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Overclocking causes jumping in timeline playback
I just built a new editing station based on the new Intel Conroe CPU. This CPU is designed for overclocking, which I would like to utilize in order to have more editing horsepower. Unfortunately, when I do overclock the CPU it causes playback of the timeline to jump and shudder in the preview window as well as on the second monitor, which is very annoying. However, I can play the same .m2t clips in an MPEG player with no issues at all. So, it appears there is something going on within PPro 2 that doesn’t like the overclocking situation. I am using an ATI PCIe graphics card and SATA II drives (which my MB supports at 3Gb/s speeds). If anyone has insight into what may be causing this, I would love to hear about it. TIA!
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9 Replies
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It is never advisable to overclock your editing machine. Better invest in faster CPU’s than OC.
Harm Millaard
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Can you elaborate why?
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Look at your problem. Does that happen when running at stock speed?
Harm Millaard
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No, it doesn’t. Which is why I asked this forum for insight. However, I didn’t expect a reprimand.
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In addition to my earlier post, just consider that overclocking may mean not just overclocking the CPU, but also changing the frequency of the north and southbridge, the Ram (leaving it vulnerable for errors due to the clocking of the chips), the PCIe slots, changing the power consumption, temperature of chips, etcetera.
If you are a dedicated tweaker, go ahead, but for most of us here, it is highly unadvisable.
Harm Millaard
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Well, you answered your own question.
Harm Millaard
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Thanks…
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Honestly, I have to admit that in an alter era, I tried to OC my own computer, but it gave me so much instability, sudden BSOD’s, etcetera, and upon looking at various fora found that I was not alone, that I have decided to not OC at all. Better save some longer to get a faster rated processor, than get tangled in these OC problems.
BTW, often the problems you encounter with OC’ing are related to the video card or memory.
Harm Millaard
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Well, I’ve never tried this overclocking stuff before and am naive on the topic. However, after digging into it for the past few weeks I am still bewildered and was just looking for some sage advice regarding how it affects the editing situation. Admittedly, I am inclined to keep things at normal levels and move on. It appears to be more of a Gamer’s scenario than anything else. But, if I hadn’t asked I would not have known.
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