> -----Original Message----- > From: Wayne Johnson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> I upgraded from a 3800+ single core to a 4800+ X2 proc & I > see a lot of > difference in video editing as well as a huge performance & stability > increase when running multiple apps simultaneously. FWIW this > was on the > same exact hardware except for the cpu being swapped out. > I've noticed > this using Nero Vision & Ulead's Video Studio as well. WinRar > also runs > much faster therefore I assume that any video coding would > process would > benefit as well. There are some AMD patches that you should > apply to XP > after the upgrade as well. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~ > WaViJo Forever Unfortunately, I missed the boat on the 4800+ x2! :( The 4200+ X2 seems to be the faster AMD64 and the Opteron 185 the fastest socket 939. Then seem to be expensive vs. the AM2 and core 2 duo processors. Just not sure I can justify the cost vs. performance increase. May be better to just wait for a complete upgrade to a new socket format in the future! Thanks for your observations. Glad to know you do see a difference going to dual core with video editing. Jim Maki [EMAIL PROTECTED]
