Hi again, I'm finally building my PC and i wanted some feed back on which of the AMD 64-X2 to buy. I confused wether to buy a Manchester or a Venice and so on? Does anyone have any input on wich processor would best fit my aplication, i will be using this set up for video editing only so i would like to buy the best processor for my build.Also if anyone has any suggestions on a motherboard and Ram for this build i would be very greatful. Thanks for your help and have a nice day
dont buy an X2 yet wait a little while longer because AMD a releasing a new line of X2 Processors that will be compatible with DDR2 which means that the new X2 systems will be outperforming the ones you can get at the moment and since your doing video editing this will be very usefull as the render times will be faster than they would be if you were to buy one now. DDR2 Runs at speeds over 1000MHz (if youve got enough cash) wheras standard DDR Maxes out at 500MHz and AMD cores only currently use 400MHz DDR so as you can see waiting for the new cores will be worth while. If you do decide that you just cant wait make sure that the X2 you buy has a 2000MHz FSB, i believe the current fastest X2 is running at 4.8GHz ( 2 x 2.4GHz cores) so youd be looking for the X2 4800 if you wanted the fastest you can get. DFI motherboards tend to have rock solid stability and so far as i know are some of the best motherboards money can buy. And as youll see many times throughout this site the BEST company to get memory from is CRUCIAL MEMORY.
A good thread to view is the Intel P4 vs AMD thread. http://forums.afterdawn.com/thread_view.cfm/58/235934 A few very knowledgeable members are in their, two of which are keen on AMD and what they have to offer. There is mention of the Opteron chip 175 dual core, very stable at 2.7
