No, not really a good value.
No SSD?
http://www.scorptec.com.au/computer/48314-mz-7td120bw
Also, as the case is essentially just a box, i'm not sure about the choice of the bitfenix, is there any particular reason for this over the http://www.scorptec.com.au/computer/46342-rc-371-kkn3 ?
No, not really a good value.
I've reconfigured the i7 3770K build:
http://www.scorptec.com.au/product/45658
http://www.scorptec.com.au/product/45270
http://www.scorptec.com.au/product/49376
http://www.scorptec.com.au/product/44675
http://www.scorptec.com.au/product/45304
http://www.scorptec.com.au/product/38787
$962
Also, as the case is essentially just a box, i'm not sure about the choice of the bitfenix, is there any particular reason for this over the http://www.scorptec.com.au/computer/46342-rc-371-kkn3 ?
Yes, only one USB port on the front.
I would get the AMD CPU and with the saved money buy more RAM.
It looks good. I'd only change the power supply. Thermaltake is not really known for consistency, they use power supplies from different OEM manufacturers in the same series, or from revision to another, it's a mess.
That power supply is most likely a budget FSP based design from a few years ago. It's probably technologically outdated by now but it would work fine, it will be stable and work with your system, but for how long that's unknown. It's worth spending 10-25$ more for a reliable power supply, you'll be able to reuse the power supply on other systems later on.
You're also not including additional cpu cooler.
The Intel stock coolers are kind of anemic, they don't handle temperature variations well, they ramp up their fan speed quite fast the moment the cpu starts doing something and it can be annoying. In addition, the design is prone to getting full of dust real fast.
AMD stock coolers are more relaxed in this sense and they cool better and use heat pipes (intel stock coolers are just copper die in center and aluminum fins) but they're still somewhat noisy.
I don't agree with the guy that said to go for 4x4 GB memory modules. You don't get more bandwidth with 4 modules, just more heat and if you're overclocking, a tiny bit more risk of not being able to overclock as much.
The ones I recommended and the ones you linked to are LOW PROFILE, so they're work with any third party cooler, have low latency, they're very good. They're a bit more expensive but it's worth it.
I would get the AMD CPU and with the saved money buy more RAM.
No one has mentioned what kind of video the AMD has got built in?
By all accounts the i7 3770K has a pretty good GPU built in that I know supports my Sony software.
Numbers!
For what they are worth...
i5 2500k @ 4.2GHz (for those interested, CPU Mark = 7405 ish as I had some light stuff running in background) , ATi 6950.
In Movie Studio, Sony AVC/MVC as per (my understanding of) Dave's settings in reply #48
CPU only: 2:10 200.5MB file
GPU if available 1:58 212MB file
In Movie Studio, MainConcept AVC/AAC. No option here for 12Mbps so I tried 10Mbps and 14Mbps
CPU only 4:33 212MB file (10Mpbs I think)
OpenCL 1:27 176MB file (10Mbps)
OpenCL 1:30 246MB file (14Mbps)
I would get the AMD CPU and with the saved money buy more RAM.
No one has mentioned what kind of video the AMD has got built in?
By all accounts the i7 3770K has a pretty good GPU built in that I know supports my Sony software.
And I forgot to mention, all this optimising encoding speed talk is kinda moot when it takes >5 times the video length to upload to youtube
But at least fast encoding will:
a) make me feel better
b) finish a video quicker so I can start the upload before I go to bed.
If anyone can solve the Youtube upload speed throttling issue (it's not using my full upload bandwidth, common problem apparently) then that's worth it's weight in gold.
The Youtube API allows you to upload videos, directly through API commands.
So you could upload the video to your eevblog.com server then run a script on the server which sends the video to youtube.
Tell your resident programmer to have a look here:
https://developers.google.com/youtube/2.0/developers_guide_protocol#Uploading_Videos
Search for some open source app or php script that does this.
Example, here's a pear class that supports uploading to youtube : http://www.phpclasses.org/package/3966-PHP-Upload-and-download-video-files-from-YouTube.html (but someone that knows php must write a form or something for you, this is just a library)
other php examples : http://www.rd2inc.com/blog/2012/08/youtube-browser-based-uploader-with-php/
I am making the assumption that you will want a dedicated video card in the end anyway.
I am making the assumption that you will want a dedicated video card in the end anyway.
If it doesn't help with encoding speed, then no.
In Movie Studio, MainConcept AVC/AAC. No option here for 12Mbps so I tried 10Mbps and 14Mbps
CPU only 4:33 212MB file (10Mpbs I think)
OpenCL 1:27 176MB file (10Mbps)
OpenCL 1:30 246MB file (14Mbps)
Using QS:
Movie Studio, Sony AVC/MVC
QS speed 1:31, CPU activity only 40%
QS quality 1:55, CPU activity only 60%
There is no QS option for MainConcept AVC/AAC.
Conclusion.
On my system, QS does not need a faster CPU as it is only using half of my i5.
On my system, rendering via my ATi 6950 is faster than using QS. It 'may' also benefit from a faster CPU, about 90% usage.