case11 Posted September 27, 2008 Share Posted September 27, 2008 Hi everyone, i will buy: - Asus P5W DH Deluxe OR Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3 - Intel Core2 Duo (don't know which model) OR Intel Core2 Quad Q6600 - 4 GB of RAM 1. What do you think about the mainboard, can I be safe for official updates with this thing? 2. Would a dual-core give me nice performance for working with huge video-projects or should it be (for the future) a quad? Thanks to everyone who will answer one of this two questions. :-) case Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iDerf2006 Posted September 27, 2008 Share Posted September 27, 2008 No need to look at the future - today's high end video applications already take advantage of quad-core machines. For your line of work, a quad-core will out perform a dual-core of similar frequency by huge numbers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swilso Posted September 29, 2008 Share Posted September 29, 2008 Go with the P35-DS3, it is compatible with the efi-x chip if you decide to go down that alley later on, the asus isn't. As for core2duo or a q6600 - that could go on forever i think. I have asked the same question and am still not sure, the e8500 is a fast cpu, can overclock crazy. I am still not sure if to go with a e8500 or a q6600. Keep in mind intel has price cuts in October for the Q6600, i don't think there are any price cuts for the e8500. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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