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Originally Posted by G0UDG  Hi all I am thinking of having a system built based on the AMD OPTERON 885 dual core processor using 2 of these and ATI'S crossfire graphics cards (2 of), can anyone tell me which is the best motherboard to get and also which is the most efficient and fastest ram to get as I will be editing video from 6 cameras using premier pro 2.0 and encore dvd 2.0 I have a budget of around £8,000-£10,000. All help is greatly appreciated.
I am hoping to be recording a gig for my friends rock band in early september
I will be using 6 Canon XLH1'S can anyone also tell me if there is equipment that will allow me to switch between cameras and record onto full size DV CASSETTES as the gigs I will be recording are 2 hours long and I dont want to be limited to 1 hour tapes having to swap tapes inbetween. Thanks all |
IF you are insisting on a opteron system then go to the tyan website, this is where I get most of my mobo's from, you will see the difference in the prices and the specifications.
There are limits to the PCI express slots that come with the boards so make sure you select the right one. (though gaming GPU's wont make any difference to the editing)
OCZ build some great RAM, there top of the line DDR offers lots of low clock cycle turn-arounds you will be looking at something like 2,3,3,5 named on them. but then you will still have to check the mobo to see if it will run that type of RAM or if you need to know lots about computers and BIOS to set them manually your self.
As well, you may find that you require ECC RAM - not cheap.
The pricing for these parts are around £450 mobo, £240 per gig of RAM and you will need 4 gigs (2 Gig per processor)
For the tape Q, you can shoot in PCCAM and run things througth a desk with ample recording facilities, these are around £5000.