Proc speed isn't the only thing you would want for a video editing
machine. 2 to 3 gigs of RAM would be good for one.
And processing speed isn't completely determined by the processor.
The motherboard chipset/ bus is also an important factor. All you need
to know about that is for sales reasons they often put fast procs on
otherwise cheap computers. Cheap computers always have lesser chipsets/
motherboards. Expensive, workstation class computers... such as would
be optimal for video editing... always have robust motherboard designs.
For instance, if you were buying Dell and wanted a workstation class
computer, you would buy from their Precision line.
You would also probably want a second hard drive where the files to be
rendered would be situated.
db
Rev. Stewart Marshall wrote:
I just checked prices the processor I bought in February an Opeteron
170 has dropped by $70 since then.
Stewart
At 10:58 AM 9/19/2007, you wrote:
Increases of processor speed increase processing not mathematically
but algebraically. (I may have the terms wrong but it is not 2+2+2,
it is 2x2x2)
Notice I only upgraded from a 2000+ to a 2.01 but it was a larger
cache and a doubling of the processor.
Any dual core will increase the speed tremendously.
Also note with my old system all the system could do was process the
video it was not capable of multi tasking. With the dual core I can
multi task with ease.
I do not know about Apple Computers, but in the IBM realm the price
decrease on Dual processors has been steep.
Stewart
Rev. Stewart A. Marshall
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