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Ron Cooper · August 22nd, 2012, 06:15 PM

Looking at building a new PC using an Intel i7 3770K, I would welcome comments on this motherboard -

GIGABYTE - Motherboard - Socket 1155 - GA-Z77X-UD5H (rev. 1.0)

I intend using an SSD boot drive for OS only, with a separate drive for programs, and other drives for files. Not interested in Raid & am not a pro but a serious amateur shooting AVCHD in PAL with prosumer equipment, - Canon HF-S10 & editing in Vegas pro 11.

RonC.

Chris Medico · August 22nd, 2012, 06:40 PM

I would go with this one. Higher performance all around. No one editing video ever said they bought too fast a computer. AVCHD demands a TON of processor power.

GIGABYTE - Motherboard - Socket 2011 - GA-X79-UD5 (rev. 1.0)

Randall Leong · August 22nd, 2012, 06:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chris Medico

I would go with this one. Higher performance all around. No one editing video ever said they bought too fast a computer. AVCHD demands a TON of processor power.

GIGABYTE - Motherboard - Socket 2011 - GA-X79-UD5 (rev. 1.0)

Except that the CPU the OP planned to get will not even physically fit the CPU socket of that motherboard. Besides, if getting an X79 motherboard, the total system budget must be raised by at least $400 as the cheapest LGA 2011 CPU, the i7-3820, does not perform sufficiently better (and might perform worse) than the i7-3770K to justify the higher total cost of the higher-end CPU platform.

Ron Cooper · August 23rd, 2012, 06:11 PM

Thanks Randall, - yes , I think this is the most practical solution as this seems to be a sweet spot for performance & price.
Any advice on Display cards (this Mbd. has built-in VGA), and RAM types or amount ? I was going to use 16g Corsair.

RonC.

Sareesh Sudhakaran · August 23rd, 2012, 10:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ron Cooper

Any advice on Display cards (this Mbd. has built-in VGA), and RAM types or amount ? I was going to use 16g Corsair.

RonC.

I strongly recommend the

ATI FirePro V4900

for 10-bit monitoring and some solid firepower.

RAM? For your setup 8 GB should be fine, but no harm in going to 12, 16 or 24 GB.

Ron Cooper · August 24th, 2012, 09:56 PM

Thanks Sareesh, but is there a similar card which has HDMI out as well and I only need two monitor outs ?

RonC.

Sareesh Sudhakaran · August 26th, 2012, 01:10 AM

Nothing at this price point for 10-bit, afaik...but then again, if you don't want 10-bit there's no point worrying about that.

I haven't used this personally, but for 8-bit dual monitoring this one should work great:

Radeon HD 6750 1 GB

. It's also almost cheaper by half.

Most consumer grade GPUs handle 2 monitors via DVI, DisplayPort and HDMI. The problem is, not all of them have two HDMI ports. You could use them with a

DisplayPort to HDMI Adapter

or

DVI to HDMI Adapter

.

August 22nd, 2012, 06:15 PM	#1
Ron Cooper Major Player Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 481	New PC Motherboard Looking at building a new PC using an Intel i7 3770K, I would welcome comments on this motherboard - GIGABYTE - Motherboard - Socket 1155 - GA-Z77X-UD5H (rev. 1.0) I intend using an SSD boot drive for OS only, with a separate drive for programs, and other drives for files. Not interested in Raid & am not a pro but a serious amateur shooting AVCHD in PAL with prosumer equipment, - Canon HF-S10 & editing in Vegas pro 11. RonC.

August 22nd, 2012, 06:40 PM	#2
Chris Medico Inner Circle Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Efland NC, USA Posts: 2,322	Re: New PC Motherboard I would go with this one. Higher performance all around. No one editing video ever said they bought too fast a computer. AVCHD demands a TON of processor power. GIGABYTE - Motherboard - Socket 2011 - GA-X79-UD5 (rev. 1.0) __________________ http://www.LandYachtMedia.com

August 23rd, 2012, 06:11 PM	#4
Ron Cooper Major Player Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 481	Re: New PC Motherboard Thanks Randall, - yes , I think this is the most practical solution as this seems to be a sweet spot for performance & price. Any advice on Display cards (this Mbd. has built-in VGA), and RAM types or amount ? I was going to use 16g Corsair. RonC.

August 24th, 2012, 09:56 PM	#6
Ron Cooper Major Player Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 481	Re: New PC Motherboard Thanks Sareesh, but is there a similar card which has HDMI out as well and I only need two monitor outs ? RonC.

August 26th, 2012, 01:10 AM	#7
Sareesh Sudhakaran Trustee Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Mumbai, India Posts: 1,385	Re: New PC Motherboard Nothing at this price point for 10-bit, afaik...but then again, if you don't want 10-bit there's no point worrying about that. I haven't used this personally, but for 8-bit dual monitoring this one should work great: Radeon HD 6750 1 GB Radeon HD 6750 1 GB . It's also almost cheaper by half. Most consumer grade GPUs handle 2 monitors via DVI, DisplayPort and HDMI. The problem is, not all of them have two HDMI ports. You could use them with a DisplayPort to HDMI Adapter DisplayPort to HDMI Adapter or DVI to HDMI Adapter DVI to HDMI Adapter . __________________ Get the Free Comprehensive Guide to Rigging ANY Camera - one guide to rig them all - DSLRs to the Arri Alexa.