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#1 20 Sep 2009 @ 23:26
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My current specs are as follows:

Dual Xeons @ 3.2ghx peice
4 gigs DDR-2@400 speed(server ram)
Nvidia Quadro FX 540 w/ 128 megs ram(DVI,VGA,S-Video)
Tyan mothrboard with about 40 pci slots and 1 pci express
60gig,160gig,320 gigd hdd's
1tb external
E-Machine 19 inch lcd @ 1440 x 900


What I'm looking for is something to convert an .avi to dvd in as little time as possible.Right know my conversion times are about 30 minutes.

I don't game(X-Box 360)

I dabble in video editing and a little Photoshop

Was looking for an i7 or an i5 with at least 6 gigs ram.
Want blu-ray..reader is fine but writer would be better and would need a GPU capable of playing them without lag.

I will be salvaging both my dvd drives and hdds.I have a 600 watt psu in my current rig but would like to upgrade.Would also need a case and looks really are not important to me and I really dont like tool less cases.

If someone can help me out, it would be greatly appreciated.

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#2 21 Sep 2009 @ 1:53
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your current Processor(2) would blow and i5 out of the water in video editing.

your not going to see much of a difference between your current setup and an i7 setup. some more ram 8 or 16 gigs would do wonders.
#3 24 Sep 2009 @ 13:12
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Not necessarily. What Xeons do you have smurfgod? Be more specific? They could, for all we know, be P4-based single core ones, in which case an i5/i7 would still be greatly beneficial.


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#4 24 Sep 2009 @ 13:27
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Originally posted by sammorris:
 Not necessarily. What Xeons do you have smurfgod? Be more specific? They could, for all we know, be P4-based single core ones, in which case an i5/i7 would still be greatly beneficial.
true, i hadn't thought about that.
#5 24 Sep 2009 @ 14:19
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There single core socket 604 Nocona.

I like em. They don't get to hot and am loving my conversion times.


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#6 24 Sep 2009 @ 18:05
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As far as I can see the Nocona 604 is a server-grade equivalent to a 3.2Ghz P4 single core, on netburst. On that basis, an i7 is certainly an admirable upgrade.


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#7 24 Sep 2009 @ 21:24
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I'm debating between the i7 and the Phanenom..just don't know what to pick...lol

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#8 25 Sep 2009 @ 6:38
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Depends which program you use - look at some benchmarks - in general, the i7 is a better buy, but there are the occasional programs which favour the AMD.


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#9 25 Sep 2009 @ 8:09
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Im an amd fan myself, i can tell you that the i7 is better for number crunching such as conversion, compressing and that sort of stuff. while the phenom is good on throughput stuff like streaming watching vids.

and the both game equally well.
#10 25 Sep 2009 @ 8:27
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Watching videos requires effectively no CPU power at all, an old Athlon X2 4800+ or Core 2 Duo E6400 can handle even a high-bitrate 1080p encoded video with only a primitive graphics card for support. For games they work out not too far apart, with the i7 overall on top, but in a few video encoding programs the i7 is in a class of its own.


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#11 25 Sep 2009 @ 8:47
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I just mainlyly download and upload, convert/watch 720p/1080p,light gaming like COD 4&5 and dj mixing..Thats about it..lol.

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#12 25 Sep 2009 @ 11:59
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Then why upgrade at all?


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