Pc for video editing 3d animation

[theb52s]

Any thoughts on this pc. Would be using various things like Adobe after effects, photoshop and possibly autodesk maya.
Had given some thought to pc using nvidia GeForce gtx 770 instead although not that interested in gaming.



Case
COOLERMASTER HAF 912 PLUS MID TOWER GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD FX-8320 Eight Core CPU (3.50GHz/8MB CACHE/AM3+)
Motherboard
ASUS® M5A97 LE R2.0 (DDR3, USB3.0, 6Gb/s)
Memory (RAM)
16GB KINGSTON DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
AMD FIREPRO™ V5900 PRO GRAPHICS - 2GB, EYEFINITY, CROSSFIRE PRO
1st Hard Disk
120GB KINGSTON HYPERX 3K SSD, SATA 6 Gb/s (upto 555MB/sR | 510MB/sW)
2nd Hard Disk
2TB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD2003FZEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Memory Card Reader
INTERNAL 52 IN 1 CARD READER (XD, MS, CF, SD, etc) + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT
Power Supply
CORSAIR 450W VS SERIES™ VS-450 POWER SUPPLY
Processor Cooling
Corsair H55 Hydro Series High Performance CPU Cooler
Sound Card
ONBOARD 8 CHANNEL (7.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless/Wired Networking
WIRELESS 802.11N 300Mbps PCI-E CARD
USB Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 6 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Operating System
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit w/SP1 - inc DVD & Licence
DVD Recovery Media
Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit) DVD with paper sleeve
Office Software
NO OFFICE SOFTWARE
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Monitor
IIYAMA E2273HDS 22" LED WIDESCREEN, 2 HDMI/DVI-D 1920x1080
DVI-D & HDMI Monitor Cables
1 x 2 METRE GOLD PLATED V1.4 HDMI CABLE
Keyboard & Mouse
PCS S300 USB MEDIA KEYBOARD
Mouse
LOGITECH® OPTICAL USB MOUSE
Speakers
Microlab B18 2.0 USB Speakers
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 10 to 12 working days
Quantity
1

 

[mantadog]

What kind of budget do you have, an intel i7 would might be a better choice marginally though im not up with the latest benchmarks.

 

[theb52s]

What kind of budget do you have, an intel i7 would might be a better choice marginally though im not up with the latest benchmarks.

Originally had a budget of around £1500 but ideally trying to get as close to £1200 as it's for my son and he is paying for it out of his university bursary. If he spends too much he'll be pretty skint over the summer!

Not sure if the extra hard drive is worth it either?

 

[mantadog]

I'm presuming this will have to last 4 years or so of fairly high intensity work?

I don't have the best working knowledge of the pro grade cards from Nvidia or AMD but i know you can substitute the GTX series for the Quadro cards for equal performance for less outlay in most cases. Get your son to have a look around the internet and see if a pro grade card is essential for his needs. if it isn't then grab the best GTX series card you can afford.

The above spec should be alright though, the AMD 8-core is a bit of a blunt tool but it is quite effective. If you had the budget i might recommend an i7 as its slightly better rounded but i think the spec above is about right given your budget and needs. Just look into the GTX series cards for your specific needs.

 

[theb52s]

This is the other option I have come up with. I am tempted to go for the intel i7 and changing the graphics card to a GTX. I suspect that card should work reasonably well for most applications. I've trawled the internet and choice of graphics card seems to be a bit of a minefield anyway.


Case
SHARKOON BD28 GAMING CASE (Green LED)
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Processor i7-4790 (3.6GHz) 8MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® H81M-PLUS: Micro-ATX, LG1150, USB 3.0, SATA 6GBs
Memory (RAM)
16GB KINGSTON DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
2GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 770 - 2 DVI, HDMI, DP - 3D Vision Ready
1st Hard Disk
120GB INTEL® 530 SERIES SSD, SATA 6 Gb/s (upto 550MB/sR | 520MB/sW)
2nd Hard Disk
2TB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD2003FZEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Power Supply
CORSAIR 650W VS SERIES™ VS-650 POWER SUPPLY
Processor Cooling
Super Quiet 22dBA Triple Copper Heatpipe Intel CPU Cooler
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless/Wired Networking
WIRELESS 802.11N 300Mbps PCI-E CARD
USB Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 4 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Operating System
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit w/SP1 - inc DVD & Licence
DVD Recovery Media
Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit) DVD with paper sleeve
Office Software
NO OFFICE SOFTWARE
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Monitor
IIYAMA E2273HDS 22" LED WIDESCREEN, 2 HDMI/DVI-D 1920x1080
DVI-D & HDMI Monitor Cables
1 x 2 METRE GOLD PLATED V1.4 HDMI CABLE
Keyboard & Mouse
PCS S300 USB MEDIA KEYBOARD
Mouse
LOGITECH® OPTICAL USB MOUSE
Speakers
Microlab B18 2.0 USB Speakers
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 10 to 12 working days
Miscellaneous
FREE WATCH DOGS with GTX 660 & 7 Series GPUs!
Quantity
1

 

[mantadog]

personally I'd go with the one above though I doubt you would have a huge performance delta whatever one you go for.

 

[c_s_c]

I would go for nvidia GTX. Adobe products are designed to take better advantage of some CUDA graphics cards. See link below

"Certain functions in After Effects CC are accelerated by the GPU in your computer using OpenGL,
including some Fast Previews settings for 3D compositions and the drawing
of images to the Composition, Footage, and Layer panels. Additionally, the Ray-traced 3D
rendering engine introduced in After Effects CS6 is massively accelerated by the presence of a
compatible CUDA-enabled NVIDIA graphics card or chip set. "

http://www.adobe.com/content/dam/Ad.../cc/pdfs/Configuring_Your_System_20140312.pdf