Are Gaming pc's good for video editing

[Namioko]

Are gaming pc's good for video editing and vise versa?

Im thinking about building 1 that can handle both with ease.

[David M]

You will want a reasonably fast CPU that does multi-threading plus a decent graphics card.

Perhaps these....
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-214-_-Product

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-325-_-Product


Do you have a budget?

[Namioko]

what about these?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819103849

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819115225

[Namioko]

Originally Posted by David M You will want a reasonably fast CPU that does multi-threading plus a decent graphics card. Perhaps these.... http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-214-_-Product http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-325-_-Product Do you have a budget?

Well I was interested in the gateway fx6803-25
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...k=fx%206803-25

but I guess its better to build one
my limit would be about $1400.00

[David M]

$1400 will get you a really nice custom computer...better than Gateway can get you for the same money.

[David M]

Originally Posted by Namioko what about these? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819103849 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819115225

The LGA 1366/ X58 chipset combinations are having a lot of problems. I am partial to Intel although AMD is also fine. I have built computers using both. For the lower end CPU's AMD is doing well, for the high end its Intel although both companies have both. The Intel I-7 860 is at a real nice price point for your $1400 budget.

If you were just gaming then I would suggest an i-5, but it sounds like you will be running some CPU intensive applications plus you have the budget for an i-7.


This is one of glc's builds from this thread... $1200 Gaming Build The only thing I changed is to upgrade the CPU and present an alternative power supply.

Edit..I had to change the original links that glc gave because they were old and giving 404 errors, but the new links go to the same exact products.

Antec Nine Hundred + EA650 Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 650W Power Supply
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...undred&x=0&y=0

ASUS P7P55D-E LX LGA 1156 Intel P55 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...l%20P55%20SATA

Intel Core i7-860 Lynnfield 2.8GHz 8MB L3 Cache LGA 1156 95W Quad-Core Processor
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-214-_-Product

Western Digital Caviar Black WD5001AALS 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...20500GB%207200

ASUS DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS Black SATA 24X DVD Burner - Bulk - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...20DVD%20Burner

CORSAIR 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 Desktop Memory Model CMV4GX3M2A1333C9
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-278-_-Product

HIS Turbo H587FNT1GDG Radeon HD 5870 (Cypress XT) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card DirectX 11/ Eyefinity w/ Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 Game Coupon
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...ypress%20XT%29

Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit 1-Pack for System Builders - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...201-Pack%20for

CORSAIR CMPSU-650TX 650W ATX12V
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...ply%20650%20tx Note that the case comes with an Antec PSU already. Either is fine although Corsair comes with a longer warranty. I did not include this PSU in the grand total.


The total before tax comes out to $1263. After tax it is probably very close to your $1400 budget depending on your state.

[Nikon]

you could go with a phenom II x6, plenty of power for video editing.

a 'gaming pc' is really just a generic term for a higher end (usually) pc that people play games on, just because its labeled a gaming pc doesnt mean thats all you can do on it. a well built i5 rig would do some hard video editing fine, but the more power you have under the hood, the better.

it would be like taking your civic to the races vs a 69 gto, sure youll get down there in 10, but you wont win =D

[David M]

Video editing is CPU intensive. The question is, how fast do you want to go? I was suggesting what I think is the fastest CPU that still fits your budget. Your needs call for both decent CPU and GPU capabilities.

Gaming computers are mostly defined by their high graphics processing capabilities.

[Nikon]

hyperthreading is really good for video editing too if your software supports it. an i7-860 would serve you very well imo, but im an amd fan.

[glc]

If you go over budget, you could drop the video card down to a 5850 or even a 5830. For video editing, you are going to need more than just a single 500gb hard drive.

That Corsiar power supply is excellent and should be your choice if you buy a case without a PSU. However, that EA650 preinstalled in that Antec case is also excellent, no reason to remove it.

Newegg only charges tax in CA, TN, and NJ.

[Namioko]

Thanks Yal, I really appreciate the info

Originally Posted by David M The LGA 1366/ X58 chipset combinations are having a lot of problems.

What type of problems? you know come to think of it I did get the
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-989-_-Product

and I have had nothing but trouble trouble trouble its a big unresolved thing with HP

Originally Posted by Nikon you could go with a phenom II x6, plenty of power for video editing.

are they just as good as the intel? 6cores vs 4cores?

Originally Posted by Nikon hyperthreading is really good for video editing too if your software supports it. an i7-860 would serve you very well imo, but im an amd fan.

what should I look out for?...........if the software supports it?


On another note I thought that the 17 930 would be better than the i7 860 because of the #'s I thought the higher the # the better.

[Namioko]

Originally Posted by glc If you go over budget, you could drop the video card down to a 5850 or even a 5830. For video editing, you are going to need more than just a single 500gb hard drive. That Corsiar power supply is excellent and should be your choice if you buy a case without a PSU. However, that EA650 preinstalled in that Antec case is also excellent, no reason to remove it. Newegg only charges tax in CA, TN, and NJ.

Yeah I do want at least a 1tb