upgrade for hd video

[danmer]

Hello, built this a few years ago thanks to help of members here. I just bought a hd camcorder and might be doing some editing. So with out building a whole new one where could I best spend my money to improve it for home video editing (HD)


Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 3
2.40 gigahertz Intel Core 2 Duo
523.93 Gigabytes Usable Hard Drive Capacity
202.94 Gigabytes Hard Drive Free Space

LITE-ON DVD SHD-16P1S SCSI CdRom Device [CD-ROM drive]
LITE-ON DVDRW SHM-165H6S SCSI CdRom Device [CD-ROM drive]

3.5" format removeable media [Floppy drive]

Board: ASUSTeK Computer INC. P5B-Deluxe Rev 1.xx

2048 Megabytes Usable Installed Memory corsair 2x 1gb ddr2 pc2 6400


of course i know hard drives I have a 300 now and external 200 for other stuff, oh and I have a visiontek hd 3870 gc. Also a silver stone 500w ps

thanks for any help, GREAT FORUM

[rwest]

If what I"m seeing is right, the MB and processor both support 1066mhz, and the installed ram is 800mhz.

How much do you want to spend?
You could bump your ram to 2 x 2gb of 1066, or just add 2gb of 800. You could do more if you go Win 7 64bit, you should be compatable. But I'd run Microsoft's check first.

That's a decent processor I wouldn't change it, although the board does support the Extreme variety. Prices have dropped for the socket 775. I looked kinda' quick on newegg for a processor and I don't think anything they've got is worth it for you. Your cpu has 4mb cache the ones I pulld up show a 3mb cache, you need a good cache for video editing. I also pulled up some over 3 gig cpu's but they are rated at 1333, I think it'd be a waste of money, since your mb only suports up to 1066.

You could go this route, I think:

Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Wolfdale 3.0GHz 6MB L2 Cache LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819115037

It may work but only at 1066, you would get the advantage of 6mb cache and 3ghz, but not the fsb. Some body who knows more than me, can confirm.

Don't sweat the graphics card for video editing. I've got a similiar one and it's a great card. My son plays new games on it @ medium settings on an AMD 939 system.

[glc]

If what I"m seeing is right, the MB and processor both support 1066mhz, and the installed ram is 800mhz.

That's fine. There's no need to run ram any faster than 800 on an Intel unless you have a 1333 processor *and* you are trying to overclock it. Remember the Intel method - ram is double data rate and the processor is quad data rate - at a CPU:RAM ratio of 1:1, the ram would be running at 533. There's no need to try to force a 1:2 ratio.

I would add 2 more GB of matching ram. I don't think a processor upgrade would be cost-effective. If you want to play, I understand that a Q6600 can be easily overclocked to 3 GHz. That motherboard can handle 1333 with a bios update, so you COULD put a E8500/E8600/Q9550/Q9650 in it if you wanted, but again, not cost-effective. You are going to need a larger hard drive real soon if you start HD video editing.

[danmer]

thanks, I want to go win 7 heard it was better for hd video editing. I dont know about the 64 bit i use this computer for everything wont i have compatibility issues with some programs?I think I will up the ram and HD and try it, now just time to find some software for editing heard its not easy with the hd files in the new hd camcorders. Thanks again