EVGA nVidia GeForce GTX580 with 3GB good enough for 4K (Scarlet-X)?

[Marcos Montenegro]

Hey guys, just wondering if this card will be good enough with a new PC with the following specs:

Win 7 64bit
3.46GHz Intel Core i7 990X (6 cores, 12 threads)
MSI X58 Motherboard
24GB DDR3-1333 Triple Channel (6 x 4GB)

Adobe Premier 5.5


Thanks!

 

[Tom Lowe]

Assuming you are on CS5.5, YES.

 

[Marcos Montenegro]

Assuming you are on CS5.5, YES.

Tom:

Thanks! Timescapes looks awesome, by the way.

Marcos

 

[Tom Lowe]

If you can overclock that 990x to at least 4GHz it will help, as well.

 

[Boris Leonov]

Tom, if you don't mind, could you post your 'gaming pc' specs?

 

[Sam Goldwater]

Here was the thread

 

[Subhadip Sen]

Yes, most certainly. 1/2 res real-time will be very comfortable. With an overclock full-res is possible upto 25 fps, but you won't need it unless you have a 4K display.

 

[Jeffrey T. Morgan]

the 580 would be AWESOME!

You may want to consider the 3gb ram version, though the 1.5 will keep you pretty happy, I am sure.

And you will get free copy of Batman Arkham City if you order one now! ;-)

 

[Jeffrey T. Morgan]

Whoa! I just looked at Toms thread about his computer. That is BITCHIN'!

HOWEVER,

You could build 6 computers to edit raw red files in real time for $13k.

Here are my specs:

i7 950 overclocked to 3.75 ghz
12 gb corsair vengeance ram
MSI Big Bang XPower mother board
GTX 460 (You have to kind of hack the system to accept this in Mercury Playback engine, didn't know this when I built it but it works great!)
2 Western Digital Drives sata 3 in raid 0
1 sata 3 backup drive
120gb SSD for OS and Programs
850w gold rated power supply
BluRay Burner
Corsair h70 cooler
All in a Case with Nice Airflow


As a point of reference, you could edit in real time with my system or buy this one:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Combo...o.757854&cm_sp=DIY_PC_Combos-_-757854-_-Combo

and add a couple hard drives, Windows 7 Pro, and double the ram. AWESOME!!!! For just over $2k! If you can't build a system yourself, then there are places that will, or I will!

As a point of reference, the new i7 2700k is running at stock speeds near as dammit to on par with the 990x!

See here:

http://www.cpubenchmark.net/high_end_cpus.html

ok, I lied, it's BEATING the 990x.

 

[Jeffrey T. Morgan]

Also, check this:

http://ppbm5.com/DB-PPBM5-1.php

The 580 will be awesome, the quadro cards don't even break in the top 20 systems.

 

[Subhadip Sen]

Anyone buying a new system will be wise to hold off for 10 more days when the Core i7 3930K and 3960X release- 6 core Sandy Bridge CPUs. These will be a further 10%-15% faster than the Core i7 980/990X at the same price points (i.e. $600 and $1k) and more overclockable. Those overclocked will surely drive real-time 4K Scarlet playback.

 

[Jeff Kilgroe]

Anyone buying a new system will be wise to hold off for 10 more days when the Core i7 3930K and 3960X release- 6 core Sandy Bridge CPUs. These will be a further 10%-15% faster than the Core i7 980/990X at the same price points (i.e. $600 and $1k) and more overclockable. Those overclocked will surely drive real-time 4K Scarlet playback.

+1

Going to build one of these myself in the next few weeks...

 

[Justin Harrison]

The the new 3930K and 3960X i7s are going to need new boards too right?

 

[Christoffer Glans]

I'd rather go with stable processor now and wait for the Ivy Bridge update, it's tri-gate.

 

[Yannick Verry]

I'd personally put less budget in the processor, pick a 2600 or 2700k, and combine 2 gtx580.

 

[Marcos Montenegro]

Thank you all for the advice. Looks like the GTX580 will work fine. I will wait for the new chips to come out, hopefully I can get a new system done before my Scarlet arrives. Where do you guys buy your system from?

 

[Jeffrey T. Morgan]

I'd personally put less budget in the processor, pick a 2600 or 2700k, and combine 2 gtx580.

Careful, Adobe CS5 and 5.5 don't utilize SLI or anything, so more than one card won't help with your workflow. But maybe you had another reason?

One 580 will make you so happy.

 

[Jeffrey T. Morgan]

Thank you all for the advice. Looks like the GTX580 will work fine. I will wait for the new chips to come out, hopefully I can get a new system done before my Scarlet arrives. Where do you guys buy your system from?

I built my system. Saved a LOT of money.

NCIX.com is pretty sweet for putting together custom computers if you don't want to do it yourself. Or you can have someone like me do it for less, but I am not a major international company.