New Mobo, mem, cpu bundle advice please

[thejollyboys]

Hi guys,

I'm looking to upgrade my pc with a new mobo, mem, and cpu. I had a new camcorder for xmas and would like to edit the content on the PC, my current one is not up to it. Budget is £200 - £250

I have a AMD Sempron 3300+ 2.0 ghz, 512 RAM.

Is it best to go for AMD or Intel and what are the speed differences compared to price?

Your help would be much appreciated.

Thanks

Andy.

[system7]

Is it overly technical to ask what your motherboard make and model is here?

You might have some good upgrade options if it is AM2 socket. Like doing a bios update, adding a dual core processor, memory and a firewire card.

Could save you buying a new copy of Windows. :D

cpu-z will tell you this: http://www.cpuid.com/cpuz.php

[thejollyboys]

Thanks here are the details cpuz churned out.

Forgot to mention the video will be AVCHD codec.

Processors Information
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Processor 1 (ID = 0)
Number of cores 1 (max 1)
Number of threads 1 (max 1)
Name AMD Sempron 3300+
Codename Palermo
Specification AMD Sempron(tm) Processor 3300+
Package Socket 754
CPUID F.C.0
Extended CPUID F.2C
Brand ID 34
Core Stepping DH-E3
Technology 90 nm
Core Speed 1999.5 MHz (10.0 x 199.9 MHz)
HT Link speed 799.8 MHz
Stock frequency 2000 MHz
Instructions sets MMX (+), 3DNow! (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, x86-64
L1 Data cache 64 KBytes, 2-way set associative, 64-byte line size
L1 Instruction cache 64 KBytes, 2-way set associative, 64-byte line size
L2 cache 128 KBytes, 16-way set associative, 64-byte line size
FID/VID Control yes
max FID 10.0x
VID range 1.100 V - 1.450 V
Features XD
K8 Thermal sensor yes
K8 Revision ID 4.0
Attached device PCI device at bus 0, device 24, function 0
Attached device PCI device at bus 0, device 24, function 1
Attached device PCI device at bus 0, device 24, function 2
Attached device PCI device at bus 0, device 24, function 3

[system7]

Sorry friend, I missed your post today. Think we can forget about upgrades to a socket 754. :?

Hmm...that AVCHD high def camera format looks pretty demanding. Talk is you need better than Dual Core Athlon 4800+ to decode it.

That equates to Core 2 Duo E6420 in Intel processors. Plenty of memory and a big hard drive too, I expect. I don't know if a particular graphic card will help.

Now of course, when you look at bundles, you need to consider the size for your case, either mATX or full ATX size, and a suitable connection, which I would guess is some version of firewire.

This needs more looking into. :shock:

[thejollyboys]

System7,

Thanks for your help.

I have gone for this config.

ASU-P5KPLV ASUS P5KPL-VM, IG31, S 775
IL-Q6600E INTEL QUAD CORE Q6600 G0
4 gig of memory.

Managed to get the lot for 260 a bit over budget but hopefully will be able to cope with the AVCHD editing.

The cam transfers files through USB.

Any thoughts, have I made a terrible mistake. You view would be appreciated I can always return the good unopened.

Thanks.

[system7]

Looks very nice to me. :D

I'd always use a configurator for memory, but you can always exchange:
http://www.corsair.com/configurator/product_results.aspx?id=205141

If you're re-using an old case, you want to think about upping power supply (24 pin + 4 pin CPU) and cooling, especially if you're adding graphics later. And you'll only have one IDE slot for an old DVD drive, so you'll need a newer SATA Hard Drive. And new Windows, I expect.