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Discussion in 'PC hardware help' started by banshee07, Nov 6, 2005.

  1. banshee07

    banshee07 Member

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    i need to build a computer. will be used mostly for video editing and audio recording. will be running Avid Express Pro hd. here are the specs that it requires.

    Minimum PC System Specifications for Avid Xpress Pro
    Processors: Dual or Single 2.4 GHz Xeon processor OR Pentium 4 1.6 GHz processor OR Pentium M 1.8 GHz processor (mobile configurations). Note: The boot drive should be IDE, SCSI, or SATA 7200 RPM. Do not use internal SCSI as a boot device if you also plan on adding external SCSI drives (in that case use IDE or SATA).
    Operating System: Windows XP Professional w/ Service Pack 2
    System Memory: 1 GB system memory minimum, 1.5 GB recommended for HD or high-stream count SD projects
    Open GL graphics cards: NVidia QuadroFX 1400 PCI Express, NVidia QuadroFX 1300 PCI Express, Nvidia QuadroFX 1100 AGP 8X, NVidia QuadroFX 500 AGP 8X or NVidia Quadro4 980 XGL AGP 8X
    Note: Although supported, use of the NVIDIA Quadro 4 980 XGL in a dual-monitor configuration may result in performance degradation during tasks such as scratch removal, auto color correction, or general color correction when the safe color warnings are enabled, or using the eyedropper to select colors in Effect Mode. Single monitor systems with an NVIDIA Quadra 4 980 XGL perform properly.
    Add-in IEEE-1394 PCI card (required if no built-in 1394). Note: The add-in PCI card must be a universal PCI card with the T.I chip set. Mojo is not supported on notebook systems with PCMCIA cards of any kind. Current qualified /supported cards include:
    ADS Pyro PCI 64 (Rev B), part #API-311
    SIIG 1394 3-Port PCI i/e, part #NN-400012
    Internal disk drive: 40 GB or larger
    CD or DVD-ROM drive


    kinda on a budget so some advice would be greatly appreciated
     
    banshee07, Nov 6, 2005
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    come on guys someone help please
     
    banshee07, Nov 7, 2005
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    Help, with what??????? Sounds like you already have a spec sheet if you want to kowtow to some picky ass software. Personally I'd search the net for forums on that software if I was determined to run it and read up on what others who are using that software say.

    But that's just me. I'd "suspect" that you could use a dual core Athlon64, and if so that beats the crap price/performance wise out of the Intel specs quoted.
     
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