Processor: For HD video, i would get a Quad Core processor (Intel Q6600 with G0 stepping for nice overclocking even on air), if you can wait, wait till the Q9450 Penryn comes out in januari NOTE: IF you decide to buy a Intel Bad Axe 2 under influence of others, u CAN'T use the Q9450 processor that will come out. nVidia 7800GT, good card imo, is fully supported by OS X86, it´s powerfull enough for video imo People maybe will suggest the Intel Bad Axe 2, good motherboard, but the chipset is a little bit outdated, the Gigabyte DS4 is best bang for buck imo I tought that it had firewire, im 80% sure, but if it doesn't, a PCI FireWire card isn't expensive at all! VERY good chipset cooling for this motherboard with heatpipes and heatsinks. Gigabyte P35-DS4 motherboard (as good as everything working with some small tweaking like patches) Not sure of sleep, stable and recent P35 chipset compatible with the Intel Penryn processors. Any suggestions on what would work best? I know I will need fire wire working because the only use for this Mac is to edit high definition video.
I know I could build one with a 2.4ghz cpu, 4GB of ram, high end video card and a high end motherboard for under 800. Was looking into the more expensive Mac Mini and noticed you're not getting much for the 800 dollar price tag. I am looking into getting a Mac for Christmas.
