I am starting to do some research for a new system. The system will be primarily for gaming, but there is a good chance I will be doing some home video editing (probably with Pinnacle Studio software). I know that going with a quad core will probably be better CPU for the video, but would come with any drawbacks for gaming? Would I be better off just going with a good dual core? If I go with a good dual core, how much would that hurt me on the video editing side of things?
Here is what I've been looking at so far:
CPU - E8400 / Q9450 / Q9550
Mobo - Not sure yet, depends on the CPU
Video - nVidia 280 (maybe, been reading some bad things about the heat issues)
Ram - Not sure yet, depends on the rest of the components, more than likely will be DDR2 though
Here is what I've been looking at so far:
CPU - E8400 / Q9450 / Q9550
Mobo - Not sure yet, depends on the CPU
Video - nVidia 280 (maybe, been reading some bad things about the heat issues)
Ram - Not sure yet, depends on the rest of the components, more than likely will be DDR2 though