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Postby zabuza220 » Sun Nov 21, 2004 6:57 pm

Hey people can anyone sugest a good computer for editing? not a mac G5
cant afford it I need a computer no more than $2200. Please help me I gotta get a new good cpu.

Would the Dimension XPS Be any good?
I would like some input please and dont tell me to make the cpu myself I got no time for that and anyway when I make a computer theres always something wrong!
This is considered hardware right?
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Postby Zero » Sun Nov 21, 2004 7:09 pm

Build your own for under $1000. Or I'll do it for about that price.

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Postby AMVfreak » Sun Nov 21, 2004 7:13 pm

Emachines!!

You serioulsy can't get good features with such a low price.
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Postby Zero » Sun Nov 21, 2004 7:41 pm

Nice pick there, but what about VCH?

And are you against my said pricetag or something?

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Postby AMVfreak » Sun Nov 21, 2004 7:54 pm

Nice pick there, but what about VCH?

I'm guessing VCH is standing for Video Capture Hardware.
And if that's the case, eMachines might not have them.
You'll have to buy it individually, but of course, that's assuming if you want to capture some footage.
And are you against my said pricetag or something?

Not at all. :idea:
The situation's too general to choose a right pricetag anyways.

In anycase, s/he can sure buy a power machine with $2200 to spend. I thought s/he was low on money... >_>
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Postby Zero » Sun Nov 21, 2004 8:19 pm

AMVfreak wrote:
Nice pick there, but what about VCH?

I'm guessing VCH is standing for Video Capture Hardware.
And if that's the case, eMachines might not have them.
You'll have to buy it individually, but of course, that's assuming if you want to capture some footage.


Yup.

And are you against my said pricetag or something?

Not at all. :idea:
The situation's too general to choose a right pricetag anyways.

In anycase, s/he can sure buy a power machine with $2200 to spend. I thought s/he was low on money... >_>

Well it depends, I built someone a WINNT type for Video Editing for $950 and change.

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Postby jbone » Mon Nov 22, 2004 12:22 am

If you have $2200 to spend on a computer and don't feel comfortable building one, I'd recommend <A HREF=http://www.alienware.com/main.aspx>Alienware</A>. They make the best-quality premanufactured PCs on the market.
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Postby Zero » Mon Nov 22, 2004 1:24 am

Alienware is certianly recomended. My laptop from them and the lab we built with them have not failed us/me yet. They are exceptional machines.

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Postby trythil » Mon Nov 22, 2004 3:18 am

$2200 will buy you some serious stuff, especially if you're planning on reusing old components such as your existing monitor. I'm fairly sure that you could buy a dual Opteron box for that money...
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Postby CrossSSX » Mon Nov 22, 2004 1:04 pm

If your going to go all out on a desktop stick with Falcon or Alienware although Falcon is my choice, I have owned many laptops (now come today with my 9100/XPS Modded Laptop makes 29) and flacon just seems to have higher standards in my mind but thats me. But the memberds here are right build your own. I can really help with getting the parts, I recommend an Athlon 64FX if you have the whole 2200 to spend. granted it will not take that much but the FX Athlon 64's are a pricy chip.

Anyway I would say that for oh :
You could have this:
A64 Clawhammer 3400+ or higher if wanted (130- 260)

A64MB nforce 3 chipset (best for stability and overlcoking if desired) (50-80)

1Gig of atleast 3200 Speed DDR Ram (I would do 1.5 if you can just 3 sticks of 512 would be perfect) (110-210)

120Gig ATA 7200RPM or maybe a 80 Gig SATA 7200/10000RPM but those are alittle more. Its up to you. (60-140)

nVidia Gefore 6800 256MB Graphics card, I would say the Standard version would be perfect for you. Your not gaming. (280-340)

17' or bigger flat screen LCD (Not CRT) they are crisp and clear and it will not have any ghosting, but again these are pricey. (300-600)

Case and PSU would be either plain or customized depending on what you want but I would say atleast a 550Watt PSU. (PSU would be like 40-60) Case would be like (60-90)

So going inbetween all of these your looking at about 1150 for a completely ready to edit and kill some gaming if you want, computer. It may even be cheaper but its better to figure high then just be happy when you are low.
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Postby CrossSSX » Mon Nov 22, 2004 1:09 pm

hmm maybe I missed the edit button but oh well, anyway if you do not want to build that rig I would offer to do it for you. I buld rigs for the military and family and I run a small business doing it as well so if you would like I would od it for you, you would have no problems out of it.

But if your going to stay away from building I still say go with Falcon, they warrenty everything and take it seriously. Alienware as well, but like i said above I lean towards Falcon and well I like laptops more anyway lol.

As for the dell....well It would be nice but your going to get a better system through a group like Alienware or Falcon that make systems for gaming. I recommend the Athlon 64 though, not only ready for 64bit setups and I am sure video would be among the first to move to the 64bit options once released (Intel already released there new 64bit chip in Japan) So 64 is a good bet for a computer that will not be as obsolet in the coming months.
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Re: Computer

Postby TaranT » Mon Nov 22, 2004 1:45 pm

zabuza220 wrote:Hey people can anyone sugest a good computer for editing? not a mac G5
cant afford it I need a computer no more than $2200. Please help me I gotta get a new good cpu.

Would the Dimension XPS Be any good? ...

The XPS will do the job, although it's overkill IMO - and overpriced. Those special offers and discounts are ending today, BTW. But they'll probably have other deals before Xmas.

If you just want to edit, one of the $700 Dells would work and save you some $$$ for DVDs and editing software - and the biggest monitor you feel you can afford. The Dimension 4700 has almost the same specs as the XPS and costs less than half as much.

If you want a multi-use PC for gaming, then the guys who posted above have some good recommendations.
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Postby zabuza220 » Mon Nov 22, 2004 5:35 pm

thx people, I think I might go with taran t's Idea only becuase I can also buy some dvd's for footage and I would love to buy A giant moniter with the remaning money.

But can U guys specify what exact system do u think i should get for alienware? (IM KINDOF DUMB)

I just want the Ultimate video editing system for $2200
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Postby Zero » Mon Nov 22, 2004 8:51 pm

Well that's purely up to you toy around with options but before you buy, let us know so we can help you.

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Postby the Black Monarch » Thu Dec 09, 2004 4:50 pm

Alienware jumped the shark a year or so ago. They sold out and became just another mainstream integrator like IBM or Dell. Build your own. Do as much research as you have to. The hundreds of dollars that you'll save are worth it.

Video editing is much more integer-intensive than floating-point-intensive, so you'll definitely want an Intel box. Go dual-CPU if you can. I recommend the Tyan Thunder i7525 (S2676) with DDR2-400 memory from Crucial, a PCI Express version of an ATI All-in-Wonder (if you plan to do capturing) or Radeon (non-capture) card, and Antec's "True550 EPS12v" module. The hardest part of this will be finding a chassis that supports the SSI EEB v3.5 footprint. If this setup is too difficult or expensive, then you'll want an Asus P4C800 series motherboard with a Northwood chip (Prescott sucks), normal DDR400 memory, an AGP video card, and a smaller power supply from Antec's "Truepower" line.
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