AMD or Pentium D for video

[DeeJohns]

Looking for a new already build system and have a choice between HP Pavilion m7330n AMD 64x2 4800+ with on board graphics or HP Pavilion m7350n with Pentium D 920 with graphic card. Pentium is $200 more but has 1 G more DDR2 memory and the card.

Have always build my own before using AMD but this one isn't for gaming more for editting and compiling video

 

[hurtstotalktoyou]

The 4800+ will blow away the 920. If it's $200 cheaper, you might consider picking up another gig of RAM (~$76) and maybe a decent non-gaming video card (~$124).

 

[hardcandy2]

I would go for the one with a graphics card, IF the graphics card would cost more than $100 if you bought it and put it in the AMD machine. $200 price difference - $100 for 1 GB RAM= $100 difference.
But actually the motherboard chipset, hard drives, etc should figure into this equation as well.

Edit: Nevermind, I was reading that as "AMD 4200" not "4800".

 

[Bobthelost]

The 4800X2 is far better than the 920, buy more RAM with the money saved.

Video editing doesn't use the graphics card to process anything does it? In which case onboard graphics or a low end graphics card would be sufficent.