-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Wed, 27 Jul 2011 20:16:19 -0700 "Michael C. Robinson" wrote: <snip> > The trouble obviously is that there are three upgrade paths. I can > increase the memory, I am upgrading the video, and I can change the > processor. So there are two upgrade paths left assuming that I have > chosen wisely when it comes to the video card. Do I need to run the > other two upgrade paths down? > > Does MPEG4 playback require a dual core or better processor? > > Will an atom processor outperform a Pentium 4?
Matt has already addressed most of your questions and I concur. As to multicore processors, depending upon what software application you're using MPEG4 playback might be single-threaded so the raw speed of the processor and not how many cores it has will in that case limit speed. As Matt said, the CPU might not be the bottleneck causing a slowdown. The easiest way to see if it's single-threaded, and whether the CPU is a bottleneck, is to install a visual monitor. There a several, however I like gkrellm. It's easy to configure and will show this at a glance. HTH, Robert -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iEYEARECAAYFAk4yFXEACgkQ+qYMIUkNJCyrNQCeMv7lD9ZAoQxH4DhVIpooh9zH UdYAnRMpQ/UwPpCxjv/1OZ/WMHxQ2nbB =TOTi -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
