Which chip is best for me?!?

[thedesertnomad]

I am planning on building a box for the main purpose of video editing. I am hearing 2 schools of though on which chip to use. If my needs revolve around using one HUGE program (Adobe Premiere Elements) would I be better to get a faster single chip or go with the dual core technology?!?

Any info would be helpful.

Thanks in advance,

Bill

 

[wee96]

Posted in the Intel and AMD forums eh?

 

[savantu]

I am planning on building a box for the main purpose of video editing. I am hearing 2 schools of though on which chip to use. If my needs revolve around using one HUGE program (Adobe Premiere Elements) would I be better to get a faster single chip or go with the dual core technology?!?

Any info would be helpful.

Thanks in advance,

Bill

9x0 is the best and covers all budgets Billy boy....

 

[NulloModo]

If you are willing to OC the 920 is by far the best choice. If you aren't, and money is no object, drop for a 955EE.

 

[kirbyrj]

920 being the best Intel choice. If you're not OCing or only mildly OCing, the X2 3800+ is a better choice, plus the mobos are cheaper . If you plan on getting a 920 and OCing it to 4Ghz+, the 920 is definitely a good option.

 

[savantu]

... If you're not OCing or only mildly OCing, the X2 3800+ is a better choice, plus the mobos are cheaper . ....

Asus , Gigabyte , Abit 945P based mobo are 100-150$.

What cheaper mobos are there better than the above ?

 

[Ultra Wide]

If you are building your own go with AMD X2, if you are just buying OEM then Pentium D or whatever they call it now, is that best choice.

 

[kirbyrj]

If you're going to buy a new motherboard now, you might as well get a 975X one so you at least have a chance at using newer CPU's when they arrive. 975X are $200+