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gfhaas
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_ 		1. December 2004 @ 16:48 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I am currently running a P4 1.6 processor on a Soyo P4S Dragon Ultra Mobo. I believe the chipset is the Sis645. The FSB is running at 400Mhz.

The board will support a P4 2.8 processor running a FSB of 533Mhz. It does not support hyperthreading. The upgraded cpu would cost meabout $160.

My question is whether the upgrade from the P4 1.6 to the P4 2.8 would give me a significant decrease in the rendering time the computer takes when processing video? I like to transfer my video in via firewire and edit it with Pinnacle Studio 9.

Any opinions or advice would be appreciated.

Best Wishes,

Greg Haas
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Nephilim
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_ 		1. December 2004 @ 17:14 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I'm not sure if your definition of signinficant is the same as mine but in my opinion you'd see a very nice increase in performance and in turn decreased rendering times. A 1.2GHz processor bump and 133MHz FSB bump is a very nice upgrade indeed:)

Also - no posting email addies as per forum rules ;)
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gfhaas
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_ 		1. December 2004 @ 19:22 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Thank you for the thoughtful comment about my processor. And and also for bringing my attention to the email rule. I will definitely be more careful in future postings.

Regards,
Greg H.
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Nephilim
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_ 		1. December 2004 @ 19:27 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Glad I could help :)
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DogBomb
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_ 		2. December 2004 @ 03:51 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Pinnacle Studio IS SLOOOOWWWWWWWW. Their rendering times are double or triple the time of Movie Factory or Adobe Premiere. I don't know how long it's taking you now, but it would take me 4 or 5 hours to render a 1 hour video with a P4 2.8GHz 768MB RAM Dell using Studio. Considering you can get a brand new Dell for $400 with a P4 running at 2.8GHz on sale, I don't think $160 for just the chip is worth it. Maybe you can just spend $50 on upgrading your RAM.
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_ 		2. December 2004 @ 08:10 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
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Considering you can get a brand new Dell for $400 with a P4 running at 2.8GHz on sale
But he can upgrade to a 2.8 for $160. That's $240 left for cocktails and lapdances! :)
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bbmayo
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_ 		2. December 2004 @ 12:48 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Not to mention the 400$ Dell is a big piece of S#$& Pardon my french. LOL Go with the upgrade it will help for sure. It can't hurt.

V/R,


May I also ask what kind and how much memory & what type of video card do you have?
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