Mother board

[Earlimel]

Hello,
I want to buy a regular asus motherboard for avhd video editing. can some someone recommend me what serie to look for?

thanks in advance,

Earl Neiden

 

[o1die]

AMD or Intel? Budget?

 

[Earlimel]

I prefer intel, around $100 to $150.

thanks

 

[Earlimel]

I prefer Intel. between $100 and $150.

 

[Maziar]

What CPU are you going to use ?
Video editing benefits most from the CPU.Motherboards barely make any difference on it.

 

[o1die]

I recommend a used q6600 with board. It may fall in your price range. Check craigslist or ebay and make an offer. You may get lucky.

 

[Earlimel]

What CPU are you going to use ?
Video editing benefits most from the CPU.Motherboards barely make any difference on it.

I also thought the motherboard make a big difference.
I don't know but I need a cpu that can handle avchd (.mts2 and .mts video file) 1920x1080 recorded at 60p for video editing.

thanks

 

[Earlimel]

Ok I will check it, and also look for a recommended mobo that can fully support the cpu.

 

[o1die]

See what the cpu costs first; can't recommend a board until you have a firm budget; most of the g31 or g41 boards will run the q6600 just fine. I've seen them used for around $35.

 

[Earlimel]

See what the cpu costs first; can't recommend a board until you have a firm budget; most of the g31 or g41 boards will run the q6600 just fine. I've seen them used for around $35.

I try to figure this out can you please help?
1. what is the diference between the i-series and Q-series cpu?
2. are the i-serie also quadcores?

thanks in advance,


Earl

 

[Maziar]

"i" series are socket 1155/1156/1366 CPUs which require P67/P55/X58 chipsets;whereas, "Q" series are socket 775 CPUs that require chipsets like G31,G41,P45 etc.
Aside from Core i3 and 2 Core i5 CPUs,all other Core i5 and i7 CPUs are quad core.

 

[Earlimel]

"i" series are socket 1155/1156/1366 CPUs which require P67/P55/X58 chipsets;whereas, "Q" series are socket 775 CPUs that require chipsets like G31,G41,P45 etc.
Aside from Core i3 and 2 Core i5 CPUs,all other Core i5 and i7 CPUs are quad core.

Thank you guys,
you helped a lot, at anandtech I compared the AMD phenom ii x4 955 with the Q6600, I switched to amd 'cause of the price, mobo specs and ports
I bought this configuration: phenom ii x4 955 $140 (new), ASUS M4A88TD-V ($125)
on amazon.

 

[Maziar]

That's a decent combination,enjoy

 

[Earlimel]

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