A Video Editing Rig for about 60k (without GFX)
rijinpk1
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rijinpk1
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Let me clear it, The XEON we are talking about is a Core i7 Haswell CPU without IGPU and some added server feature like ECC Ram support, lesser power consumption. So it will just perform like a normal i7 4770 in gaming. Was it that tough to understand rather than asking several times about its gaming performance?
OP
Alright. So I think this is the rig which I am going to built tomorrow.
GFX is still not fixed. And if all the upgrades with Xeon then I need 70k.
| Component | Model | Available Online? | Price1 | Price2 |
| Monitor | Dell S2240L 21.5 inch LED Backlit LCD Monito | Yes | 10000 | 10000 |
| Cabinet | NZXT Beta EVO | No | 2600 | |
| or Cooler Master Elite 371 and Cooler Master Elite 311 (3K) | No | 3000 | ||
| CPU | Intel Core i7-4770 Processor | Yes | 21800 | |
| Intel Xeon E3 1230 v3 | No | ~19000 | ||
| Mobo | ASRock H87 Pro4 Motherboard | No | 7457 | |
| or Gigabyte H87M-D3H Motherboard | Yes | 7420 | ||
| GFX | Not with Core i7 for now | - | 0 | |
Sapphire AMD/ATI HD 7770 1 GB GDDR5 | Yes | 8162 | ||
| Cooler | Hyper TX3 Evo | Yes | 1494 | 1494 |
| PSU | Antec VP450P I 450 Watts PSU | Yes | 2870 | |
| Seasonic S12II 520 Watts PSU | Yes | 5250 | ||
| HDD | WD Blue WD10EZEX 1 TB Internal Hard Drive | Yes | 4334 | 4334 |
| Ram | Corsair Vengeance DDR3 8 GB (1 x 8 GB) PC RAM (CMZ8GX3M1A1600C10) | Yes | 6046 | 6046 |
| Keyboard & Mouse | Dell 104 Quiet Key USB 2.0 Keyboard HP KY619AA USB 2.0 Optical Mouse (better KB and mouse later) | Yes | 738 | 738 |
| UPS | APC 600VA 12.5% | No | 2002 | |
| APC UPS 1100VA | Might | 4933 | ||
| Total | 59341 | 70427 |
GFX is still not fixed. And if all the upgrades with Xeon then I need 70k.
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harshilsharma63
DIY FTW!
Get an HD7770 or r7 260x.
ASHISH65
Technomancer
Ok then. Sapphire AMD/ATI HD 7770 1 GB GDDR5 Graphics Card = Rs 8162.
Cost increased to Rs. 70427.
at nehru palace cost are very less
don't get from online
OP
So I finally bought and assembled the rig (without GFX) today. Bought all the components from Nehru Place from the only three shops which are also popular:
1. SMC International (SMC)
2. Cost2Cost (C2C)
3. Computer Empire (CE)
*i.minus.com/ibyYF8hH6Cx57U.JPG
* Since all the bills are with the friend for whom I built it, I will update the Exact prices later.
Anyway, it was quite an experience purchasing components from Nehru Place. First I went to SMC International. Asked if Xeon processor is available. Got to know they have the E3 1245 but didn't quote the exact price of CPU alone. Told us that with the required mobo it will cost us 28000.
We decided to look for more prices in other shops. And went to "Cost2Cost". There also they had the processor and the mobo. We got a quote from there. Then we went to another popular shop "Computer Empire" and got the quote of price there also. After which we sat down and started comparing the prices from each shop. After some discussion, we realized that none of the shops had all the components at lowest price. So we went ahead and bought the products with lowest prices from each of the respective shops. Above table shows the bifurcation. Computer Empire quoted the price of Rs 28800 for the CPU and Mobo but after saying that we have a better deal somewhere agreed to provide us the same on 28k.
In Cost2Cost we were provided the Green version of the WD 1 TB hard disk. After we said we wanted the Blue one, I was told by one of the employee that "there is no difference between Green and Blue one. We only can sell what WD provide to us. But black *is* different from the other two". I literally did a facepalm, and requested to provide a Blue one or else return the money. After few min of searching they did provide the Blue one, but the way they tried to slip me a green WD on the pretext that it was no different than a Blue one baffled me.
Anyway, so none had the NZXT cabinet or Cooler Master Elite 371. So we bought the Elite 311 from SMC. And I also bought the thermal compound which I will use it on my Core i5 rig too. The guy at SMC recognized us from before and asked us if we got the processor and mobo. I couldn't lied and agreed. He was grinning. And it made me feel bad that I didn't buy the CPU + Mobo from SMC instead, since they already quoted us the same price the first time.
So in the end after reaching to my friend's place, I assembled the rig and installed Win 7 which took only 10 min! its fascinating to note that it took us aboutRs 63k Rs 62K in total for all the components which was coming near to Rs 70k from online prices. Graphics card is still to buy. But with the HD4600 graphics of Xeon E3 1245, I think we can manage for now.
Thanks to all of those who helped!
I will post some benchmarks later.
Watch this album for more pics: Xeon Video Editing Rig - Minus
1. SMC International (SMC)
2. Cost2Cost (C2C)
3. Computer Empire (CE)
*i.minus.com/ibyYF8hH6Cx57U.JPG
| Component | Model | Bought From | Price (to update with exact figure later) |
| Monitor | Dell S2240L 21.5 inch LED Backlit LCD Monitor | CE | 8900 |
| Cabinet | Cooler Master Elite 311 | SMC | 2400 |
| CPU Motherboard | Intel Xeon E3 1245 v3, AND Gigabyte H87-D3H Motherboard | CE | 28000 |
| PSU | Seasonic S12II 520 Watts PSU | CE | 5200 |
| HDD | WD Blue WD10EZEX 1 TB Internal Hard Drive | C2C | 3790 |
| Ram | Corsair Vengeance DDR3 8 GB (1 x 8 GB) PC RAM (CMZ8GX3M1A1600C10) | C2C | 6000 |
| Keyboard & Mouse | Logitech MK 200 | SMC | 800 |
| UPS | APC UPS 1100VA | C2C | 5550 |
| Thermal Compound | Cooler Master V1 | SMC | 200 |
| DVD Writer | HP DVD Writer | SMC | 1000 |
| Total | 61840 |
* Since all the bills are with the friend for whom I built it, I will update the Exact prices later.
Anyway, it was quite an experience purchasing components from Nehru Place. First I went to SMC International. Asked if Xeon processor is available. Got to know they have the E3 1245 but didn't quote the exact price of CPU alone. Told us that with the required mobo it will cost us 28000.
We decided to look for more prices in other shops. And went to "Cost2Cost". There also they had the processor and the mobo. We got a quote from there. Then we went to another popular shop "Computer Empire" and got the quote of price there also. After which we sat down and started comparing the prices from each shop. After some discussion, we realized that none of the shops had all the components at lowest price. So we went ahead and bought the products with lowest prices from each of the respective shops. Above table shows the bifurcation. Computer Empire quoted the price of Rs 28800 for the CPU and Mobo but after saying that we have a better deal somewhere agreed to provide us the same on 28k.
In Cost2Cost we were provided the Green version of the WD 1 TB hard disk. After we said we wanted the Blue one, I was told by one of the employee that "there is no difference between Green and Blue one. We only can sell what WD provide to us. But black *is* different from the other two". I literally did a facepalm, and requested to provide a Blue one or else return the money. After few min of searching they did provide the Blue one, but the way they tried to slip me a green WD on the pretext that it was no different than a Blue one baffled me.
Anyway, so none had the NZXT cabinet or Cooler Master Elite 371. So we bought the Elite 311 from SMC. And I also bought the thermal compound which I will use it on my Core i5 rig too. The guy at SMC recognized us from before and asked us if we got the processor and mobo. I couldn't lied and agreed. He was grinning. And it made me feel bad that I didn't buy the CPU + Mobo from SMC instead, since they already quoted us the same price the first time.
So in the end after reaching to my friend's place, I assembled the rig and installed Win 7 which took only 10 min! its fascinating to note that it took us about
Thanks to all of those who helped!
I will post some benchmarks later.Watch this album for more pics: Xeon Video Editing Rig - Minus
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OP
^^ Thanks. Btw, updated the table with the actual price. Costed me around 62k from buying with the cheapest price from all the three shops.
Anyway, there's a problem lurking in this rig. Facing random BSOD's : BSOD - Xeon Video Editing Rig - Pastebin.com
Trying to find the root of the cause. Will have access to the dump files tomorrow.
Btw, here's the temperatures after running a 3D mark benchmark. Idle temps are even below this!!!
*i.minus.com/ibrlTaaMKgP9J4.PNG
Anyway, there's a problem lurking in this rig. Facing random BSOD's : BSOD - Xeon Video Editing Rig - Pastebin.com
Trying to find the root of the cause. Will have access to the dump files tomorrow.
Btw, here's the temperatures after running a 3D mark benchmark. Idle temps are even below this!!!
*i.minus.com/ibrlTaaMKgP9J4.PNG
harshilsharma63
DIY FTW!
Temperatures are very good!
OP
I know. But we had a tight budget. So we focused on performance not aesthetics.
Anyway, so now that the dust is settled, we are facing a problem. The system is encountering random BSOD. So far since the rig is assembled, we have got 7 BSOD's. I tried to analyse the dump file with Windows Debugging Tools. I am quoting the analysis of the latest dump file:
Code:
021214-11918-01.dmp
4: kd> !analyze -v
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* *
* Bugcheck Analysis *
* *
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WHEA_UNCORRECTABLE_ERROR (124)
A fatal hardware error has occurred. Parameter 1 identifies the type of error
source that reported the error. Parameter 2 holds the address of the
WHEA_ERROR_RECORD structure that describes the error conditon.
Arguments:
Arg1: 0000000000000000, Machine Check Exception
Arg2: fffffa8007d24028, Address of the WHEA_ERROR_RECORD structure.
Arg3: 00000000f607f740, High order 32-bits of the MCi_STATUS value.
Arg4: 0000000000040150, Low order 32-bits of the MCi_STATUS value.
Debugging Details:
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BUGCHECK_STR: 0x124_GenuineIntel
CUSTOMER_CRASH_COUNT: 1
DEFAULT_BUCKET_ID: VISTA_DRIVER_FAULT
PROCESS_NAME: svchost.exe
CURRENT_IRQL: f
STACK_TEXT:
fffff880`009d6b58 fffff800`02e1c903 : 00000000`00000124 00000000`00000000 fffffa80`07d24028 00000000`f607f740 : nt!KeBugCheckEx
fffff880`009d6b60 fffff800`02fd9513 : 00000000`00000001 fffffa80`07a118f0 00000000`00000000 fffffa80`07a11940 : hal!HalBugCheckSystem+0x1e3
fffff880`009d6ba0 fffff800`02e1c5c8 : 00000000`00000728 fffffa80`07a118f0 fffff880`009d6f30 fffff880`009d6f00 : nt!WheaReportHwError+0x263
fffff880`009d6c00 fffff800`02e1bf1a : fffffa80`07a118f0 fffff880`009d6f30 fffffa80`07a118f0 00000000`00000000 : hal!HalpMcaReportError+0x4c
fffff880`009d6d50 fffff800`02e1bdd5 : 00000000`00000008 00000000`00000001 fffff880`009d6fb0 00000000`00000000 : hal!HalpMceHandler+0x9e
fffff880`009d6d90 fffff800`02e0fe88 : 00000000`00000000 000007fe`fafa5148 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 : hal!HalpMceHandlerWithRendezvous+0x55
fffff880`009d6dc0 fffff800`02ec37ac : 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 : hal!HalHandleMcheck+0x40
fffff880`009d6df0 fffff800`02ec3613 : 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 : nt!KxMcheckAbort+0x6c
fffff880`009d6f30 000007fe`fd671740 : 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 : nt!KiMcheckAbort+0x153
00000000`01c4fa58 00000000`00000000 : 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 00000000`00000000 : 0x7fe`fd671740
STACK_COMMAND: kb
FOLLOWUP_NAME: MachineOwner
MODULE_NAME: hardware
IMAGE_NAME: hardware
DEBUG_FLR_IMAGE_TIMESTAMP: 0
FAILURE_BUCKET_ID: X64_0x124_GenuineIntel_PROCESSOR_CACHE
BUCKET_ID: X64_0x124_GenuineIntel_PROCESSOR_CACHE
Followup: MachineOwnerAfter reading lots of threads on the Internet I was unable to come to a conclusion. Fault can be in any one of the following: RAM, Mobo or even CPU.
Now I can try swapping the RAM with mine to see if the problem is RAM, but not sure if I can pinpoint the cause of the BSODes.
Very sad.