Opteron/Xeon VS AMDx2/Intel-D

Washburn · #1 (**permalink**) 04-14-2006, 02:54 PM

In the lack of any HW test site that has done any real testing with video editing in mind I have decided to ask the gurus on this site, in the hopes you can help me decide.

Currently I my system looks like this.

CPU: iP4 3.2GHz HT
Ram: 4x512MB Geil PC3200
GFX: MSI Geforce 6600 GT 128MB PCIe
MB: Asus P5RD1-V
HD: 4x120GB (3 seagate, 1 maxtor) in 2 RAID 0 configurations

Unfortunatly I cant afford to do a complete upgrade, but only 1 thing at the time.

How much performance gain would I get switching to a dual-single core system with Opetron or Xeon CPUs ?

In an effort to hold the cost down, I would like to reuse my memory, but how big of a difference is there on DDR and DDR2, when we are talking about video editing ?

Marc Peters · #2 (**permalink**) 04-14-2006, 02:57 PM

The first thing I'd ask is why the upgrade? What are you hoping to get out of a new system?

Washburn · #3 (**permalink**) 04-14-2006, 04:57 PM

hoping to reduce the waiting when rendering, and my computer is crashing at least once a day.

My goal is that in the end I will have 2 computeres, one for video editing/3ds max and one for gaming.

I have had the fortunate luck to "hired" to create some Battlefield 2 graphics for TV and to reduce the wait time, so I can increase the time I have to redo things I'm not happy with.

And I think I could spend quality time looking inside my DUAL CPU computer.... okey that last part might have sounded a little perverted, but its not....really.....no really, its not.......well, okey mayby just a little.

Marc Peters · #4 (**permalink**) 04-14-2006, 04:59 PM

If it's ecodning times you're looking to cut down, then take a look at the CPU guides at tomshardware.com. For each review/comparsion they always have a video encoding test (lower the better).

Mark W · #5 (**permalink**) 04-14-2006, 10:29 PM

The server / workstation manufacurers appear to be favouring opterons over itaniums / zeons.

I should think a fast dual core athlon / pentium will do the job. Two dual core oppterons would be well fast if you got the reddies.