qwprince Posted September 14, 2005 hi .. I would like to have suggestions for building a performance Desktop PC on a tight budget :-) that'll be used for the sole purpose Video & Image Editing.(It wont be used for 3-D rendering or previewing & the video in will generally be from dv) my tight budgets around 1500$ +/- $100 I would like to hear an approximate for cost estimation as well I dont mind AMD or P4 as long as it performs and doesnt melt my mobo during long hours of rendering without having to spend a signifanct amt on cooling . these r my ideas ----------------- Pentium D 830 - 3.0GHz \ AMD Athlon 64 X2 1MB 3800+ GigaByte GA-8I945G Pro \ MSI K8N Neo4 Platinum MSI GeForce NX6600-TD256E DDR2 1GB x 2 PC4200 Sony DRU-800A Samsung DVD CDRW 120GB SATA II WD 500W Thermaltake PSU Canopus ADVC110 Im not sure abt the dual core comparisons betn these 2 models of CPU's .. but then again im not sure of the performance upgrade of dual cores either .. is there another cpu solution reaching almost the same or more performance with even a lower priced cpu? (itd be gr8 if someone cud tell me which single core cpu[single thread app] nearly beats the dualcore[multi-thread app] & is much cheaper) do give me pointers on what i should look out for coz ive no idea of the performances / heat issues / driver issues or any other problems with the hardware(cpu,mobo,gfx,drives ..etc) i think is possibly ok .. i wanted to make a no-nonsense system .. waiting for everyones comms .. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ThunderChicken Posted September 14, 2005 i would go amd intel/amd are pretty close in the video editing world now and amd will run cooler. hdd is that going to be enough for what your doing? if im not mistaken video editing takes up alot of space Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Silenc3 Posted September 14, 2005 Well your on a budget, and making a vid pc doesnt come cheap. Go with an intel since you cant really afford the x2 the psu has to go and you need a good 500gb for a decent setup for video editing. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
qwprince Posted September 14, 2005 (edited) "Go with an intel since you cant really afford the x2" ok .. but i find Athlon 64 X2 3800+ for USD374 & Intel D 830 for USD313 "the psu has to go" ok i dint think abt the exact requirements for psu .. do suggest some .. "and you need a good 500gb for a decent setup for video editing" actually i do have extra SATA I HDD's - so that part is not an issue .. "i would go amd intel/amd are pretty close in the video editing world now and amd will run cooler." I dont but here & there i still keep finding those vibes of " .. if u need video render performance then .. its intel .. its intel " Edited September 14, 2005 by qwprince Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ill_industries Posted September 15, 2005 (edited) "Go with an intel since you cant really afford the x2"ok .. but i find Athlon 64 X2 3800+ for USD374 & Intel D 830 for USD313 if your trying to keep costs down go with whatever you find to be cheaper "the psu has to go" ok i dint think abt the exact requirements for psu .. do suggest some .. i use Enermax PSUs in most everything i build but i have herd good things about the Pc Power & Cooling brand units "and you need a good 500gb for a decent setup for video editing" actually i do have extra SATA I HDD's - so that part is not an issue .. when it comes to graphics, more space the better B:) heres a link to a good informative site Edited September 15, 2005 by ill_industries Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
qwprince Posted September 15, 2005 ok guys what im really worried abt is the stable performances of the cpu/mobo performance/heat issues of both intel & amd configs.. coz ive so not rigged up dual core systems & am not aware of its problems & its real life performance ... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Arkadiy Posted September 15, 2005 AMD will run a lot cooler than Intel, so if heat is one of your issues then go with AMD, the new AMD X2 is really good for this type of stuff, just make sure you can afford it all Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites