Which Motherboard, etc.?

[edunham]

I have settled in on the Intel E8500 CPU and was wondering what motherboard you would suggest? I'm not a gamer, but do video editing with my HD camcorder. (My current system just locks up at the thought of working through those files!!!) I would like one with onboard graphics and had another sub question about that. I know no true computer efficianado likes onboard graphics, but will that "dramatically" affect my performance if I'm just doing video editing as my most intensive task? Also I am going to upgrade to the 64 bit Vista version so I can use 4GB+ of RAM. Any suggestions on a cooling fan/case/power supply too?

What motherboard has the best chipset available with onboard graphics for under $150?

What is the best motherboard available with no onboard graphics for under $100 and what video card could I get for about $50 that would be worth while?

 

[redraider_gamer]

CPU mag has a motherboard round up this months issue. That may help.

 

[redraider_gamer]

An HD4650 PCIe card is around $60. Well worth the investment in a discreet card.

 

[edunham]

What is the difference between the G series and P series chipsets? Is one significantly better than the other?

 

[xthekidx]

G series mobo's have onboard video, P series do not. To be quite honest, The Intel GMAx4500 Onboard video that comes with intel boards is not very good, you would be better off going with an AMD board and Phenom II x3 720 CPU with ATI 3300 onboard video, if onboard is the way you wanted to go. But as previously said, a discrete video card will be much better than onboard video. I would look into getting this Mobo for the E8500:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128372&Tpk=p45%20ud3l
with this GPU:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102807
or if you wanted a GPU with passive cooling (no fan so its silent), then look at this one:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814131135

Now have you for sure decided on the E8500? For the uses you described, the Phenom II x3 720 would do better, and is cheaper. You could go with something like this:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.165024

That CPU will be better for video encoding, and that Mobo that it comes with has onboard ATI 3300 video chipset, which is the best onboard video chipset available. (I would still get a discrete card though, but you can try the onboard and see how well it does and buy a separate GPU later if you need it.)

 

[xthekidx]

Get this Case/PSU:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.165597

CPU Cooler:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835233029&Tpk=S1283v

 

[Why_Me]

I have settled in on the Intel E8500 CPU and was wondering what motherboard you would suggest? I'm not a gamer, but do video editing with my HD camcorder. (My current system just locks up at the thought of working through those files!!!) I would like one with onboard graphics and had another sub question about that. I know no true computer efficianado likes onboard graphics, but will that "dramatically" affect my performance if I'm just doing video editing as my most intensive task? Also I am going to upgrade to the 64 bit Vista version so I can use 4GB+ of RAM. Any suggestions on a cooling fan/case/power supply too?

What motherboard has the best chipset available with onboard graphics for under $150?

What is the best motherboard available with no onboard graphics for under $100 and what video card could I get for about $50 that would be worth while?

For what you looking to do, you want to go with a quadcore cpu.

First your motherboard...this own down below is perfect for what you want.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128380 $79.99
GIGABYTE GA-EP43-UD3L LGA 775 Intel P43 ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail Product of preference with 2 Oz Copper PCB & DualBIOS

Now either one of these cpu's down below ...both are good ones. Personally I would think the Q8200 is more than sufficient for your needs.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115055 $164.99 Free Shipping*
Intel Core 2 Quad Q8200 2.33GHz 4MB L2 Cache LGA 775 95W Quad-Core Processor - Retail

or...

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115207 $189.99 Free Shipping*
Intel Core 2 Quad Q8300 2.5GHz 4MB L2 Cache LGA 775 95W Quad-Core Processor - Retail

Now for your video card. More memory with your vid card the better when your doing video. editing.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130395 $69.99 ($59.99 after $10.00 Mail-In Rebate)
EVGA 01G-P3-N959-TR GeForce 9500 GT 1GB 128-bit GDDR2 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail

and for memory to match...I would think you would want 8 gigs of memory for what you intend on doing with this build.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231151 $99.99
G.SKILL 8GB (4 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Quad Kit Desktop Memory - Retail

or if you want to go with 4 gigs...then try this.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231122 $44.99 Free Shipping*
G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Retail

and for case and power supply...

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129031 $99.95
Antec NSK4480 Black/ Silver 0.8mm cold-rolled steel construction ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 380W Power Supply - Retail