangman]

the AC Freezer 7 can actually still hold its own with overclocking quads , i had my Q9400 @ 3.2 ghz with one an it was about 43C idle / 55C load

an my buddy has one on his Q6600 @ 3.4ghz , don't remember his temp but it does not overheat or get close to tcase max

Man we have oddly different experiences and/or cases. In my bro's PC with a Sonata II case, his Pentium D 820 at stock speeds hits about 65C with the AC7 Pro. In my own PC with a P180 case, my E6400 at 3.2Ghz hits 60C to 65C load.

Oh well, the OP now has info from two sources about how well the AC7 Pro performs.

 

[bigmaz]

Hi guys, thx for the replies i will not be overclocking, so the Arctic Freeze should do the job hopefully. The PSU is the only thing i had reservations about. But unfortunately the budget is not allowing a more well known make of PSU.

 

[engiNURD]

Knowing CM's cheap PSU line, that one is probably a re-labeled 360W... so don't expect much out of it.