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slowhand

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I want to build an Opteron-based workstation for non-linear video editing, mainly in After Effects, Premiere, and perhaps Avid Xpress later on. It should be capable of at least native HDV support and real time HD-SDI editing. I'm also planning on using it for recording with ProTools LE. I am not sure whether to invest in an Opteron 1xx (thinking of 165+ w/DFI NF4?) or spend (a lot) more on a dual Opteron 265+ configuration (Tyan Thunder K8WE S2895).

An Opteron 1xx would obviously be the cheapest and most cost-efficient solution, but if getting two Opteron 2xx's would make a huge difference, I would consider it. With the 2xx's I would obviously have to use an s940 board and ECC reg. ram. I've also heard that they are not as OC friendly as the 1xx series.

Are the disadvantages of going s940 worth the overall performance increase? Is it a wise decision to overclock a workstation that will be used in CPU-intensive applications and under heavy stress? Please give me some insight and recommendations, thanks!
 
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I love my opteron, it runs very well. My system was intended as a workstation and it works great with everything i throw at it. I would stick with the 1xx dual cores, they are much more 'compatible'. dont worry about overclocking, if you have sufficient cooling (make sure not to skimp out on that and your psu) you'll be fine. it might [at worst] wear out your cpu to last like 8 years instead of 10 or something crazy like that.
 
slowhand said:
I want to build an Opteron-based workstation for non-linear video editing, mainly in After Effects, Premiere, and perhaps Avid Xpress later on. I'm also planning on using it for recording with ProTools. I am not sure whether to invest in an Opteron 1xx (thinking of 165+ w/DFI NF4?) or spend (a lot) more on a dual Opteron 260+ configuration (Tyan Tiger K8W / ASUS K8N-DL ?).

An Opteron 1xx would obviously be the cheapest and most cost-efficient solution, but if getting two Opteron 2xx's would make a huge difference, I would consider it. With the 2xx's I would have to use an s940 board and ECC reg. ram, which are more expensive and harder to find. I've also heard that they are not as OC friendly as the 1xx series.

Are the disadvantages of going s940 worth the overall performance increase? Is it a wise decision to overclock a workstation that will be used in CPU-intensive applications and under heavy stress? Please give me some insight and recommendations, thanks!

PS, while we're on the topic, does anyone know where I can get an Aja Xena HS card for a reasonable price?
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firstly you should be looking at an intel box
secondly you should not be looking at multi-way rigs really
thirdly whats you budget
 
I wouldn't throw out AMD all together, and while dual core has made dual processors more of an archaic thing, they still aren't bad. When are you going to be purchasing this? If you could wait a few months, Intel Conroe would be your best bet. Or you could just get an LGA775 socket processor and later on when they come out with quad core, just get one of those.
 
apj101:
Firstly, why?
Secondly, why not?
Thirdly, I don't really have a set budget, maybe around $2500-$3000? If it's worth it, i'd save up and wait a little longer, but right now i'm still figuring out what I'm going for.

Correct me if I am wrong, but aren't the AMD Opteron benchmarks far superior to that of the Xeon's? The reason why I'm taking two dual-core Opterons on one board into consideration is that "multi-way rigs" provide much more address space and twice the bandwidth.

Jet:
I was referring to the Opteron 265 (typo, fixed post), which is a dual-core processor, sorry about the mix-up.

Yeah, the Intel Core Microarchitecture should bring some pretty amazing stuff, but I guess it's too early to make a proper decision, so I might wait a few months and see how it goes.

Thanks for everyone's input, more comments and suggestions are welcome!
 
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