Computing
Planning & Building a NLE System – About the case
Given the ambitions with the disk setup, my current Lian-Li PC-A77 with 17 disks and 2 BR burners internally will be too small. I need something that will…
Computing
Planning & Building a NLE System – About disk I/O and Raid
I want to go for a better disk I/O setup than I currently have, but just look at current day prices of HDD’s. That will cost a fortune…
Electronics
Planning & Building a NLE System – About the video card
We all know that hardware MPE makes all the difference and it can only be used with certain nVidia cards. Rendering, scaling on export, blending and blurring can…
Electronics
Planning & Building a NLE System – About memory
At least 8 x 4 GB sticks, but possibly 8 x 8 GB sticks, depending on price. The speed is secondary for the moment, as long as it…
Computing
Planning & Building a NLE System – About the motherboard
I am considering either an Asus or Gigabyte X79 motherboard with 8 DIMM sockets, a FW port for older HDV/DV capture and for the rest up-to-date. I’ll figure…
Computing
Planning & Building a NLE System – About the CPU
When Sandy Bridge was first released, it was not a feasible upgrade from an i7-920 (OC) @ 3.7. Sure, you can OverClock the Sandy Bridge further, but the…
Computing
Planning & Building a NLE System
This is the first part of a number of articles about a new system that needs to be built. It starts with the theory and in subsequent articles,…
Computing
Choosing components
It is about time to update this site and give you the latest news about building a new system. You are quite right in complaining about the content…
Electronics
What to expect
Now that the new components have been chosen, the question arises what can be expected from this new system in terms of performance. Let’s summarize the main differences…
Electronics
New Specs
Now that I have described the reasons for the choices made so far, it is time to fully describe the new ‘Monster’ with all the specs in one…