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  • DWB
    Registered User
    • Jul 2003
    • 31779

    #1

    What motherboard to get with the Core i7?

    I'm building a new machine so I can work with HD video better and curious as to what motherboard any of you are using with this?

    Also, if you are also using the Core i7 for video, what else have you done to your system to beef it up?

    Thanks!
  • dyna mo
    just a fucking jerk
    • Dec 2008
    • 68184

    #2
    i got the asus p6t for my i7 hd editing machine and really like it

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    • fris
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      • Aug 2002
      • 55816

      #3
      whats your current system chip?
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      • dyna mo
        just a fucking jerk
        • Dec 2008
        • 68184

        #4
        here's the specs on my hd box-

        CAS: Apevia X-Telstar Junior 420W Case w/ Temp Display and Fan Control (G Type Black Color with Side-Window)

        CS_FAN: Default case fans
        CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-920 2.66 GHz 8M L3 Cache LGA1366
        CD: (Special Price) LG 22X DVD+/-R/+/-RW + CD-R/RW DRIVE DUAL LAYER (Black Color)


        FLASHMEDIA: INTERNAL 12in1 Flash Media Reader/Writer [+10] (BLACK COLOR)
        FAN: Intel LGA1366 Certified CPU Fan & Heatsink


        HDD: Extreme Performance (RAID-0) with 2 Identical Hard Drives [+29] (500GB (250GBx2) SATA-II 3.0Gb/s 8MB Cache 7200RPM HDD)
        HDD2: 250GB SATA-II 3.0Gb/s 8MB Cache 7200RPM Hard Drive --

        KEYBOARD: Logitech Deluxe 250 USB Keyboard (Black Color)
        MOUSE: XtremeGear Optical USB 3 Buttons Gaming Mouse

        MULTIVIEW: Non-SLI/Non-CrossFireX Mode Supports Multiple Monitors

        MOTHERBOARD: (3-Way SLI Support) Asus P6T Intel X58 Chipset SLI/CrossFireX Mainboard Triple-Channel DDR3/1600 SATA RAID w/ eSATA,GbLAN,USB2.0,IEEE1394a,&7.1Audio
        MEMORY: 6GB (2GBx3) DDR3/1600MHz Triple Channel Memory Module [+88] (Corsair Dominator)
        NETWORK: Onboard Gigabit LAN Network
        OS: Microsoft(R) Windows Vista(TM) Home Premium w/ Service Pack 1 (64-bit Edition)

        POWERSUPPLY: 580 Watts Power Supplies (SLI Ready Power Supply)

        SOUND: HIGH DEFINITION ON-BOARD 7.1 AUDIO

        VIDEO: NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GT 512MB 16X PCI Express (Major Brand Powered by NVIDIA)

        _PRICE: (+1170)

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        • skrog
          Confirmed User
          • Feb 2003
          • 7230

          #5
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          • SunDevilangels
            So Fucking Banned
            • Apr 2008
            • 388

            #6
            I have a pre built I 7 machine that i upgraded and nothing I have seen even comes close!

            Specs:
            X58 chipset
            i7 2.6

            12 gigs of ram

            320 raptor 1000rpm drive

            dual ATI 4890 GPU's

            1000watt power supply

            8x LG Blu Ray burner
            20x LG DVD burner
            All in one media card reader
            and tons and tons of storage drives, all 1.5 terabytes each.

            Make sure you put in at least 750watt power supply this baby needs juice!
            The I-7 core is the best thing out to date!

            A friend of mine has the new Dual Xeon Power mac it does not encode as fast as a single true i-7 core

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            • TidalWave
              Confirmed User
              • Sep 2007
              • 2706

              #7
              are you sure your place will even have the power to run the i7? it will use about 1.5Amps lol
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              • SunDevilangels
                So Fucking Banned
                • Apr 2008
                • 388

                #8
                Originally posted by dyna mo
                here's the specs on my hd box-

                CAS: Apevia X-Telstar Junior 420W Case w/ Temp Display and Fan Control (G Type Black Color with Side-Window)

                You really need more power than that, my machine came with a 420watt as well, it would blue screen due to not enough power, I popped in a 1000watt PS and no more problems ever. You may not have experienced this issue yet, but under heavy rendering conditions, YOU WILL. Hope you dont lose all data you edited. So upgrade you PS to at least 750watts
                or more 580watts is NOT enough
                Last edited by SunDevilangels; 06-20-2009, 11:54 AM.

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                • DWB
                  Registered User
                  • Jul 2003
                  • 31779

                  #9
                  Originally posted by dyna mo
                  here's the specs on my hd box-

                  CAS: Apevia X-Telstar Junior 420W Case w/ Temp Display and Fan Control (G Type Black Color with Side-Window)

                  CS_FAN: Default case fans
                  CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-920 2.66 GHz 8M L3 Cache LGA1366
                  CD: (Special Price) LG 22X DVD+/-R/+/-RW + CD-R/RW DRIVE DUAL LAYER (Black Color)


                  FLASHMEDIA: INTERNAL 12in1 Flash Media Reader/Writer [+10] (BLACK COLOR)
                  FAN: Intel LGA1366 Certified CPU Fan & Heatsink


                  HDD: Extreme Performance (RAID-0) with 2 Identical Hard Drives [+29] (500GB (250GBx2) SATA-II 3.0Gb/s 8MB Cache 7200RPM HDD)
                  HDD2: 250GB SATA-II 3.0Gb/s 8MB Cache 7200RPM Hard Drive --

                  KEYBOARD: Logitech Deluxe 250 USB Keyboard (Black Color)
                  MOUSE: XtremeGear Optical USB 3 Buttons Gaming Mouse

                  MULTIVIEW: Non-SLI/Non-CrossFireX Mode Supports Multiple Monitors

                  MOTHERBOARD: (3-Way SLI Support) Asus P6T Intel X58 Chipset SLI/CrossFireX Mainboard Triple-Channel DDR3/1600 SATA RAID w/ eSATA,GbLAN,USB2.0,IEEE1394a,&7.1Audio
                  MEMORY: 6GB (2GBx3) DDR3/1600MHz Triple Channel Memory Module [+88] (Corsair Dominator)
                  NETWORK: Onboard Gigabit LAN Network
                  OS: Microsoft(R) Windows Vista(TM) Home Premium w/ Service Pack 1 (64-bit Edition)

                  POWERSUPPLY: 580 Watts Power Supplies (SLI Ready Power Supply)

                  SOUND: HIGH DEFINITION ON-BOARD 7.1 AUDIO

                  VIDEO: NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GT 512MB 16X PCI Express (Major Brand Powered by NVIDIA)

                  _PRICE: (+1170)
                  How fast can you churn through video? What about HD video?

                  $1170 sounds like a steal.

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                  • SunDevilangels
                    So Fucking Banned
                    • Apr 2008
                    • 388

                    #10
                    My machine almost encodes video at rea ltime, NO BS a 25 minute video in about 29 to 32 minutes.

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                    • DWB
                      Registered User
                      • Jul 2003
                      • 31779

                      #11
                      Originally posted by TidalWave
                      are you sure your place will even have the power to run the i7? it will use about 1.5Amps lol
                      I may take out the power for the entire village I live in, but fuck it. These rice farmers don't need to be watching TV anyway. Just corrupts the mind.

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                      • DWB
                        Registered User
                        • Jul 2003
                        • 31779

                        #12
                        Originally posted by SunDevilangels
                        I have a pre built I 7 machine that i upgraded and nothing I have seen even comes close!

                        Specs:
                        X58 chipset
                        i7 2.6

                        12 gigs of ram

                        320 raptor 1000rpm drive

                        dual ATI 4890 GPU's

                        1000watt power supply

                        8x LG Blu Ray burner
                        20x LG DVD burner
                        All in one media card reader
                        and tons and tons of storage drives, all 1.5 terabytes each.

                        Make sure you put in at least 750watt power supply this baby needs juice!
                        The I-7 core is the best thing out to date!

                        A friend of mine has the new Dual Xeon Power mac it does not encode as fast as a single true i-7 core
                        Didn't think about the power supply. Thanks.

                        That looks like a sweet system. How much did it cost?

                        What about cooling it?

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                        • DWB
                          Registered User
                          • Jul 2003
                          • 31779

                          #13
                          Originally posted by SunDevilangels
                          My machine almost encodes video at rea ltime, NO BS a 25 minute video in about 29 to 32 minutes.
                          Standard video or HD?

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                          • SunDevilangels
                            So Fucking Banned
                            • Apr 2008
                            • 388

                            #14
                            Both any and all , seriously.

                            I mean the higher quality the faster as it has less encoding to do of course, but almost the same time either way. I love the the i-7!

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                            • DWB
                              Registered User
                              • Jul 2003
                              • 31779

                              #15
                              Originally posted by SunDevilangels
                              Both any and all , seriously.

                              I mean the higher quality the faster as it has less encoding to do of course, but almost the same time either way. I love the the i-7!
                              I'm torn between the GeForce GTX-295 or the ATI 4890.

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                              • dyna mo
                                just a fucking jerk
                                • Dec 2008
                                • 68184

                                #16
                                Originally posted by SunDevilangels
                                You really need more power than that, my machine came with a 420watt as well, it would blue screen due to not enough power, I popped in a 1000watt PS and no more problems ever. You may not have experienced this issue yet, but under heavy rendering conditions, YOU WILL. Hope you dont lose all data you edited. So upgrade you PS to at least 750watts
                                or more 580watts is NOT enough


                                i am more than happy with the setup i configed, thx. and render HD video daily.

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                                • dyna mo
                                  just a fucking jerk
                                  • Dec 2008
                                  • 68184

                                  #17
                                  Originally posted by DirtyWhiteBoy
                                  How fast can you churn through video? What about HD video?

                                  $1170 sounds like a steal.
                                  it renders an hour of 1080i/24p hd video in 2 hoursish

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                                  • tical
                                    Confirmed User
                                    • Feb 2002
                                    • 6504

                                    #18
                                    Originally posted by DirtyWhiteBoy
                                    Didn't think about the power supply. Thanks.

                                    That looks like a sweet system. How much did it cost?

                                    What about cooling it?
                                    make sure you get the i7 920 with d0 stepping

                                    people have oc'd this processor up to 4ghz w/ air cooling

                                    you'll want a massive heatsink
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                                    • SunDevilangels
                                      So Fucking Banned
                                      • Apr 2008
                                      • 388

                                      #19
                                      I am not here to cause stress, giving the i-7 more power makes it render much faster.

                                      I render full true HD 1080p 30p or 24p

                                      1080i to 24p is an upscale that is slowing down the algorithms in processing.
                                      I shoot with a true full HD video camera ( SONY EX1 ) which captures in 1920x1080p , 24p , 30p so I dont have to upscale.

                                      Having more ram helps very much, I have 12gigs of DDR3

                                      but the power supply is key. The i-7 needs lots of power at any given time.

                                      I truly render almost in real time, maybe i have a freak machine
                                      Last edited by SunDevilangels; 06-20-2009, 01:11 PM.

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                                      • bronco67
                                        Too lazy to set a custom title
                                        • Dec 2006
                                        • 29026

                                        #20
                                        P6T deluxe v2 is great

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                                        • bronco67
                                          Too lazy to set a custom title
                                          • Dec 2006
                                          • 29026

                                          #21
                                          Originally posted by SunDevilangels
                                          You really need more power than that, my machine came with a 420watt as well, it would blue screen due to not enough power, I popped in a 1000watt PS and no more problems ever. You may not have experienced this issue yet, but under heavy rendering conditions, YOU WILL. Hope you dont lose all data you edited. So upgrade you PS to at least 750watts
                                          or more 580watts is NOT enough
                                          Someone once told me the PSU is THE most important part you'll buy for your system.

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                                          • dyna mo
                                            just a fucking jerk
                                            • Dec 2008
                                            • 68184

                                            #22
                                            there are several i7 power supply calculators out there that provide an accurate power need profile, it's a smart idea to check them, as i did, when building a spec box.

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                                            • SunDevilangels
                                              So Fucking Banned
                                              • Apr 2008
                                              • 388

                                              #23
                                              Originally posted by bronco67
                                              Someone once told me the PSU is THE most important part you'll buy for your system.
                                              Well it is! The PSU is where all the other components get their food, c'mone its easy to figure out! If you dont fuel the parts with enough power , it will fail, or not peform up to its fullest potential. Its that simple.

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                                              • Iron Fist
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                                                • Dec 2006
                                                • 23400

                                                #24
                                                Been working on porn too long when I see Asus and read it as "Anus"...
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                                                • dready
                                                  Confirmed User
                                                  • Oct 2002
                                                  • 5247

                                                  #25
                                                  Originally posted by skrog
                                                  ASUS p6t deluxe v2
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                                                  • KillerK
                                                    Confirmed User
                                                    • May 2008
                                                    • 3406

                                                    #26
                                                    Gigabyte + Efix .... FTW

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                                                    • TXXXTN
                                                      Confirmed User
                                                      • Mar 2009
                                                      • 265

                                                      #27
                                                      eVGA x58 mobo ...get lots of RAM and some good HDDs!
                                                      i need money.

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                                                      • who
                                                        So Fucking Banned
                                                        • Aug 2003
                                                        • 19593

                                                        #28
                                                        I respect DWB after his hoodwinking shenanigans.

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                                                        • areagirls
                                                          Confirmed User
                                                          • Feb 2005
                                                          • 1678

                                                          #29
                                                          It will probably come down to the Asus P6T deluxe v2 vs the EVGA 132-BL-E758-A1.

                                                          Both are great boards, but the EVGA has better support. When you call, you'll actually get someone who knows what they're talking about, and speaks english.
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                                                          • DWB
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                                                            • Jul 2003
                                                            • 31779

                                                            #30
                                                            Originally posted by who
                                                            I respect DWB after his hoodwinking shenanigans.
                                                            And if you knew me, you would know it's allllllllllll shenanigans. Between you and me, unless it's a real business thread, I wouldn't believe 98% of the shit I said here.

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