Hello everyone, Here is my question, which Intel chips E6750, E6660, E6550, E6850, and Q6660 I’m better off using for video editing (burning dvd's and making movies)? I’m looking to build a system to use solely for video editing and not gaming. I need help with the chip, motherboard, and ram? What’s the best combo for this platform? My budget is between $400.00-$650.00 I will be using my hard drives and OS ( XP pro). Please include your reason why your build would be better? Many Thanks
Core 2 Quad all the way. I have one and it is amazing in video editing. The Core2 might get you farther in speed but the quad will be better for staying out of a load. I used my quad to render stuff on 3ds Max and it would take a about 30 seconds to render 1 frame of intensive graphics. Post back if you want more help on building, I'll be happy to help.
What do you have in mind for my build… 1 which Processor 2 which Ram 3 which mobo Please include model numbers. Thanks
This is my configuration: Core2Quad Q6600: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115018 Asus P5KE AP/Wifi (non wifi $10 cheaper): http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131196 RAM (Basically any of these): http://www.newegg.com/Store/Category.aspx?Category=17&name=Memory For RAM Check compatibility first on the Asus Website. I have OCZ and Adata. The OCZ has some problems with having to set all timings and things manually but the Adata is fine.
Hi core2kid, Thanks for the input... i have one more question on the ram, i'm not sure which of the OCZ or A-Data to choose? Also i would love to hear what other people out there might suggest for this platform? I havn't shut the door on this build, but i want hear from more PC buffs. Thanks again Frank
Hi, if you wait for "buff's" you might be waiting a long time, however there are a few of us on here with a fair amount of knowledge and maybe together we can provide you with what you want to know. With terms of the original question of the CPU, I would definately recommend the Q6600 (make sure its the G0 model) and you will not be dissapointed. It can run up from 2.4ghz to 3.4ghz on each core, all with using the stock HSF. Thats a beast of an overclocker compared to Intels previous history of chips, and they run a helluvalot cooler than there previous ancestors. If you are doing anythhing CPU intensive, you will only tend to notice the difference on the speed if the application has been written to use all 4 cores supplied on the CPU (Multi-threading). If it isnt a multi-threaded supporting program you wont notice much difference in performance versus the other similar clocked C2D etc. Another factor that can effect the outcome is whether the CPU has SSE4 compatible or not. With regards to the RAM it all depends on what speeds you are looking at running, with which CPU's, and which M/B's. I would reccomend all brands mentioned plus loads more, however I tend to have a favourite for different reasons, as do most on here. I would suggest you delve a little more into research on your CPU choices, check out google and find some reviews / roundups of each cpu. This will help you decide yourself on which you should get (we can only give advice, not make the decision for you ;o) ). Let us know if there is anything else.
Hello Phill2000, Thanks for your insight on my build, I say 95% of my time will be spent on making movies, editing all my home movies of our trips, parties etc from tape to DVD. So from experience I know I need something with more getty up (I currently have a P3 733 Mhz) It takes me about 5-6 hours to re-code and burn a 4.5 Gb movie. I usually set the movie up that I’m going to burn and walk away for a couple hours; I haven’t even attempted to upload my vhs on my hard drive. From reading peoples reviews on New egg most have said that the quad core where perfect for video editing. I was looking at the Q6600 model and I couldn’t find the one that said GO? If you needed to build a PC for my application which Mobo and Ram would you get? Thanks again
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115018 That is the one I ordered, and my friend ordered. We both got the G0 revision and as reviews state, people are getting the G0 revision. This one doesn't come with a CPU fan though so you'll need to order one separately.
For video editing I would worry more about getting a larger hard drive, and a quality power supply. I have a coreduo 6300 ( with ECS P4M800PRO-M motherboard) and 1gb of kingston 533 memory (cost 189.00 cpu/mb combo), I also have a amd64 x2 4800 (with ECS NFORCE6M-A motherboard) and 1gb kingston 533 memory (cost 109.00 cpu/mb combo). Like everyone else I bought the intel coreduo because everyone said it was the fastest rig out there, but recently I couldn't pass up the deal on the amd 4800. The amd 4800 after using it for several months, is just as fast as the coreduo when it comes to encoding Xvid. It's a big jump in performance when going from a single core to a dual core, when before I could encode 2 Xvid in 6 hours, now I can encode 3 in the same amount of time. I have 3 hard drives on my video encoding machine, one is the system hard drive, one drive that stores my input video projects, and the last drive is where my finish output video is stored. Make sure all your hard drive's have fan's on them, or at least have a case fan blowing on them. Spend at least $50.00 on a power supply, I wouldn't get anything under 400 watts. My recommendation is to get the coreduo 6850, only because the price premium on the quad isn't worth the 10 - 15 minutes you might save on 2 hour project. Most of my projects I just leave them running overnite. Also don't overlook the UPS that can shut down your computer during a power failure. I'm getting ready to upgrade again and replace the coreduo6300, this time I'll be going with the amd x2 6000, only because it's $80.00 cheaper than a comparable intel cpu. The quality between the intel and amd is about the same, the only difference is one is a few minutes faster than the other.
I agree wit him, you won't see much of a difference in a Core 2 Duo and a Core 2 Quad. The Core 2 Duos might also be faster because of their higher clock speeds. I also do agree about getting multiple hard drives. Get 1 for system and get a second for the edited video. You don't necessarily need an Input/output hard drive unless you have a lot of videos or watch a video and encode at the same time. I am not too sure if many video encoding programs even support using 4 cores. I only like the quad because of the multiple things I do at once and its ability to do that. The quad is also dropping in price, expect it to be under 200 by June or so.
Hello everyone, Hard drives are not an issue.....i have 3x WD 300 gig,2x WD120 gig, and 1 WD 320 gig. I will surely address the power supply and RAM making sure i don't lack there. Thanks for all that have provided some input.
