Zenkia wrote:Hi guys i wanted to know what would be the best of the best computer that can handle both sonyvegas and adobe after effects. When i say handle i mean no lagging or anything just completly fast handy stuff.
most computers can handle sony Vegas and AAE, it just depends how smoothly you want each program to run. How much time are you willing to waste for rendering and all that junk.
Do you plan on using this computer for anything else other than video editing?
If you have unlimited budget ($5k-6k+) you can shell out for a computer that is superior in every way to the Mac Pro Octo-Core.
Never buy pre-built computers ever, if you are on low budget. Macs add at least a 75% premium just because it is a "Mac" (name brand). Same with Sony and HP. Dell adds the least premium, but they still do it. They give you the closest thing to a personal custom built computer.
If you have a LOT of $$$$, shell out for the Asus Z7S WS workstation motherboard with dual socket 771 processors. Get at least 8GB of DDR-800 FB-DIMM RAM. Get (2) ATI 4870x2 (released August 12th, 2008, the fastest video card in the WORLD right now) in CrossFire, a SAS card and a couple 15,000rpm HDDs. Get (2) Intel QX9775, get some nice water cooling in there, a version of windows that is 64bit (xp or vista, whatever you want), and you should be set for the worlds fastest workstation board. Overclock it if you want. This is probably the best set up in the world right now. Next to linked Linux machines with like 38+ cores or something.
If you have moderate amount of cash (1.5k to 3k range), i would still suggest custom building. Get the Asus Maximus II Formula, or the Asus Rampage Extreme or the Asus P5E WS Professional. Any workstation, or high end gaming board will do. Slap a Intel Quad Core in there. The Q6600's got a massive price cut recently, since Intel is launching it's nice stuff soon. So now is a good time to get a Core 2 Quad. Get some high end ram, at LEAST 4GB. get the (1) ATI 4870x2. (2) 10000rpm Western Digital 300GB SATAII Velociraptors, put them in a performance RAID. Again, get 64 bit windows. XP or Vista, your choice. And you have a very very very decent computer. Top 2-3% of all the people here on the forums. if you got an extra 300-400, invest in a nice water cooling system, and you can over clock that Q6600.
If you have low budget (500 to 1.5k). You can get a pre-built system by Dell or Sony, or whatever. Or you can custom build your own. If you get a pre-built system by Dell or Sony or etc, your specs will NOT be as good as your own custom build. But try to match similar specs. Core 2 Duo (dual core), any mobo than can handle the Core 2 Duo, gigabyte or asus or anything that will fit in your price range. 2-4 GB of ram, preferably 4GB. (2) 320GB Seagate 7200rpm HDDs, put them in performance RAID. (1) ATI 3870x2. You should be set for a good machine. If you have 2GB of ram, you can settle for Windows XP 32bit or Vista 32bit. But if you get anything more than 3GB of ram, you MUST get a 64bit system, to make use of that extra RAM.
Most programs out there are not made for quad core or octo-core systems, although Adobe is coming out with CS4 soon, which WILL be 64bit. Meaning if you got a quad core cpu and a 64bit OS, CS4 will run like DREAM. and things will run smoother and faster. Adobe After Effects CS4 will be amazingly smooth.
Not sure about Vegas, but one can hope for the best right?
Zenkia, if you need help finding parts, don't hesitate to ask me.
-- my current set up is:
Asus Z7S WS
2xIntel Xeon 5430 2.66Ghz Harpertown OC to 3.2Ghz.
1xATI 4870x2
8GB of Cruicial DDR-800 FB-DIMM RAM
Windows Vista Ultimate 64bit
1x300GB 10000rpm WD Velociraptor SATAII
3x500GB 7200rpm Seagate SATAII (1 pair is RAID 0)
Watercooling, single loop for CPU0 and CPU1. Replaced NB heatsink. OCZ MemCool fan.
MM U2-UFO.
2x28" ViewSonic Widescreen LCD
This is OVER kill for video editing. As I'd had AAE rendering, Premiere rendering, WoW and FF (with 20+ tabs open) working with little to no lag.
Go this route if you got cash, otherwise, the other people on this thread have posted VERY good rigs as well, and are WAY more worth it.