Re: what do I upgrade? (512MB to 1024MB ram makes no diffs)

On Thu, 13 Nov 2003 13:53:07 -0900, Calvin Crumrine
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Gave us:

>Nicholas Andrade wrote:
>> Justin Olanin wrote:
>> 
>>> I have sorta the same set up as you and what you should upgrade is the 
>>> processer. Upgrading to a Hyperthreading P4 (even at 2.4 like you are 
>>> now) would make a differance. Id say go for a 2.4, or higher, and see 
>>> what you can overclock.
>>>
>> I agree, many video editing programs can take advantage of multiple 
>> threads.  Also, if it isn't already, perhaps you should consider looking 
>> into one of those 8MB buffer HDD.
>> 
>> Adios,
>> ~Nick
>> 
>Or a RAID array although I have no experience or definite knowledge of 
>how well they work for video editing-but they certainly do speed up 
>database access.


  The tasks in question here are almost solely CPU intensive. A larger
HD cache would be minimally, if not negligibly faster.  As in file
updates, and such.  The main TASK is STILL all CPU, ALL the time.
All of the disk reads and writes are fairly negligible on a machine
that fast.  They become petty little chores that occur during the main
process.

  Your App, however is VERY disk IO intensive.  A much different
scenario, though your is also quite CPU intensive, it is mainly bus
and disk  intensive.

  The video app can work from blocks of data retrieved in chunks and
operated on from RAM.

  I would say boot LINUX, and run one of the crunch apps they have.
LINUX is much leaner, and can do the job faster... usually.  Windows
seems to like using VM, even though RAM is available.

  Boo on you, Billy.