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Upgrading Q6600 setup - Video Editing

Biglunn

Biglunn

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Hello all,

Im a little out of the loop so far as whats out there at the moment, but Im itching to upgrade my setup.

Ive really started to get into video encoding & editing - particularly HD AVCHD material, and I need a bit more oomph!

Currently use Adobe Premiere Elements, but looking to move to Sony Vegas Pro (which uses GPU power to assist encoding).

Minimum cost - these Amd X6 processors look mighty good value - I can probably upgrade to a X6 1055 processor for minimal outlay, but is it much of an improvement to what I have? Or do I go for an i7 setup and downgrade my 5850 graphics to fund it?

Cheers in advance.
 
If I were you I'd just hobble on with what I have for now, then upgrade when the next round of new architecture comes out. Moving from a Q6600 to a 1055T for example will be a noticable upgrade, but I'd argue it wouldn't be chalk and cheese difference.

As you mention downsizing your GPU to fund an upgrade, it suggests even more to keep hold of what you have now. Perhaps try to get a bit more oomph out of your CPU by aiming for 3.6.
 
Cheers for that advice :)

It makes sense what you say - its sufficient for me as it is now, I think when it comes to video encoding/editing, NO amount of power is ever really enough! I was tempted to take the plunge and go all out for an i7 detup, but that would cost a fortune as I dont think I would get much for my current setup if I was to sell.

The 1055T setup is really cheap - and I dont think I would have a major cost difference to move up to it, but Im not sure its worth the hassle for the improvements I will get. May consider if I get a good price for my bits.

Im currently settled with the CPU speed I have - rock solid for the past couple of years, and when I first overclocked it, i realised that the CPU can go up to 3.6, but I need a LOT more volts on the CPU to get minor GHz improvements, so current speed is the sweet spot.

One thing I may do is move my video to nVidia - although I like my gaming, and the 5850 is still a great card, I may sacrifice some gaming power for CUDA which is widely supported by most video editing software, and will give me good gains.

So.... keep what I got now seems most likely, but if i was to chang - upgrade to 1055T or move to nVidia (CUDA) seem like the most reasonable upgrade paths for me?

If I do upgrade to 1055T, can someone spec me a good cup/mobo/memory for max overclocking potential? I used to upgrade once a year, but Ive hung on so long to my current setup that Im not sure what is out there right now!
 
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Taking that you got vista 64bit I would suggest for the intrim that you up your ram to 8gbs video editing can eat it up.

What HD's you using. the read and write can slow your whole editing process.
 
I would certainly look at an LGA1366 with triple channel memory which slices through encoding. The i7-920 is a snip now. Problem is all the other components to go with it.
 
Biglunn said:
Currently use Adobe Premiere Elements, but looking to move to Sony Vegas Pro (which uses GPU power to assist encoding).

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Then you need a Video Card thats supports CUDA and PUREVIDEO HD 2

Your 5850 does not.

I would suggest moving from Vista to windows 7
 
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A 460 series card would do your need for CUDA and also allow you some good gaming if and when you need it. You should be able to make enough selling the 5850 to buy a 1 gig 460.
 
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