comments on the specs

[sjdhoot]

<DIV>i am building my system for the following tasks</DIV>

1. 
   <LI>Video Editing
   <LI>3ds Max rendering

the proposed system config. is as follows
AMD AtholnXP 2200+ ( 266 mhz FSB )
ASUS A7N8X Deluxe M/B ( 333mhz FSB )
512 MB DDR SDRAM 266Mhz ( 256 * 2 Dual DDR Bank )
80 GB Seagate UltraATA100 HDD ( Baracuda IV seriese )
and the Gainward card as AGP
is this config. right for me as i cannot afford CPU higher than 2200+.
how much will i gain by opting for Athol XP 2800+ ( 333 mhz bus ).
also what AGP is right for me for the above mentioned Applications. is the gainward card gamers oriented or is it sutiable for me.
if u can guide me on this issue or redirect me to some useful links having the said information.
thanks in advance
regards
sameer dhoot.

 

[LiLithTecH]

Depending on how serious your Video Editing will be,
you would do better to go with SCSI (10,000/15,000 rpm)
drive setup. (if its in your budget)

What are you going to use to capture the video (capture card)?

 

[sjdhoot]

oh very sorry i forgot to mention the AGP Card Details

its is Gainward GeForce 4 PowerPack! Ultra 750 / XP ViVo Golden Sample
its 128Mb DDR Ram - GF4 Ti4600se chipset card

so i will use this as capture card. its has this facility.

will this card help me in speeding up video compression operations. or should i opt for higher speed CPU.

 

[sjdhoot]

oh very sorry i forgot to mention the AGP Card Details

its is Gainward GeForce 4 PowerPack! Ultra 750 / XP ViVo Golden Sample
its 128Mb DDR Ram - GF4 Ti4600se chipset card

so i will use this as capture card. its has this facility.

will this card help me in speeding up video compression operations. or should i opt for higher speed CPU.

 

[Smilin]

Some things that might help:

More memory - probably the cheapest component and the one that will make the biggest difference for you.

Hard drive - sounds like your budget won't handle scsi so maybe investigate raid 0.

Processor - If you can get to that 333fsb it would probably help quite a bit... A faster processor might not make a huge difference but if you can get one on a 333 bus it should help a lot with your video editing. I'd probably sink money into memory and drives first though.