Motherboards/CPU

in answer to your first question.... I don't think so.

here's a site for hardware that I think provides the computer enthusist who builds their own rig really good advise on what's good and whats so so.

http://www.overclockercafe.com/index.htm

Yes, it can be done. You can get some of the higher-end cheap Sempron CPUs with AMD x64 support. There are motherboard/CPU combo deals on these for $65 sometimes for a Sempron 3000+ or even higher at Frys.

Yes, tigerdirect (WWW.TIGERDIRECT.COM) has a clearance going on now and always has low prices for mb/cpu combo's. If you are into video editing, your cpu choice should consider the editing software you use. Premiere Pro 1.5 and higher uses SSE(2) instruction set which is only available on Intel chips. SSE 1 was available on some AMD's (I believe Sempron). I use Premiere and have not seen too much advantage to dual processors. My 3Ghz Intel ($69 at tigerdirect) and ASUS mobo do quite nicely and is as fast as a friend's 2.8Ghz dual.

come on guys a 64 bit system for video editing with a $200 to $250 budget? Low priced Athlon 64s [not semprons] are $150.00. You could opt for a budget motherboard Socket 939 boards for $60.00. but figuring in a decent Video card for video editing at $130.00 for a 258 MB AGP 8 or SLI, 1 GB of DDR 2 240 pin memory is $80.00 to $90 [Corsair], then there's the case, power supply CPU fan, keyboard, mouse, and LCD/CRT monitor.

Just for those who don't know how to buy quality at low price: (thats you cgit)

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1700143&Sku=CP2-A64-3300%20C

I was referring to a 32 bit celeron. But here is a 64 bit amd for $19 . No zeros missing - its $19.00

Well I suppose as no one else has address this what 64 Bit software will you be using?

Any software load has to be taken into account before even beginning to think about the hardware specifications so what 64 Bit Software will you be using? As most of the current Video Editing and DVD Burning software is all 32 BIT do you need a 64 Bit CPU? Much more importantly can you live with the lack of drivers for 64 Bit Systems I'm taking it for granted that you are going to be using Windows here.

As far as CPU's go there are any that will suffice though generally speaking the AMD's are cheaper per MEG of Clock Cycles. As for M'Boards I would only consider A Bit, ASUS, Gigabyte and maybe Tyan and never an [b]All in One M'Board[/b] with on-board video as this will kill any ability to edit video in a manner that comes close to being suitable you'll need a dedicated Video Card and the [b]Bigger the Better.[/b]

As for that $19.00 AMD CPU it's now old stock and from the previous generation of AMD CPU's so it's effectively obsolete before you even start but if that is what you want it's possible though probably not the best alternative available.

Col

Q: "Is it possible to build a really good 64-bit computer system for about $200-$250??"
A: NO WAY

Q: "Is it possible to build a good 64-bit computer system for about $200-$250??"
A: NOT Really

Q: "Is it possible to build 64-bit computer system for about $200-$250??"
A: Sure it's possible, if you're building a budget system... using obsolete (yes 64-bit CPU) hardware.

Q: "What motherboard manufacturer is doing the best right now??"
A: Dunno, might want to find out their STOCK symbols, check their websites, and look at their projected vs. actual profit margins, and track record. I know Foxconn is doing well at the moment, but I wouldn't ever build a computer using their boards.

Q: "what cpu should i consider getting if i don't play games, but yet i do a lot of system administrating and do picture and video editing and dvd burning?"
A: For picture/video editing, your video card plays more of an important role than the CPU does. I would caution you though, I WOULDN'T consider any CPU with a crippled cache (Celeron or Sempron), and if all you do is one task at a time, I'd stick with single core, as you can get a faster clock speed for the money (although the trend is moving to multiple cores).

Quote: "Premiere Pro 1.5 and higher uses SSE(2) instruction set which is only available on Intel chips. SSE 1 was available on some AMD's (I believe Sempron)."
Reply: Sorry, all Socket AM2, Socket 939, and Socket 754 AMD processors support MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, 3DNOW! Professional

Quote: "Just for those who don't know how to buy quality at low price: (thats you cgit)"
Reply: $19.00 is a great price for an obsolete product (socket 754).... plus the fact that is an OEM chip which only comes with a 1 year warranty instead of 3, and it doesn't come with a heatsink/fan.

I'd wait a few more weeks, until mid August, then you should be able to pick up a fairly inexpensive Dell/Gateway/HP/Compaq/Acer/IBM system based on Intel's Conroe (Core Duo), that'll blow

Well at least HAL was thinking along the lines I was. Video editing software eats up system resources. If you have sound, eats up more.

Cheap is cheap. Want cheap buy cheap but don't expect a cheap system to perform like a well thought out, well put together system that will do what you want it to do [video editing and photo editing].

well i think i might hold up on building the computer parts right now since AMD is planning on buying ATI.

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