PC for semi pro use: where I have to spend, where I can save

rumblefish74 · Junior Editor Joined: 06 Oct 2006 Posts: 1

I have some doubts:

processor Athlon 64 AM2 3800 X2 or Intel Core 2 Duo 6300

motherboard Asus M2N-E or M2N SLI de luxe or Asus S775 P5B de Luxe

video card G force 6600 or G Force 6600GT or Radeon 9800 SE

CAPTURE PINNACLE PCTV 50i or
CAPTURE PINNACLESTUDIO500-USBV.10

Source: ATX2.0 SEVENTEAM ST-420BKV or
ATX2.0 SEVENTEAM ST-500BKV

Monitor: 17' or 19' (no LCD)

Memory: 1GB CORSAIR CM2X1024-6400 or
1GB CORSAIR CMX1024-3200C2PT or
2 GB DDR2 533MHZ SUPER TALENT

HD: 2 SATA 200 GB SAMSUNG or
1 SATA 400 GB SEAGATE

What components can I save money, what must be high quality? My plan is to film weddings, business parties etc. So can anyone help me, the budget is a bit tight.
Thanks a lot

bombonfoton · Posted: Sat Nov 11, 2006 12:19 am Post subject:

Hi, I would like to know the difference between a motherboard with the firewire included and an independent capture card. Is it better the latest?

I would also like to know what intel processor is better right now for professional editing, no matter the costs. I've heard that the "D" one is just a step for an upcoming one that's gonna be real good, is it true? is te Xeon processor just for servers? or is it good for editing desktops too?