Building a new video encoding pc

[Iraklis F.C.]

alright guys i am into a pc that will encode video all the time. I have atm a 775 setup fully loaded with 8gig 1066 ram , a [email protected] ghz and plenty of disks most in raid0/1 setup. I was thinking into getting a Q9550 but most of people say no its a dead platform etc . I am thinking for a AM3 setup with a 955BE and my question is , is the phenom a better CPU for encoding or still the C2Q is the best out there? Is it worth investing in a Q9550 , new as chances are i will get an E0 , ? thanks in advance


PS i would appreciate keeping my DFI p45

 

[gurusan]

grab an e0 q9550. No sense in changing a platform like yours.

 

[valdai]

Agreed, I imagine it would still be a big enough performance increase for the money if you need one (for video encoding).

 

[Iraklis F.C.]

So i take it you guys mean the phenom isnt any faster

 

[Dauthi]

So i take it you guys mean the phenom isnt any faster

there won't be much in it but think the q9550 would be better.

either way the extra motherboard cost makes going AMD pointless AMD for your needs.

 

[cmndr_andi]

Have a look at this review. It seems that for video stuff the 955 is a bit faster than the q9550, but probably not enough to justify jumping platforms. Also - that's comparing a 3.2GHz processor with a 2.83GHz one. As both CPUs seem to overclock to 3.8GHz on good air cooling the q9550 would then match the 955.

If you want to get a new more up-to-date platform - an X58 + i7 920 is definitely the way to go for video encoding.