Memory's cheap these days, so I'd go with 16 GB of RAM instead of 8
GB. Here's the system I just built for video editing using CS5.5. I
was looking for maximum return for money invested, so it's not
bleeding edge, but still quite powerful:
- CPU: Intel Core i7 - 2600K - 3.4 GHz (Sandy Bridge architecture,
four core hyperthreading)
- Motherboard: ASUS P8Z68 Deluxe (supports the CPU, includes SATA
6GHz connections)
- RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series, 16 GB, DDR3, 1600
- Power supply: Corsair CMPSU-750HX 750-Watt HX Professional Series 80 Plus
- Graphics card: EVGA nVidia GeForce GTX560 Ti FPB 1 GB DDR5
2DVI/Mini HDMI PCI-Express Video Card 01G-P3-1561-KR
- Cache drive: Kingston SSDNow V100 Series SV100S2/64GZ 2.5" 64GB
SATA II Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
Some notes:
The CPU supports caching on an SSD (solid-state drive), so if you
spend a little over US$100, you can add a 64GB SSD as I did to speed
up overall system performance. If you don't mind spending around
US$500, you can get a much larger SSD and use it as your boot disk
for a really big performance boost.
The graphics card isn't on the Adobe-approved list for CUDA
co-processing by Premiere Pro, but as we discussed earlier it's easy
to modify the Premiere card list so this card will work with PP
CS5.5. I found that all the Adobe-approved graphics cards were on the
pricey end -- this one is not as pricey.
Make sure you've got a power supply big enough to handle your mother
board, graphics processors, and drives. ASUS has a power supply
calculator on their web site. You choose your mother board, specify
what you're adding to it, and they total up the necessary power.
ASUS makes it very easy to overclock the CPU for faster performance,
but you don't want to do it with the standard fan that comes with the
CPU. You'll want to install a beefier CPU fan to dissipate the extra
heat generated by overclocking. Without it you can fry your CPU.
This graphics card is big, takes two slots, and extends quite a way
back into the computer. Make sure your case doesn't jam the
motherboard too hard against the hard drives or you could be cramped
for space to run cables. This power supply has modular cabling, which
means you plug in cables as necessary and don't have unused cables
choking up space inside the case.
If all of this makes you nervous, pay someone experienced to build
your computer for you.
Good luck,
Mike Boom
At 04:53 AM 8/25/2011, Rieni wrote:
>I am going to ask a supplier to configure a PC system for me and am
>wondering what is good nowadays for working with Premiere and Photoshop, CS5.
>
>The supplier recommended an Asus motherboard with i7 processor (I
>have no clue what i7 stands for... I stopped reading computer
>magazines many years ago), 8GB Kingston DRAM3 memory. For graphics
>board I can choose between on-board intel HD2000 chip with 1GB memory
>or he can put in a nVidia gForce graphics board for a few Euros extra.
>
>What do you experts recommend?
>
>Rieni
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