AMD chip?

absolutely none including the newly release FX series

Thanks Scott.

I guess I'll go Intel.
I'm on a tight budget right now, so I'm considering an i5. 
What CPU speed would you recommend for Sonar X1?
...also doing video scoring with X1.

Thanks again.

vicsant


Thanks Scott.

I guess I'll go Intel.
I'm on a tight budget right now, so I'm considering an i5. 
What CPU speed would you recommend for Sonar X1?
...also doing video scoring with X1.

Thanks again.

the most you can afford, ideally a 2600

no Sandy Bridge E (socket 2011)
the big brother to Sandy Bridge 1155
Ivy for socket 1155 is due out in 1st 1/4 2012 followed by Ivy Socket 2011 2 quarters later