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Dale Stoltzfus · May 23rd, 2008, 07:54 PM

Hi!

The power supply to my editing comp just failed and, now that I have the new one installed, it looks like it might have taken the motherboard with it. So just in case that is true, does anyone have suggestions for a motherboard to replace the Tyan i5000xt? I could replace it with the same one, but I thought it would be nice, while I'm spending the money, to upgrade to one that would allow me to upgrade to two quad-core processors eventually (the i5000xt does two dual-core). It would be really nice if the replacement mobo could use the same ram and processor that my current board does. The ram is 240-pin DDR2 FBDIMM 667 and the processor is a dual-core Xeon (Intel Xeon 5130, to be exact).

Thanks in advance for any advice!

~Dale

Devin Termini · May 23rd, 2008, 11:06 PM

If the motherboard is fried, you may want to upgrade to an Intel 5400 series board. Any board with this chipset will allow you to upgrade to the new quad-core 45nm Xeon chips. Correct me if I'm wrong but the older chipsets will not support these newer chips.

As far as which board specifically you'll need I don't know. Tyan makes good boards, and I've had good luck with Asus boards. I can't speak for the rest.

Adam Gold · May 23rd, 2008, 11:22 PM

I just built a new workstation around the Supermicro 7045, which has the X7DWA-N motherboard. It appears to be the same size as yours. With two Quad-core Xeons, it runs like a fighter jet, and with eight cooling fans it sounds like one too.

Although Premiere runs faster, it's not any more stable than it used to be on my old PC.

Dale Stoltzfus · May 24th, 2008, 06:11 AM

Thanks guys! I'll check that one out, Adam.

Fred Phillips · June 5th, 2008, 06:07 AM

I am thinking of building a PC mainly for editing high def video, probably from a Sony SR11 and so I would of course want to include a CPU that handles AVCHD with some ease. Intel Quad core 6600 has been mentioned to me. But my question is, will editing programs such as Pinnacle, Sony etc etc automatically recognise a quad core CPU and are they designed to fully take advantage of what a quad core CPU can do?? Is a Quad core CPU necessary for best editing performance? Is the Q6600 a good quad core for this purpose or will a fast dual core do just as well? Many thanks

Dale Stoltzfus · June 5th, 2008, 06:10 AM

Hey, guys, just to let you know - I didn't need to replace my motherboard after all. Thanks for the help, but thankfully, it wasn't needed!

May 23rd, 2008, 07:54 PM	#1
Dale Stoltzfus Major Player Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Ephrata, PA United States Posts: 257	New Motherboard Recommendations Hi! The power supply to my editing comp just failed and, now that I have the new one installed, it looks like it might have taken the motherboard with it. So just in case that is true, does anyone have suggestions for a motherboard to replace the Tyan i5000xt? I could replace it with the same one, but I thought it would be nice, while I'm spending the money, to upgrade to one that would allow me to upgrade to two quad-core processors eventually (the i5000xt does two dual-core). It would be really nice if the replacement mobo could use the same ram and processor that my current board does. The ram is 240-pin DDR2 FBDIMM 667 and the processor is a dual-core Xeon (Intel Xeon 5130, to be exact). Thanks in advance for any advice! ~Dale __________________ Mountjoy! Studios - Promotional Videography & Graphic Design MountjoyStudios.net

May 24th, 2008, 06:11 AM	#4
Dale Stoltzfus Major Player Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Ephrata, PA United States Posts: 257	Thanks guys! I'll check that one out, Adam. __________________ Mountjoy! Studios - Promotional Videography & Graphic Design MountjoyStudios.net

June 5th, 2008, 06:07 AM	#5
Fred Phillips New Boot Join Date: May 2008 Location: Thornhill, Ontario Posts: 19	CPUS for editing AVCHD I am thinking of building a PC mainly for editing high def video, probably from a Sony SR11 and so I would of course want to include a CPU that handles AVCHD with some ease. Intel Quad core 6600 has been mentioned to me. But my question is, will editing programs such as Pinnacle, Sony etc etc automatically recognise a quad core CPU and are they designed to fully take advantage of what a quad core CPU can do?? Is a Quad core CPU necessary for best editing performance? Is the Q6600 a good quad core for this purpose or will a fast dual core do just as well? Many thanks

June 5th, 2008, 06:10 AM	#6
Dale Stoltzfus Major Player Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Ephrata, PA United States Posts: 257	Hey, guys, just to let you know - I didn't need to replace my motherboard after all. Thanks for the help, but thankfully, it wasn't needed! __________________ Mountjoy! Studios - Promotional Videography & Graphic Design MountjoyStudios.net

May 23rd, 2008, 11:06 PM	#2
Devin Termini Regular Crew Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Mount Pleasant, MI Posts: 177	If the motherboard is fried, you may want to upgrade to an Intel 5400 series board. Any board with this chipset will allow you to upgrade to the new quad-core 45nm Xeon chips. Correct me if I'm wrong but the older chipsets will not support these newer chips. As far as which board specifically you'll need I don't know. Tyan makes good boards, and I've had good luck with Asus boards. I can't speak for the rest.

May 23rd, 2008, 11:22 PM	#3
Adam Gold Inner Circle Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Woodinville, WA USA Posts: 3,467	I just built a new workstation around the Supermicro 7045, which has the X7DWA-N motherboard. It appears to be the same size as yours. With two Quad-core Xeons, it runs like a fighter jet, and with eight cooling fans it sounds like one too. Although Premiere runs faster, it's not any more stable than it used to be on my old PC.