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    Posted: 21 Jan 2012 at 1:47pm
Budget:
Under $5000

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Gaming (Crisis 2, BF3, MW3, Skyrim, and more) and rendering videos in Sony Vegas Pro 11

I want it to last a while, 300GB or more storage. My monitor is a 27 inch with a highest resolution 1920x1080.

Will dual graphics card be more powerful on one monitor than running one alone?
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BumpityBumpBump. Please reply
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LC is a luxury and at your budget I assume you want some luxury, its not needed at all and temps and etc will be great on air, but I have to ask so we are all on the same page, would you like lc? if yes on cpu only or both cpu and gpu? (keep in mind if something goes wrong you need to work in the lc loop, otherwise its a month of being without your pc and shipping fees if want DS to do the work).
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  Quote Astrotechnics Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 22 Jan 2012 at 8:24am
Originally posted by DST4ME

LC is a luxury and at your budget I assume you want some luxury, its not needed at all and temps and etc will be great on air, but I have to ask so we are all on the same page, would you like lc? if yes on cpu only or both cpu and gpu? (keep in mind if something goes wrong you need to work in the lc loop, otherwise its a month of being without your pc and shipping fees if want DS to do the work).
I mean as long as it has a low temperature, I'm fine with it.

Edited by Astrotechnics - 22 Jan 2012 at 8:29am
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  Quote FrankW Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 22 Jan 2012 at 9:27am
Hi Astrotechnics,

I checked Sony Vegas Pro 11 and the user reviews are not very good. A lot of problems and disappointment. You might want to stick with Pro 10 until Sony gets things sorted out. Or maybe they have by now. Anyway the recommended hardware is not very high with 2Gb multi-core processor. Do you have some operating experience with Sony Vegas Pro? What equipment are you currently using? I see Sony suggest a 4xx GTX but recommend a Quadro for Professionals so it must need some big guns in a graphics card.

I am just trying to get a feel for what you need.

Frank


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Originally posted by FrankW

Hi Astrotechnics,

I checked Sony Vegas Pro 11 and the user reviews are not very good. A lot of problems and disappointment. You might want to stick with Pro 10 until Sony gets things sorted out. Or maybe they have by now. Anyway the recommended hardware is not very high with 2Gb multi-core processor. Do you have some operating experience with Sony Vegas Pro? What equipment are you currently using? I see Sony suggest a 4xx GTX but recommend a Quadro for Professionals so it must need some big guns in a graphics card.

I am just trying to get a feel for what you need.

Frank

I now have AAE. I'll just be recording with Fraps some gameplay and put them into AAE and render them in it.
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  Quote Astrotechnics Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 22 Jan 2012 at 5:31pm
Ticket Number: 646882
Total Price with Instant Savings: $3,135.00
Is that config going to last me?
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  Quote DST4ME Quote  Post ReplyReply bullet Posted: 22 Jan 2012 at 11:19pm
First half of your config, I was like "yes he got it" but then from the hdd choice it started going down hill on some stuff , this cost less and is a better system for your money:

Here you go Ticket# 647011 --- $2,819 (To see this build click here)

Copy of Specifications:
Chassis Model: Special Deal Hot Seller - Cooler Master 942 HAF X
Exterior Finish: - Standard Factory Finish
Trim Accents: - Standard Factory Finish
Processor: Intel Core i7 2600K 3.40GHz (Unlocked CPU for Extreme Overclocking) (Quad Core)
Motherboard: ASUS P8P67 Deluxe (Intel P67 Chipset) (New & Improved B3 Revision Without SATA 3G Issue)
System Memory: 8GB DDR3 1600MHz Digital Storm Certified Performance Series (Highly Recommended) (Hand Tested)
Power Supply: 1050W Corsair Pro Silver 1050HX (Dual/Triple/Quad SLI Compatible)
Expansion Bay: - No Thanks
Hard Drive Set 1: Operating System: 1x (120GB Solid State (By: Intel) (Model: 320 Series)
Set 1 Raid Options: - No Thanks
Hard Drive Set 2: Multimedia\Data: 1x (1TB Western Digital Caviar (7200 RPM) (64MB Cache) (Model: Black Edition)
Hard Drive Set 3: Backup\Misc.: - No Thanks
Optical Drive 1: DVD-R/RW/CD-R/RW (DVD Writer 24x / CD-Writer 48x)
Optical Drive 2: - No Thanks
Internet Access: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections)
Video Card: 2x SLI Dual (NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570 1.2GB (Includes PhysX Technology)
Add-on Card: - No Thanks
Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio
Extreme Cooling: AIR: Stage 2: Corsair A70 Dual 120mm Fans High Performance Cooler
H20 Tube Color:- Not Applicable, I do not have a FrostChill or Sub-Zero LCS Cooling System Selected
Chassis Airflow: Standard Factory Chassis Fans
Internal Lighting: - No Thanks
Enhancements: - No Thanks
Chassis Mods: - No Thanks
Noise Reduction: - No Thanks
LaserMark: - No Thanks
Boost Processor: Stage 2: Overclock CPU 4.5GHz to 4.8GHz (Requires Pro or Deluxe Series Motherboard)
Boost Video Card: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my video card(s)
Boost Memory: - No Thanks, Please do not overclock my memory
Boost OS: - No Thanks, Please do not tweak the services on the operating system
Windows OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium (64-Bit Edition)
Recovery Tools: Windows Recovery Toolkit (Bundled with Windows 7 CD)
Virus Protection: - No Thanks
Office: - No Thanks
Game: - No Thanks
Display: - No Thanks
Surge Shield: - No Thanks
Speakers: - No Thanks
Keyboard: - No Thanks
Mouse: - No Thanks
External Storage: - No Thanks
Exclusive T-Shirt: - No Thanks
Priority Build: - No Thanks, Ship Within 5-15 Business Days After Order Is Successfully Processed
Warranty: Life-time Expert Customer Care with 3 Year Limited Warranty

Ask DS specifically for this fan to be added to the top, so you endup with 4 x 200mm fans:

haf 200mm non led fan

Ask for vcore lower then 1.4 for your oc.

Now this has ssd, 1TB BC for storage, sli 570, all the good stuff.

Now if you want this case to have led fans then we dont' go with the fan upgrade, they are smaller 120mm louder fans vs the case's own quiet 200mm fans, and all fans on the case will not get replaced.

if you want to have led fans, best way is to replace your 200mm fans with led 200mm fans.

Now I noticed you picked blue fans and blue lights, but the case comes with a front 230mm red led fan, which will not get replaced leaving you with 2 colors, is that what you want or do you want all blue?

Edited by DST4ME - 22 Jan 2012 at 11:19pm
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