Core 2 duo E6600 good enough?

[RuffusJones]

Is it good enough for doing alot of effects in After Effects with HV20 Footage?
Will it play back slow? will it be slow at all?
i want to do muzzle flashes
shell ejecting
particle illusion comps
color correction
etc... alot of effects

I also want to mention i'll probably go with an MSI 975X Platinum PowerUp Edition Mobo (and yes i know Asus's board is better slightly)
i have 2 gigs of crucial ram
and an ok ati card that plays bf2 well but not great
Is this good enough?

[Numbox]

Wait for a month or so, on July 22 Intel drops prices by half. Then buy yourself a quad core processor and enjoy.

[mik]

particle illusion comps are very easy on the cpu, don't worry
flashes and shells are light too.

i'd get a pretty nice video card. these days many effects can be done with the video card, much much faster than on the cpu. adobe has this too and so have others.

[Thimble_Guy]

A Core 2 duo E6600 is more than enough and the great thing about the these chips is that they overclock great, so you could probably overlock to 3ghz and maybe more depending on cooling and the chip. Also i don't recommend buying a quad core now, since i have heard Intel is bringing out a new range of quads. The current quads are basically two dual cores stuck together, so it isn't technically a True quad core, but they will still be very fast tho. 2gb of ram is plenty for most users, but if your using a 64bit windows then id get maybe 4 gigs, but that's only in 64bit as 32bit cant read more than two. You might also want to get a faster graphics card as like mik said, most effects use the graphics card to render.

[white_2kgt]

I also want to mention i'll probably go with an MSI 975X Platinum PowerUp Edition Mobo (and yes i know Asus's board is better slightly)

I just sent that board back to newegg, after 4 months it blew up. Get the P5B. I use a 6600 with Vegas, good proc, I'll be get getting a quad when the prices drop next month though.

[sean90291]

...but if your using a 64bit windows then id get maybe 4 gigs, but that's only in 64bit as 32bit cant read more than two. You might also want to get a faster graphics card as like mik said, most effects use the graphics card to render.

I've heard this about Win XP Pro (32-bit) not being able to read more than 2 gigs...but I don't fully understand it. The computer shop installed 4 gigs in my Win XP Pro (32-bit) system. Now my computer clearly recognizes 3 gigs (as is evidenced by viewing the System information; as well, when After Effects starts up it states that x% of 2.7 gigs of RAM are being used). The computer guy says that his technician checked the BIOS and all 4 gigs are available to the system even if start-up only mentions 3. Anyhow, he's an honorable guy, and I really doubt he sold me an extra gig or two just to pocket a few more bucks. So what's the story?

[RuffusJones]

But The Quad core is only 266 if you buy 1000 of them... so who knows how much the stores will sell them for

[Ian-T]

I've heard this about Win XP Pro (32-bit) not being able to read more than 2 gigs...but I don't fully understand it. The computer shop installed 4 gigs in my Win XP Pro (32-bit) system. Now my computer clearly recognizes 3 gigs (as is evidenced by viewing the System information; as well, when After Effects starts up it states that x% of 2.7 gigs of RAM are being used). The computer guy says that his technician checked the BIOS and all 4 gigs are available to the system even if start-up only mentions 3. Anyhow, he's an honorable guy, and I really doubt he sold me an extra gig or two just to pocket a few more bucks. So what's the story?
Sean, your guy might still very well be an honorable person but he might not know. From what I have learned recently on a 32bit system it only reads about 1.5 out of a 2 gig RAM system and 2.7 out of a 4. You need the 64Bit system to get the full 4 gigs of RAM. This is the dilema I'm facing right now (I'm wondering if it is best to go 64Bit Win XP Pro with my 2gig Ram, Core 2 Duo, E6600, 2.4 GHz system to get better performance than my current 32Bit Win XP Pro system).

[Thimble_Guy]

I have 4gigs in my system and Windows XP Pro 32 bit can only read 2.75gb, but it says 4gigs in the bios. No matter how much ram you have in your system, i'm pretty sure Windows XP 32bit can only use 2gigs of that. It's just the way 32 bit is. I have heard theres work arounds to avoid this, but i have tryed them all and none of them have worked for me. Anyway 2gigs is more than enough for 32bit. I have Windows Vista 64bit and that reads all 4 gigs right away, but i'm not using it until theres more support for Vista.

[pascalbrown]

For what it's worth, my E6600 is running at 3.6GHz which is alright. So if you have an E6600 already it will be fine for all yoru video needs. If you are planning to buy one, then heed the above advice, and wait until the 22nd July. The new E6850 will overclock to 4GHz easily, but will cost the same as the cheapest quad core... decisions decisions..

[sean90291]

Good information.

My only problem with 64-bit (to take advantage of more RAM) is that some software is not certified with 64-bit. I'm happily running Avid on 32-bit and don't wanna risk trying to run it on 64 until all the bugs are worked out.

[mik]

No matter how much ram you have in your system, i'm pretty sure Windows XP 32bit can only use 2gigs of that. It's just the way 32 bit is.


wrong. it means a single application can't get over 2GB.