Matt Headley
September 12th, 2008, 08:50 AM
I need opinions/advice on building a new PC Video Editing system for my brother. The main thing I'm interested in is multi-monitors, 3-4 to be specific.
For my own system and my dad's system, I mainly followed Safe Harbor's system and used asus motherboards and ATI video cards. They were all dual-head two monitor video cards.
Because of that for this time I'm looking again at Asus boards and ATI video cards.
I'm looking at the ASUS P5Q Deluxe motherboard. I discovered the crossfire technology that allows two video cards to be tied together for more computing power. This is probably mainly beneficial for video games, but could possibly benefit effects work? Does anyone else have an editing system that has this? I figured since I might need two cards anyway for four monitors, the crossfire technology might be a perk. Because of cost, for the crossfire technology, I'm looking at the ati hd 2900 gt cards.
However, these cards take up two slots in the case, and I can't find any info on whether two of these cards will fit on the motherboard and/or cover up other slots or something else. Also, I'm seeing more expensive cards that allow four monitors off of a single video card. I'm wondering if this is a better way to go. But those cards would be twice the price of the crossfire option.
As far as NLE, I'm planning simply PPro 3 and 1394 DV. We are building this system to be a little futureproof, but have no plans at this time to put in any video cards such as matrox or black magic, etc. This is because my brother is only editing DV for now, but would like a system he can use to get into HD in the future.
For my own system and my dad's system, I mainly followed Safe Harbor's system and used asus motherboards and ATI video cards. They were all dual-head two monitor video cards.
Because of that for this time I'm looking again at Asus boards and ATI video cards.
I'm looking at the ASUS P5Q Deluxe motherboard. I discovered the crossfire technology that allows two video cards to be tied together for more computing power. This is probably mainly beneficial for video games, but could possibly benefit effects work? Does anyone else have an editing system that has this? I figured since I might need two cards anyway for four monitors, the crossfire technology might be a perk. Because of cost, for the crossfire technology, I'm looking at the ati hd 2900 gt cards.
However, these cards take up two slots in the case, and I can't find any info on whether two of these cards will fit on the motherboard and/or cover up other slots or something else. Also, I'm seeing more expensive cards that allow four monitors off of a single video card. I'm wondering if this is a better way to go. But those cards would be twice the price of the crossfire option.
As far as NLE, I'm planning simply PPro 3 and 1394 DV. We are building this system to be a little futureproof, but have no plans at this time to put in any video cards such as matrox or black magic, etc. This is because my brother is only editing DV for now, but would like a system he can use to get into HD in the future.