LoganTrussell
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Like, where I can do some simple video editing, play games, email, web, etc. What are the things I need to achieve this?
Thinking about building a multi tasking computer.
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M0ddingMan1a
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ok so thats a pretty basic setup then. nothing complicated. so simple video editing only?
well i would recomend you go with a AMD Athlon 64. probably socket 939. and for games and video editing, just take a dive for a gig of RAM. are u thinking of getting like keyboard, mice and monitor and all that too? or just the computer? and how much are you thinking of spending?
well i would recomend you go with a AMD Athlon 64. probably socket 939. and for games and video editing, just take a dive for a gig of RAM. are u thinking of getting like keyboard, mice and monitor and all that too? or just the computer? and how much are you thinking of spending?
LoganTrussell
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800-1000 dollars. I'll probably opt for the 2gb of ram.
Johnnyboy0056
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800 to 1000 and u only want a basic setup...u can do a lot better than basic for 1000 dollars.
vortmax
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if you really plan on some heavy video editing you might consider a dual athlon board. the board itself will stay withing your price range and you can run a single processor until you have the extra cash for the second or the need for it. That will give you all the bandwidth you could even need.
ViperGTS19801
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Only thing I can say is DO NOT GET INTEL. WHen it comes to multitasking with video and graphical applications, Intel chips choke like none other.
Johnnyboy0056
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are you crazy? intel is known for their multitasking abilities, thats why gamers choose athlon, which is more geared towards gaming. I say def get a intel, but not celeron...get a p4 or better yet a pentium d
ViperGTS19801
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For general multitasking between office applications/IE/things of that nature, Intel does exceed, however, read his post, would you?
They are the first two things on his list. Hence, I would assume they are the most important on his list of priorities.
So I will reitterate.
AMD. Not Intel.
They are the first two things on his list. Hence, I would assume they are the most important on his list of priorities.
So I will reitterate.
AMD. Not Intel.
Johnnyboy0056
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yes, but he states his vid editing is "basic" and the intel processor can handle that with one arm. as far as the gaming, will he be playing FEAR or pong? 
i hear ya viper, but lets see what logan has to say before we give any more recommendations.
i hear ya viper, but lets see what logan has to say before we give any more recommendations.
Whats the budget?
Any reason? Its not like anything you've suggested will really benifit from it
Only light video editing.
1. You'll need to buy ECC memory (which is expensive)
2. The proc is much more expensive
3. Dualcore chips do essentially the same dealie
Im not even going to comment.
Well if you look at his very first entry (if yer too lazy to scroll up it was video editing) and for light video editing
1. Nobody is going to notice the difference between Intel or AMD
2. Intell will generall pull ahead all things considered
Correct me if im wrong but do i smell fanboy?
ViperGTS19801
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lol. No, Praetor, you smell someone who has seen the gaming benchmarks, all of which favor AMD (except Halo....but Halo is a memory-eating bastard). I relied heavily on Intel chipsets for several years, but I was always using Word, Outlook, just Office in general, and IE. When I started getting into gaming, I was not happy with the laggy performance when other needed programs were running in the background (Norton, Ethereal, etc.). When I got my first AMD Athlon, I was stunned. It was almost like it ignored the background apps for the games like Half Life, Doom, etc. Don't get me wrong. P4's are very powerful when they are devoted to one purpose, even for gaming, but (I have found) that when anything else that's not a very minor app is running in the background, it whores the processor.
Besides, it's hard to be a "fanboy" when you have multiple Microsoft certifications.
Besides, it's hard to be a "fanboy" when you have multiple Microsoft certifications.
Firstly, have a look at the original requirements:
- You should realize that damn near any box you grab will be more than capable of dealing with those tasks.
- Compared to Willamete and Pentium3s, Athlons are indeed superior however that was mostly a cache-issue as well as a pipeline management and braching inefficiency on Intel's part.
- If you take a current generation Pentium4 or Pentium D and comapre it to a current generation Athlon64 or Athlon64 X2 ... sure the AMD may be superior but what is the only thing the end user will notice? A difference in price. (because if they were gonna notice a difference in performance, they wouldnt have been asking in the first place -- of course unless they were planning on using 3DMark for the rest of their days -- but i dont consider them)
- As for Pentium4s getting ownd when background tasks are running, id like to see a current generation K8 do any better. Grab a midrange K8 (say the 3500) pack it on a nice DFI board with 2x512 of good memory ... now try to run HL2 along with a virus and spyware scan..... you know what? The current generation Pentium 530 will do better -- and ive checked.
Welcome to the club but do realize as hard as it may seem, its quite doable
ViperGTS19801
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Not gonna say anything, hehe.
I think I am a little biased since I don't really play with anything but tomorrow's technology anymore (see sig). Then again, I had that good ol Sempron for a while, and on a 5500 geForce, it was nice and happy with both Norton and Spysweeper in the background, and me playing HL2: Deathmatch. however, the P4w/ht I just gave to my g/f a few months ago doesn't like Norton running behind HL2 at all, not to mention Spysweeper.
Ah hell.
Well, I'm not a fanboy, dammit, lol.
Johnnyboy0056
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doing a bit of SELECTIVE quoting viper??? lol
ViperGTS19801
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Hehe! Of course. Tis my nature. Gotta get my hits in where I can.
But to stay on topic, if the gaming is low-powered stuff like solitaire or other weak little apps like that, Praetor's correct...Intel might be a better choice (if the price is right, obviously). But I still say AMD pwns when ti comes to bigger. badder games.
But to stay on topic, if the gaming is low-powered stuff like solitaire or other weak little apps like that, Praetor's correct...Intel might be a better choice (if the price is right, obviously). But I still say AMD pwns when ti comes to bigger. badder games.
Johnnyboy0056
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id sure like to hear what logan has to say about this.....wonder if he'll ever post back....... *waiting patiently*
Your loss. (you shoudl read carefully what you qupte mind you)
Since you've got Microsoft cert, spill the jargon ... what were the core revs & steppings involved?
Too bad you didnt read what you quoted me on.
Possibly but those bigger and badder games are dependent are almost always GPU bound