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Rough Playback, Slow Renders, CPU Maxed out
I have a quad core 2.4GHz that seems to not cut video in Vegas 12 like it once did. When I try to play DSLR video off the timeline (no effects or anything, single stream), it starts playing fine but over the course of about 30 seconds the framerate starts to drop until it is only playing back at 1 fps. Shrinking the video preview window and reducing to ‘draft’ quality does nothing to help. I have been editing DSLR footage with this PC for a long time, and although it’s had it’s struggles, it’s never been this bad. The CPU is pinned at 100% when playing back footage and it runs extremely hot (although heat has always been a prob. I downloaded a CPU tester software from CNET and it says it’s running at 2.4GHz exactly, although I don’t know that i trust that software.
I recently installed some new RAM, a PCI to USB3 card, and a eSATA card and that’s when the problem seems to have started. At first it would just shut off without warning. I suspected CPU overheat, so I re-seated it with new thermal compound solution. The shutdowns stopped, but I started to notice the poor performance in Vegas. I have since removed the new ram and the problem persists. I don’t remember how I had the ram chips configured before (in which slots). Is there a certain way they should be installed? I have 4GB of ram (two 1GB cards and 1 2GB card). Right now I have them configured as 2,1,0,1 -with the first being closest to the CPU. The new RAM chips are two 2GB cards that are from a different manufacturer. There are 4 slots on my Intel DG33FB board.Any help is greatly appreciated. Editing is my livelihood, so this is a big prob.