best codec for core i7 fast cpu

[John Rofrano]

The Sony AVC codec should take advantage of all of your cores and it comes with Vegas.

~jr

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[Ralph Hajik]

Hi John,

How are you doing? How’s your Intel Core 2 Quad System working out for you? I’m always checking your site for any upgrades and waiting for you to purchase the core i7 to post.

Ralph Hajik

[Mike Thompson]

Thanks John.

I hadn’t looked into the sony avc codec, unfort it doesn’t have a template for 1280 x 720, but I am aware how to save one so that’s OK. It seems to use all cores which is good news.

Is the sony avc the fabled h264? I’m using version 8c by the way, downloaded the trial for 9 but couldn’t get past the c++ 2008 redistributable installation which kept hanging for me on windows 7.

[John Rofrano]

> Is the sony avc the fabled h264?

Yes, Sony AVC is an H.264 AVCHD compliant codec. It may have more capabilities on Vegas Pro 9.0 than it does in 8.0c because Sony keeps improving it. In 8.0c you might also look into the MainConcept AVC render type which is also H.264.

~jr

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[John Rofrano]

My Core 2 Quad System is still going strong and it’s so darn stable that I hate to let it go. I’m not sure that a Core i7 will give me that much more power so I’m waiting until I see dual socket motherboards for the Core i7 so that I can go to 8 cores.

In the past, I would upgrade when processor speeds improved significantly. Then when we hit the wall, and CPU speeds stopped at 3.x it was the number of cores that drove me to upgrade. First dual core and then quad core. To go from a Core 2 Quad 2.66GHz to a Core i7 Quad 2.66GHz just doesn’t make any sense to me. I would need to buy a new motherboard, new memory, new processor, what what do I get in return for all that expense over what I already have? Perhaps if I purchased a 2.2Ghz quad and not a lot of memory, then it would pay to upgrade… but at the time, I laid out $1,000 for a Core 2 Quad Extreme and for a while, that 2.66Ghz quad reined supreme. (which is probably why it’s lasted me this long)

I can’t imagine it being worth the money for me so I’m waiting to go 8 core. If it looks like the i7’s motherboards are not going multi-socket, then I’ll have to switch to dual quad Xeons. I’m just waiting to see where the technology goes.

If someone can show me that an Core i7 Quad will significantly improve my performance over a Core 2 Quad at the same clock speed, I would consider an upgrade. It’s just not worth all that expense for me for a small boost in performance.

~jr

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[Mike Thompson]

I’ll give you one reason – I run my i7 920 (the cheapest one – 2.66ghz) at 3.6ghz. I don’t think anyone runs them any slower than that. If they do they’re wasting their investment.

And that’s minimal overclocking effort, supremely stable, good temps (and it has a much higher temp threshold anyway).

If you’d like to send me something to test render on Vegas 8c pro which is what I’ve got I’d be more than happy.

I gather it has 4 cores, but you see 8 cores in task manager, and it zips along when all 8 are running at full tilt

[Ralph Hajik]

Hi John,

Thanks for your reply. I knew there’s a method to you madness why you were’nt upgrading to the i7. Well, we’ll have to wait to the dual sockets come out with the 8 cores. Then, feel the need for speed.

Ralph 🙂

[John Rofrano]

> I run my i7 920 (the cheapest one – 2.66ghz) at 3.6ghz

Wow, that is some serious overclocking. Did you over-spec the memory you bought? Also, what motherboard are you using? That is an impressive number. I’d be interested to see your specs and part numbers.

~jr

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[Mike Thompson]

i’m no expert, but my impression is that everyone pushes the 920 hard. as far as i can see there’s no point buying the 940 / 960.

anyway, let me see, all my components are cheap, mobo GBYTE EX58-UD4 MOBO. That’s a budget one.

Memory Corsair 3GB (3x1GB) DDR3 1600

Igot the system from scan3xs

I think it was meant to be at 3.4ghz, but I must’ve ticked the overdrive box which takes some multiplier factor to 21 or something. most of the time it throttles back to 170 x 12.

I’ve never had a crash, and know really very little about overclocking other than copying some voltage numbers off a forum. But it seems to work. I’d strongly recommend this chip, though perhaps more back at the start of the year. Might be worth waiting for the next bunch

[John Rofrano]

Mike, Thanks for that info. I’ve read that the next batch of chips are going to be more expensive. With no competition from AMD, there is no reason for Intel to lower their prices. I might grab a 920 while they are still available. Thanks again.

~jr

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