Video editing PC upgrade.

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CellBel

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Friend of mine upgraded his Video editing PC completely, only the case (tower) was not replaced.
Problem is that the DVD's won't write completely. PC slows down and everytime just another DVD disk becomes corrupt.
I saw in earlier posts on the forum that there are a lot of guys here that knows how to upgrade a PC for good performance, now can some of you please look at the following and advice on any wrongdoings.

Win XP

500Watt Power supply

Processor
1.60 gigahertz Intel Core Duo
64 kilobyte primary memory cache
1024 kilobyte secondary memory cache

Main Circuit Board
Board: ASUSTeK Computer INC. P5VD2-VM 1.XX
Bus Clock: 200 megahertz
BIOS: Phoenix Technologies, LTD ASUS P5VD2-VM ACPI BIOS Revision 0401 11/02/2006

Memory Modules
2048 Megabytes Installed Memory

Slot 'A0' has 1024 MB
Slot 'A1' has 1024 MB

Display
ASUS X1550 Series [Display adapter]
ASUS X1550 Series Secondary [Display adapter]
Tatung VM7V [Monitor] (15.7"vis, January 2005)

Drives
282.00 Gigabytes Usable Hard Drive Capacity
134.38 Gigabytes Hard Drive Free Space

Generic DVD-ROM SCSI CdRom Device [CD-ROM drive]
HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GSA-H44N [CD-ROM drive]
3.5" format removeable media [Floppy drive]

Maxtor 6Y080L0 [Hard drive] (81.96 GB) -- drive 1, s/n Y34KV8KE, rev YAR41BW0, SMART Status: Healthy
ST3200822AS [Hard drive] (200.05 GB) -- drive 0

The DVD writer was replaced as well.
Thx
 
Maybe give some more info.

What software is used to burn the DVD? Have you tried other software?

What video editing software is used?

What software is used to author the DVD's with?
 
@WonderBob
Thx for your response, i'll go to my friends place during the day to get the info you requested.
 
WonderBob said:
Maybe give some more info.

What software is used to burn the DVD? Have you tried other software?

What video editing software is used?

What software is used to author the DVD's with?
Click to expand...

He told me now that he took the PC back this morning to the guy that did the upgrade. This guy replaced the IDE cable with a new cable, and my friend wrote 2 DVD's now without a problem. So everything seems to be fine now.
Thx
 
CellBel said:
Friend of mine upgraded his Video editing PC completely, only the case (tower) was not replaced.
Problem is that the DVD's won't write completely. PC slows down and everytime just another DVD disk becomes corrupt.
I saw in earlier posts on the forum that there are a lot of guys here that knows how to upgrade a PC for good performance, now can some of you please look at the following and advice on any wrongdoings.

Win XP

500Watt Power supply

Processor
1.60 gigahertz Intel Core Duo
64 kilobyte primary memory cache
1024 kilobyte secondary memory cache

Main Circuit Board
Board: ASUSTeK Computer INC. P5VD2-VM 1.XX
Bus Clock: 200 megahertz
BIOS: Phoenix Technologies, LTD ASUS P5VD2-VM ACPI BIOS Revision 0401 11/02/2006

Memory Modules
2048 Megabytes Installed Memory

Slot 'A0' has 1024 MB
Slot 'A1' has 1024 MB

Display
ASUS X1550 Series [Display adapter]
ASUS X1550 Series Secondary [Display adapter]
Tatung VM7V [Monitor] (15.7"vis, January 2005)

Drives
282.00 Gigabytes Usable Hard Drive Capacity
134.38 Gigabytes Hard Drive Free Space

Generic DVD-ROM SCSI CdRom Device [CD-ROM drive]
HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GSA-H44N [CD-ROM drive]
3.5" format removeable media [Floppy drive]

Maxtor 6Y080L0 [Hard drive] (81.96 GB) -- drive 1, s/n Y34KV8KE, rev YAR41BW0, SMART Status: Healthy
ST3200822AS [Hard drive] (200.05 GB) -- drive 0

The DVD writer was replaced as well.
Thx
Click to expand...

Problem 1: VIA chipset on this board - Intel's just more compatible with most mutlimedia editing software.
MEM speed? 400/533/667?
Drives: OS installed on 80Gb Min(Max)tor and editing on the Seagate?
What other software installed besides editing stuff? (Security, Office, Acrobat, etc. - All major resource eaters)
What is this PC used for, besides editing? (Internet, office, games, etc.)

Suggestions:
Intel chipset for better multimedia software compatibility,
highest ram speed the board can handle to avoid bottleneck,
non-Maxtor SATA drives for reliability,
dual boot XP SP2 - One for general use (all options enabled, security software, office packages, games, etc.) and the other boot up with a clean, streamlined XP SP2 (ONLY editing packages, NO security/antivirus/office/games, unnecessary onboard hardware like LAN disabled, no screensavers, no fancy desktops - bare essentials only)
Use a seperate drive for editing/storeage - not the same drive that contains OS installation. :cool:

Good luck!
 
NoRulez;
Thx for the info, i'll pass it on to him.
BTW this PC is only for video editing, the other PC is for normal PC work, internet, design, etc.
 
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