Posted by Bill Quinn on 11/27/05 22:02

"Ambra" <ambra@bih.net.ba> wrote in message news:4389fefe@news.bihnet.ba...
>> > I hsve to purchase a new computer!So, any suggestions are more than
>> > welcome...
>>
>> I'd get the fastest single-core CPU I could afford and a new
>> MB to support it. At least 1GB of RAM, and consider 2GB.
>> I would use a ~small (40-60-80GB) drive for boot/system/
>> program/swapfile, and a couple of larger (120-250GB)
>> drives for the video files. (Not RAID array!) I have not found
>> a lot of difference between IDE and SATA speeds when it
>> comes down to doing real-world tasks (like rendering video).
>>
>
>

I just built a machine using the P4D Smithfield 820 2.8GHz dual core
processor on the Intel D955XBK motherboard. It is approximately
eight times faster than my P4 2.6GHz on an Intel D875PBZ rendering
under Premiere Pro 1.5.

I'd look for a board with the 955 north bridge socket-T (LGA 775)
at least 4 SATA connectors, PCI Express x16 video,.and
1394 connector(s).

The D955XBK also supports P4 and you could upgrade to dual
core later.

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