[QUOTE="JigglyWiggly_"][QUOTE="pickettsticket"]The only problem i have is the school has very limited resources when it comes to software, i will be learning on photoshop and some limited video editing software. They have no software thats great for animations so i need to have a PC i can take things to the next level with. If it's special effects, adobe after effects is what you want. If you are into cartoon styled animation, you want flash. Technically you do flash styled cartoons in after effects if you want your life to be crappy. Definitely not cartoon affects so i will pick up cs6 photoshop, premiere and after effects. so with that in mind and what I have in mind ( 3d editing, animations, 1080p, gaming at decent level what will be best for £600) is the PC general x good enough or is it not possible for £600 or under?
The only problem i have is the school has very limited resources when it comes to software, i will be learning on photoshop and some limited video editing software. They have no software thats great for animations so i need to have a PC i can take things to the next level with.
I've never had problems running After Effects and Premiere Pro with just a standard HDD, but ofcourse I only edited together smallish clips so your mileage may vary. From my experience though the programs load up your working footage in RAM while the HDD is only used if there isn't enough RAM to fit the playback of the video you're working on. What type of content are you burning? Yes a Blu-Ray burner would be needed to burn Blu-Rays obviously, but it would be good to make sure you NEED to burn Blu-Rays before springing for a burner, who are you delivering this content too? Would it be easier to network transfer? These are all things that you can answer better than we can.General_X
nothing too serious, i am into my sports and have some projects of my own i want to edit some 3D 1080p clips which i guess will not have to be burned (downhill mtb mostly) and i am taking a course at school thanks to one of my teachers, i will also be planning on helping friends and taking small commissions for small animations or general video editing, so nothing overly complex but im just starting out so want to have the equipment to progress with.
[QUOTE="General_X"]Here's what I'd do for an editing machine for ~£600 that's also competent at gaming: Case - Corsair Carbide Series 200R Motherboard - AsRock Z77 Pro4 Motherboard Processor - Intel Sandybridge i5-2500K RAM - 16GB-Kit G.Skill Ares Hard drive - Samsung F3 1TB PSU - Corsair CMPSU-500CX GPU - XFX ATI Radeon HD6850 DVD Drive - Asus DRW-24B5ST I like the build Its just a BD should surely be needed for burning HD content?and will the applications run well on a hdd without a ssd? What are the benefits of cuda core gpu's for editing and what do they limit you to in gaming thanks for the help
Do you need an OS with that as well? And what type of editing programs are you using?
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No, i have accounted for the os, keyboard and mouse outside that cost. it will need to run sony vegas pro, cs6 and after affects Dont bother with Vegas, get Premier. I have heard of some real bad problems with CS6, is it a better bet than vegas?
Now my next question, will this be more a gaming machine, editing machine, or equal parts both? A primarily editing machine would probably mean that more should be spent on the processor while less allocated for the GPU, the opposite will be true for a machine primarily for gaming. If it's about half and half a balance will have to be stuck.General_X
i would have to say more towards editing, but still a capable gaming rig
If you get us a set or semi-flexible budget we can probably be a bit more helpful "cheapest" isn't very descriptive when we don't know how well or poorly you're wanting things to run.General_X
Well ideally the PC components would be no more than £600, i would need 16gb ram, a relatively powerful cpu 4 core or more and whatever else needed for good gaming and editing.
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