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About to buy a video-editing PC - advice needed

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  • 27-08-2007 12:48pm
    #1
    silvine
    Registered Users Posts: 3,132 ✭✭✭


    I want a PC for editing and recording home movies. I will buy it off Dell or Komplettt.

    I have a budget of €1500 (max) for the PC and all peripherals and could do with some advice regarding what components are important and what sort of spec I should be aiming for.

    Do I need a good graphics card etc, what kind of monitor should I be looking at, is Vista the way to go etc?

    Regarding the Dell price - I have a 10% discount so I can afford to buy a little more off them

    Any advice or builds people can offer would be a great help.

    Many thanks


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    Gonzovision
    Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 4,726 Mod ✭✭✭✭Gonzovision


    Id say go with komplett and go for a q6600 for 260 euro.For a graphics card, will you be using it for gaming .2 gb of pc6400 will be fine.Ye Id opt for vista now even though I cant get it up and running on my system(still need to flash my bios)Im sure a 19 monitor would do perfectly


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    silvine
    Registered Users Posts: 3,132 ✭✭✭silvine


    I won't be playing games on it really. A widescreen monitor? Would Komplett be better value?


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    Gonzovision
    Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 4,726 Mod ✭✭✭✭Gonzovision


    Ye komplett would be better by a fair bit even if you have them put it together for you. For a graphics card youd probably be fine with an 8600. However Id strongly recommend the cheapest 8800 you can find as it represents far better value for money. Hope that helps


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    daveharnett
    Registered Users Posts: 2,567 ✭✭✭daveharnett


    Take a loook at this:
    http://www.komplett.ie/k/shoplist.aspx?mode=receive&si=498345&su=8C0AE60F-1199-44B8-B77C-E13065E143E3
    Video editing is one of the few uses that benifits from quad core and 4Gb of memory. No case selected - it's a matter of personal taste i think.


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    Gonzovision
    Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 4,726 Mod ✭✭✭✭Gonzovision


    Id second that.Probably could find an even cheaper 8800.


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