Upgrading Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550

[RyanJohnston]

I only have $175AUD ($135USD) and I'm a huge fan of video editing. I mainly use vegas pro and after fx but i love a little bit of counter strike global offensive in between. My q9550 is quite slow in pre-rendering and rendering projects and I'm using money I've gathered to upgrade. I cannot go over my budget because i simply don't have the money to spend 😛 Is the fx6300 a good option or is there something better i could get within my price range?

I'm currently using a GTX 650 ti (old i know ahah) but am hopefully getting a GTX msi 950 2gb gaming edition for christmas this year. I have 12 gigs ram, and motherboard will be decided when I find a suitable cpu

Thanks
Ryan

 

[xFeaRDom]

I only have $175AUD ($135USD) and I'm a huge fan of video editing. I mainly use vegas pro and after fx but i love a little bit of counter strike global offensive in between. My q9550 is quite slow in pre-rendering and rendering projects and I'm using money I've gathered to upgrade. I cannot go over my budget because i simply don't have the money to spend 😛 Is the fx6300 a good option or is there something better i could get within my price range?

I'm currently using a GTX 650 ti (old i know ahah) but am hopefully getting a GTX msi 950 2gb gaming edition for christmas this year. I have 12 gigs ram, and motherboard will be decided when I find a suitable cpu

Thanks
Ryan

When it comes to video editing, it is recommended to use an i7 Processor at minimum, but as you are on a limited budget, then that cannot happen (Unless you wait longer) and you'll need to get a new motherboard as well, as the LGA775 isn't widely used anymore.

And to get a decent AMD CPU, or Intel CPU, that will allow somewhat alright rendering, it would be much over your budget.

For example:
PCPartPicker part list: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/list/Z8TBmG
Price breakdown by merchant: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/list/Z8TBmG/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($153.00 @ Centre Com)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB3 Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($89.00 @ Umart)
Total: $242.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-09-08 20:06 AEST+1000

Or

PCPartPicker part list: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/list/QrXNWZ
Price breakdown by merchant: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/list/QrXNWZ/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD A8-7600 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($106.99 @ Mwave Australia)
Motherboard: MSI A58M-E35 Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($69.00 @ CPL Online)
Total: $175.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-09-08 20:08 AEST+1000

No promises on these being good, but they will be good to play games, but they will be slower when rendering, and may be a little unstable. But you wont be able to get a decent CPU for that price that will render flawlessly.

You could always get an i3 with Hyperthreading:

PCPartPicker part list: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/list/yznhFT
Price breakdown by merchant: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/list/yznhFT/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor ($109.00 @ Storm Computers)
Motherboard: ASRock H81M-HDS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($68.00 @ CPL Online)
Total: $177.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-09-08 20:09 AEST+1000

This would probably be much more stable, and it is a really good, cheap Intel CPU.

 

[RyanJohnston]

I only have $175AUD ($135USD) and I'm a huge fan of video editing. I mainly use vegas pro and after fx but i love a little bit of counter strike global offensive in between. My q9550 is quite slow in pre-rendering and rendering projects and I'm using money I've gathered to upgrade. I cannot go over my budget because i simply don't have the money to spend 😛 Is the fx6300 a good option or is there something better i could get within my price range?

I'm currently using a GTX 650 ti (old i know ahah) but am hopefully getting a GTX msi 950 2gb gaming edition for christmas this year. I have 12 gigs ram, and motherboard will be decided when I find a suitable cpu

Thanks
Ryan

When it comes to video editing, it is recommended to use an i7 Processor at minimum, but as you are on a limited budget, then that cannot happen (Unless you wait longer) and you'll need to get a new motherboard as well, as the LGA775 isn't widely used anymore.

And to get a decent AMD CPU, or Intel CPU, that will allow somewhat alright rendering, it would be much over your budget.

For example:
PCPartPicker part list: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/list/Z8TBmG
Price breakdown by merchant: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/list/Z8TBmG/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($153.00 @ Centre Com)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB3 Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($89.00 @ Umart)
Total: $242.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-09-08 20:06 AEST+1000

Or

PCPartPicker part list: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/list/QrXNWZ
Price breakdown by merchant: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/list/QrXNWZ/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD A8-7600 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($106.99 @ Mwave Australia)
Motherboard: MSI A58M-E35 Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($69.00 @ CPL Online)
Total: $175.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-09-08 20:08 AEST+1000

No promises on these being good, but they will be good to play games, but they will be slower when rendering, and may be a little unstable. But you wont be able to get a decent CPU for that price that will render flawlessly.

You could always get an i3 with Hyperthreading:

PCPartPicker part list: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/list/yznhFT
Price breakdown by merchant: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/list/yznhFT/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor ($109.00 @ Storm Computers)
Motherboard: ASRock H81M-HDS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($68.00 @ CPL Online)
Total: $177.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-09-08 20:09 AEST+1000

This would probably be much more stable, and it is a really good, cheap Intel CPU.

Thanks for that info, looks like I'm going to have to hold off til i get a bit more money. What would you recommend for a budget video editing cpu? I'm not a big computer parts person so idrk a lot about cpu's and which ones are better ahaha

 

[xFeaRDom]

I only have $175AUD ($135USD) and I'm a huge fan of video editing. I mainly use vegas pro and after fx but i love a little bit of counter strike global offensive in between. My q9550 is quite slow in pre-rendering and rendering projects and I'm using money I've gathered to upgrade. I cannot go over my budget because i simply don't have the money to spend 😛 Is the fx6300 a good option or is there something better i could get within my price range?

I'm currently using a GTX 650 ti (old i know ahah) but am hopefully getting a GTX msi 950 2gb gaming edition for christmas this year. I have 12 gigs ram, and motherboard will be decided when I find a suitable cpu

Thanks
Ryan

When it comes to video editing, it is recommended to use an i7 Processor at minimum, but as you are on a limited budget, then that cannot happen (Unless you wait longer) and you'll need to get a new motherboard as well, as the LGA775 isn't widely used anymore.

And to get a decent AMD CPU, or Intel CPU, that will allow somewhat alright rendering, it would be much over your budget.

For example:
PCPartPicker part list: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/list/Z8TBmG
Price breakdown by merchant: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/list/Z8TBmG/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($153.00 @ Centre Com)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB3 Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($89.00 @ Umart)
Total: $242.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-09-08 20:06 AEST+1000

Or

PCPartPicker part list: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/list/QrXNWZ
Price breakdown by merchant: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/list/QrXNWZ/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD A8-7600 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($106.99 @ Mwave Australia)
Motherboard: MSI A58M-E35 Micro ATX FM2+ Motherboard ($69.00 @ CPL Online)
Total: $175.99
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-09-08 20:08 AEST+1000

No promises on these being good, but they will be good to play games, but they will be slower when rendering, and may be a little unstable. But you wont be able to get a decent CPU for that price that will render flawlessly.

You could always get an i3 with Hyperthreading:

PCPartPicker part list: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/list/yznhFT
Price breakdown by merchant: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/list/yznhFT/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor ($109.00 @ Storm Computers)
Motherboard: ASRock H81M-HDS Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($68.00 @ CPL Online)
Total: $177.00
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-09-08 20:09 AEST+1000

This would probably be much more stable, and it is a really good, cheap Intel CPU.

Thanks for that info, looks like I'm going to have to hold off til i get a bit more money. What would you recommend for a budget video editing cpu? I'm not a big computer parts person so idrk a lot about cpu's and which ones are better ahaha

Best CPUs for rendering would be an i7, as it has 4 cores 8 threads due to hyper threading. But since they're generally much more expensive, I would probably recommend the i3 I linked, as it has 2 cores 4 threads. It will not be the fastest for rendering, but I believe intel CPUs are better for that, as the cores are much more powerful.