After searching and monitoring this newsgroup for a couple of weeks, I've seen some great advice regarding the question, "Which motherboard and processor should I choose?" However, there always seems to be one caveat. “This is the right motherboard for you, as long as you're not doing video editing." What is the answer if you are doing video editing? I realize this is the one area that Intel has consistently excelled at, but is there a preferred motherboard or configuration (single or dual processor) for this task?
To give you some additional information on my system requirements, I use my computer for many business functions. I constantly have Microsoft office, ACT!, PaperPort, Dragon NaturallySpeaking, and WinFax running. However, the real drag on the system is when I'm running Adobe Premiere, Photoshop, or authoring DVDs. Extreme gaming for me is to have FreeCell and solitare open at the same time. In addition to the software load, I have a ton of peripherals hanging off the system. Connecting via USB, I'm running an HP scanner, HP printer, Platronics headset, FlashTrax 80GB portable drive, Canon printer, and occasionally a Canon digital camera. I run an Alps thermal dye printer via the LPT, Nikon films scanner via a SCSI card, and finally, a Sony digital video camera through FireWire.
My current system is an
Asus A7V266-E
XP 1800, 1 GB Crucial
Pinnacle Pro DV500 Video editing card
2 x 120GB Western Digital Caviar (RAID 0)
Plextor DVDR PX-712A
As you can see, this is a work PC, and subsequently, price is not a limiting factor. On a final note, I have no real loyalty to any board maker. I have thrown out two MSI boards due to unreliability and lack of support, but I am open to all other suggestions. I'm sorry for being so long-winded, but I figure it's best to get all information out from the start.
Thank you in advance for your suggestions. I look forward to reading them.
JCC
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To give you some additional information on my system requirements, I use my computer for many business functions. I constantly have Microsoft office, ACT!, PaperPort, Dragon NaturallySpeaking, and WinFax running. However, the real drag on the system is when I'm running Adobe Premiere, Photoshop, or authoring DVDs. Extreme gaming for me is to have FreeCell and solitare open at the same time. In addition to the software load, I have a ton of peripherals hanging off the system. Connecting via USB, I'm running an HP scanner, HP printer, Platronics headset, FlashTrax 80GB portable drive, Canon printer, and occasionally a Canon digital camera. I run an Alps thermal dye printer via the LPT, Nikon films scanner via a SCSI card, and finally, a Sony digital video camera through FireWire.
My current system is an
Asus A7V266-E
XP 1800, 1 GB Crucial
Pinnacle Pro DV500 Video editing card
2 x 120GB Western Digital Caviar (RAID 0)
Plextor DVDR PX-712A
As you can see, this is a work PC, and subsequently, price is not a limiting factor. On a final note, I have no real loyalty to any board maker. I have thrown out two MSI boards due to unreliability and lack of support, but I am open to all other suggestions. I'm sorry for being so long-winded, but I figure it's best to get all information out from the start.
Thank you in advance for your suggestions. I look forward to reading them.
JCC
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