http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ Videomaker Community Forums » Topic: Best edit hardware and GPU for Prem Pro? en Sat, 18 Feb 2012 17:45:45 +0000 http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/best-edit-hardware-and-gpu-for-prem-pro#post-51758 Thu, 29 Oct 2009 09:38:28 +0000 HDVideoPro 51758@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>These guys have some good deals if you are looking for a workstation card VS. a Desktop (Gamer) card. </p> <p><a href="http://www.videoguys.com/Brand/PNY+Technologies.aspx">videoguys.com</a></p> <p>These cards might encode a bit faster - but are much more expensive. I just use the latest gaming cards.</p> <p> </p> <p>Since you plan to build your own system - i will give you the specs of what I'm about to build:</p> <p>Motherboard  - Asus P7P55D-E (just announced with next generation USB 3.0 &amp; Sata 6Gb)</p> <p>Memory         - 4GB DDR3 2000 or 2200 MHz</p> <p>processor       - <a href="http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.275640.19-115-214">Intel Core i7-860 Lynnfield 2.8GHz</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102859">Hard Drive      - SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD502HJ 500GB (fastest non-SSD Drive)</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102859">Graphics Card  - Radeon HD 5850 or 5870 1GB (First DirectX 11 Video Card)<br /></a></p> <p>Boot Drive       - Intel Generation 2 SSD 80GB</p> <p>Case selection is a bit more personal since you will have to look at it for a while and depending on your specific needs. I'm getting the Lian Li PC-888</p> <p>Power supply should only be what your system requires and no more since it basically acts like a heater so I'm looking at 400 - 600 watt systems. (thanks Rob for setting me strait on this!)</p> <p>Good luck - Happy editing --Bri</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/best-edit-hardware-and-gpu-for-prem-pro#post-51494 Tue, 20 Oct 2009 17:55:05 +0000 XTR-91 51494@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Hey chris, I took a quick look at the system requirements for Adobe Premiere Pro CS4. The editing for HD (and even more so for HDV capture) recommends a whoppin amount of processing power, at least for my level of editing. The requirement for HD editing is a dual core at 2.8 GHz. If it's a tape camcorder, the recommendation is 3.4 GHz. The amount of RAM is 2 GB no matter what king of editing you're doing. An AMD Athlon would be another great way to go.</p> <p> </p> <p>Furthermore, there's a 10 GB hard disk requirement, a minimum display of 1280x900 pixels, and a hard disk drive of 7200 RPM or more. Sounds like a lot of information to throw at once, so your best bet would probably be to a PC or Mac with a good processor (maybe 3.5 or 4 GHz), at least 2 GB of RAM, and a good-sized display monitor, around 19".</p> <p> </p> <p>You should also check out Videomaker's recommendations on editing systems - <a href="http://www.videomaker.com/learn/introduction/computers/">http://www.videomaker.com/learn/introduction/computers/</a></p> <p>I'm not a complete expert on editing systems, but do have somewhat of a comprehension for computers and processing. Let me know what you find.</p> http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/best-edit-hardware-and-gpu-for-prem-pro#post-51486 Tue, 20 Oct 2009 10:57:42 +0000 chrisbarnard 51486@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ <p>Hi all,</p> <p>Just trying to make the leap into HD with two PMW-EX1's. I'd like<br /> to use Prem (last time I used it was nearly 10 years ago with Prem 6.5<br /> - having been using Edius since then) Pro. I'm a little confused<br /> though. I want to build my own system, but I think it would be wise to<br /> get some user advice on what sort of GPU would be best and what sort of<br /> editing hardware I should use. I was looking at the Matrox RT.X2. I<br /> would be basically editing XDCAM 1080p or 1080i most of the time. I<br /> would be using a little AE but nothing very heavy. What kind of GPU<br /> would be best?</p> <p>Any help and advice GREATLY appreciated!!</p>