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Worse preview perfomance after adding 2nd processor…
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[Nigel O'Neill] “If you are a full-time video editor, I think you are in the wrong profession :-)”
No, it’s only a part-time thing. I have done video, photography, and animation for employers in the past, as well as free-lance. But my main gig is usually designing electronic devices of some sort or another. I got into video back when the “electronic device” was usually an Amiga computer, back in the mid-80s to early-90s.
-Dave
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Hi,
I’ve just noticed that the new processor has a different stepping than the old one. They are E0 & C0…. Does it matter ? I have a second computer with the same 2 processors, would it be a good idea to put together the processors that have the same steppings ?
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Denis PINSON
Director and DOP for TV programs & Documentaries
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Denis,
Ideally, both CPUs in your system should have the same Intel sSpec code (e.g. SL8MA, SLBBK, SLAP2, etc). This code is engraved on the top of newer CPUs or on the bottom of the older CPUs with pins. As long as these codes match, the stepping should be the same. I am surprised your machine boots at all with 2 CPUs of different steppings. It was common for Intel to have 2 or even 3 sSpec codes for each model CPU representing minor tweaks. For example, Intel’s Quad-Core Xeon E5320 has sSpec codes of SL9MV (B3 stepping), SLAC8 (B3 stepping), SLAEL (G0 stepping). Definitely try swapping in identical CPUs from your second machine if you want to test this theory. It couldn’t hurt. And updating the BIOS prior to a major hardware change was a good move as this is almost always recommended.
My primary profession is in the used IT hardware industry. We sling a lot of used/refurbished server gear and provide CPU, memory and hard drive upgrades to older systems. The CPU stepping is one we have seen time and time again.
Dave is right in that you may not see a huge boost in performance with a second CPU as Vegas is not coded to take advantage if it but adding a second CPU shouldn’t really hurt anything either.
Rob Siegfried
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Thank you Rob,
Last week i tried to swap the CPUs to have them identical on each workstations. I also reinstalled windows. Now with the same stepping it’s really better ! I don’t have a huge difference with single CPU set up, but it’s good regarding these old specs…
I also tried Vegas 12 and it feels better in performance and stability !!
Best regards,
Denis
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Denis PINSON
Director and DOP for TV programs & Documentaries
http://www.archipelprod.com
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