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bigben2k · 04-09-2003, 10:26 AM

It all depends on your application.

In the case of video editing (if you plan to do that too!), you'll need decent processing power, but all in all, memory is everything, and I mean quantity, not speed.

If you plan to encode your video files, again, gobs of ram, regardless of speed will serve you well. A higher FSB won't help saving the file to an HDD/CD/DVD any faster, but it will speed up the encoding process. I don't believe that the processors nowadays would be a significant bottleneck in the encoding process. :shrug:

If you're on a budget, get the maximum amount of PC2700 you can afford. If you're got the money, load up on massive amounts of RAM at 3200. Of course I'm assuming that the videoclips you'll be working with, are of a fair size.

You might want to check the requirements of the software that you plan to use: they're the best source of information.

04-09-2003, 10:26 AM	#10
bigben2k Responsible for 2% of all the posts here. Join Date: May 2002 Location: Texas, U.S.A. Posts: 8,302	It all depends on your application. In the case of video editing (if you plan to do that too!), you'll need decent processing power, but all in all, memory is everything, and I mean quantity, not speed. If you plan to encode your video files, again, gobs of ram, regardless of speed will serve you well. A higher FSB won't help saving the file to an HDD/CD/DVD any faster, but it will speed up the encoding process. I don't believe that the processors nowadays would be a significant bottleneck in the encoding process. :shrug: If you're on a budget, get the maximum amount of PC2700 you can afford. If you're got the money, load up on massive amounts of RAM at 3200. Of course I'm assuming that the videoclips you'll be working with, are of a fair size. You might want to check the requirements of the software that you plan to use: they're the best source of information.