I've changed this topic to be more general as to what makes a good computer build for Iclone / video editing ....and 3rd party softwares like adobe / hitfilm / 3D softwares in general. Not to pigeon hole the topic into one part like the cpu vs iclone thread.
I've made a wishlist with a variety of high / mid / minimum performance parts, and doing a ton of research for making a good media computer. http://www.amazon.com/gp/registry/wishlist/AIJUZVJNMG13/ref=cm_sw_su_w
so far I'm really liking the gtx 770 lightning card - and while it may be overkill for iclone - it's great for gaming, video editing and compositing . which btw the gtx 770 lightning version is said to perform as well as the 780 - for the price it seems appealing.
the board I reaaally want is the msi mpower max motherboard - but I'm leaning towards the half price msi g65 gaming board - as it has a few extra features that I really like that are useful to my needs and everyone says it's more than enough for average gamer / user - While I could go geek with it- I'm not sure I'd be wanting to oc my system to 5.0 ghz anyways simply to extend it's longevity
Despite re-assurances, I'm still not confident enough on the SSD technology to make it my main drive - the whole thing just seems too fragile to make it the computer lifeline - Others have suggested making partitions on 2ndary drives to place images of the ssd as back up in a raid format -
Truth is I am naturally technically inclined, I pretty much can learn anything I really get into - anyone can really - but I am trying to check myself so I can focus on making videos - not breaking a world overclock record so I can render a 5 minute video in 3 seconds flat - instead of 5 from massive overclocking. Had I pursued my degree in computer science @ Pace University as I originally set out to do, it would make sense ...but I went into Entertainment ...so I just need enough to be able to work fluidly without my computer choking up on me.
If I had the money and the time.....I'd go asus vi rampage / extreme extended board with a Intel Core i7-3970X and 64 gigs of ddr 3000 ram lol 4 titan sli I've learned enough to build a $10k system without even trying - much like some people would collect exotic sportscars - but that's not an option at the moment lol ( i'd still have a 4770k system for it's single thread prowess though! ) which btw ...they are aiming to make the 4770k 8 core for mid 2014 - so I'm sure there will be a 4770x as well in the works.
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