Hi Gang,
Hope I don't cause too many rolling eyes with another "what PC should I buy" thread. I'll keep it concise and would REALLY value your advice here.
I've been slumming it with Vegas 9 on an 8 year old XP machine. So, I imagine anything new will be a huge improvement. I'm trying to get the best value for the buck, though. I find my self considering 2 tiers based mostly on processor type & speed. So, let's start there:
AMD vs Intel
1) Any huge reason NOT to choose AMD over Intel?
2) AMD seems to cut the rig cost quite a bit. However there is a swing of about $150:
AMD Athlon X4 635 [quad-core, 2.9Ghz, 2MB L2, 4000MHz bus]
Phenom X4 965 [quad-core 3.4GHz, 2MB L2 + 6MB L3 shared, up to 4000MHz]
Any recommendations on important factors to consider there in terms of Vegas (ie, L2/L3 Ram or speed?)
3) Intel has a huge swing in processor pricing with options in the i5 up to i7 ranges.Could I get away with i5? (And if I wanted to do that to save money, would I be better of with AMD?)
4) Video Card: I've been using ATI for years in machines at work and home. Find them cludgey and often hard to get the right drivers for them. I'm considering this guy: 1.5GB NVIDIA GeForce GT 230 [DVI, HDMI, VGA] - what do you think? Good for Vegas?
Finally, I'll add my expectations and use case. I will primarily be starting on a project to catalogue and begin to edit about 6 years of family videos (now living on dusty miniDV tapes). I'll also be editing AVCHD from a new camera.
All advice is much appreciated!
-Jeff
Hope I don't cause too many rolling eyes with another "what PC should I buy" thread. I'll keep it concise and would REALLY value your advice here.
I've been slumming it with Vegas 9 on an 8 year old XP machine. So, I imagine anything new will be a huge improvement. I'm trying to get the best value for the buck, though. I find my self considering 2 tiers based mostly on processor type & speed. So, let's start there:
AMD vs Intel
1) Any huge reason NOT to choose AMD over Intel?
2) AMD seems to cut the rig cost quite a bit. However there is a swing of about $150:
AMD Athlon X4 635 [quad-core, 2.9Ghz, 2MB L2, 4000MHz bus]
Phenom X4 965 [quad-core 3.4GHz, 2MB L2 + 6MB L3 shared, up to 4000MHz]
Any recommendations on important factors to consider there in terms of Vegas (ie, L2/L3 Ram or speed?)
3) Intel has a huge swing in processor pricing with options in the i5 up to i7 ranges.Could I get away with i5? (And if I wanted to do that to save money, would I be better of with AMD?)
4) Video Card: I've been using ATI for years in machines at work and home. Find them cludgey and often hard to get the right drivers for them. I'm considering this guy: 1.5GB NVIDIA GeForce GT 230 [DVI, HDMI, VGA] - what do you think? Good for Vegas?
Finally, I'll add my expectations and use case. I will primarily be starting on a project to catalogue and begin to edit about 6 years of family videos (now living on dusty miniDV tapes). I'll also be editing AVCHD from a new camera.
All advice is much appreciated!
-Jeff