Core 2 Q6600 Quad or Xeon E5405 for video editing?

[douglaslopezt]

I want to buy me a new DELL PC to edit video, to use photoshop.

 

Like I have a limited budget, I have these two options, I wait help to decide me.

 

 

Option 1

 

XPS 420

 

 

Intel® Core™2 Q6600 Quad-Core (8MB L2 cache,2.4GHz,1066FSB)

 

2GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM a 667MHz - 2 DIMMs

 

Monitor 20" Widescreen E207WFP

 

HD 500GB - 7200RPM, SATA 3.0Gb/s, 16MB Cache

 

16X CD/DVD burner (DVD+/-RW) double layer

 

Video Card Radeon ATI HD 2600 XT 256MB

 

Sound Card integrated 7.1 Channel Audio

 

 

 

Option 2

 

Precision T5400

 

 

Intel® Xeon®, E5405 (2.00GHz,2X6M L2,1333)

 

SDRAM DDR2 de 1GB, FBD , 667MHz, ECC (2 DIMMS)

 

256MB PCIe x16 nVidia NVS 290, Dual Monitor DVI Capable

 

 

HD SATA 250GB 3.0Gb/s,7200 RPM con 8MB DataBurst Cache™

 

MONITOR Dell 19"E198FPW

 

16X DVD-ROM

 

What is better for video editing and multimedia?

 

Regards

[AJLynn]

Photoshop doesn't get much use out of multiple cores. Neither do a lot of video apps. Maybe you can be more specific about which video editing apps you use and what you do with them?

 

The Precision would only be better under two conditions:

-You are talking about a configuration with two Xeon quad core chips

AND

-The software you use is very good at multithreading.

 

Otherwise you're just spending too much, and the first option will actually be faster.

 

Not knowing more, I can still say with 80% certainty that you want #1. The only thing is, I've used an ATI 2600XT and it's got more than its share of glitches in OpenGL. Is there an option with a Geforce card instead?

 

Edit:

 

Oh, duh, #2 does not have a DVD burner??? DVD burners cost less than $40 these days, and they must be considered a requirement in a video editing workstation.

[douglaslopezt]

Thanks for answer me.

 

I will use Premiere Pro CS3, photoshop, some games, audio Editing and virtual machines software.

 

But the priority is video and design software (photoshop, illustrator, indesign)

 

So i like to play games like, call of duty, need for speed, unreal tournament, But for my budget I can't incline to the games.

 

The system is preconfigured and only have two options and both are ATI:

 

ATI Radeon HD 2430 PRO 128MB

Radeon ATI HD 2600 XT 256MB

 

On the other hand I have a nvidia geforce 6200 with turbocache, you think that it could replace it? i mean for compatibility? i be able to increase the card in the future?

 

 

Option #2 dosn't have DVD burner because i have two and i don't want to pay for another, but in the option this 1 included in the price. So.

 

 

The two option is the same price:$1,229

 

Regards

[AJLynn]

Go with #1 with the 2600. The 2GHz single CPU Xeon is slower than the 2.4GHz C2Q.

[douglaslopezt]

Thanks

[Slinger]

Actually the Xeon will be faster based on it having more cache and a higher FSB. 400mhz is not a big difference....however, both of those systems are in need of some serious ram upgrades if you plan to run Photoshop and such.

 

 

If your budget is $1200 and you want a pre-built, I'd go with this one:

http://configure.us.dell.com/dellstore/config.aspx?c=us&cs=19&l=en&oc=DXCWQJ2&s=dhs

 

My Components

Intel® Core™2 Q6600 Quad-Core (8MB L2 cache,2.4GHz,1066FSB)

Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium with Digital Cable Support

3GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz - 4 DIMMs

500GB - 7200RPM, SATA 3.0Gb/s, 16MB Cache

Single Drive: 16X CD/DVD burner (DVD+/-RW) w/double layer write capability

No Monitor

ATI Radeon HD 2400 PRO 128MB

Integrated 7.1 Channel Audio

Dell USB Keyboard

Dell Optical USB Mouse

No Floppy Drive or Media Reader Included

56K PCI Data Fax Modem

My Software & Accessories

No speakers (Speakers are required to hear audio from your system)

Adobe Elements Studio for XPS™ 420

Trend Micro Internet Security 15-months

Microsoft® Office Home and Student 2007

My Service

1Yr In-Home Service, Parts + Labor,24x7 Phone Support

Included 3 GB DataSafe Online Backup for 1Yr

No ISP requested

Also Includes

Windows Vista™ Premium

Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 8.1

Dimension XPS, Specialized Support

No Entertainment software pre-installed

 

 

Only thing worth upgrading out-of-the-ox is the gfxcard....ATI drivers just suck