Thanks...I have TONS of computing power already though from all my audio studio work, and TB's and TB's of storage. I'm focusing on cameras and/or software and/or lights, etc. Any suggestions?
--- In [email protected], Gregg Eshelman <g_ala...@...> wrote: > > --- On Mon, 1/12/09, stevejhacker <stevejhac...@...> wrote: > > > From: stevejhacker <stevejhac...@...> > > Subject: [AP] Where Should I Invest? > > To: [email protected] > > Date: Monday, January 12, 2009, 1:47 AM > > I was wondering if I could get some advice on how to spend > > my carefully saved (approx) $2000, to raise to the next level > > in my videography. > > First thing is to check geeks.com for deals on complete PC systems. > > Also subscribe to the e-mail from Tiger Direct, which frequently has complete PCs for $300 or less that will handle video editing very well. > > Last week they had a 3.0 Ghz dual core AMD, 3 gig RAM, 250 gig SATA hard drive and DVD burner. The motherboard had nVidia GeForce 6100 onboard plus a PCIe x16 slot to upgrade. Micro ATX board in a mid tower with 10 or 11 drive bays. > Price? Only $200! Didn't include monitor, mouse, keyboard, Windows etc. > > They didn't plump it up with a latest generation videocard- to keep the price down, but that's better than the cheap boxes shorted with half the RAM you need or a smaller hard drive. There's almost always one part that's 'undersized' in the really low priced PCs. The only reason to put a PCIe card in the above system for video editing would be to free up the main RAM it uses for video memory. > > Before you buy a new PC, find out if you'll be buying any specialized hardware for video editing so you can ensure any computer you buy has room to install it. > ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Adobe-Premiere/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Adobe-Premiere/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[email protected] mailto:[email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
