New computer question

[syril]

I'm putting this in the DVD-RB forum since its the only program I use. So hopefully I can get some good opinions from other DVD-RB users.

Anyway, I have a fairly old computer that I have upgraded over the years. Athlon XP 1.7 GHZ processor, 1 gig of RAM, and 4 big hard drives. It currently takes me around 6+ hours to encode a 3 hour disc with DVD-RB and CCE. Sometimes I use HC and it takes a bit longer.

So, I've been looking to buy a new computer with the Intel Core 2 Duo processor and 2 gig of ram. For those of you who have a similar pc, what kind of speeds are you getting? Will I actually see a huge speed increase? If not, I'm not going to spend the money. Thanks for you opinions.

[isaja]

HC can not use two cores, so you still be doing a movie in 3to4 hours.

CCE can, and a movie at the new core duo with 2gig ram will be completed in 1,5 to two hours I suppose.

I am working at an Athlon 3200+ with 1gig ram and I complete my rebuilds with HC in 4hours.

[jdobbs]

If you're using DVD-RB Pro you will get use of both cores using HC Encoder. All you have to do is select "Multiple Encoder Processes" from the "Settings" menu.

A lot depends on your hard drive and whether its fragmented. I do two pass encodes with CCE on my Athlon XP 3200+ -- and I finish in anywhere from 2 to 2.5 hours on typical discs.

You'll see a very large increase in speed, and it depends on the clock/memory used... but my guess is that you'll be down around 1-2 hours for an HC encode and 1 hour for CCE.

[syril]

If you're using DVD-RB Pro you will get use of both cores using HC Encoder. All you have to do is select "Multiple Encoder Processes" from the "Settings" menu.


Yep, I'm on the pro version. Thanks for the input. I figured I would see a pretty huge speed increase from my lowly Athlon XP 2100+.

[candsh]

I have a AMD X2 4200+ and for a movie and menu only about an hour. Did a full disc with 2 angles (widescreen/fullscreen) on the same disc in 109 min which is the equivalent of doing 2 discs. If it were any faster I would get bored sitting around with nothing to do. Great part is still have cpu left for other jobs while it's running CCE Basic. I personally am partial to AMD over Intel but I really believe the Key is the dual core whichever you choose and you don't necessarilly have to spend big bucks to get a fast system, I could have spent another 500.00 and only got about a 2% speed increase.

[therat]

I have an E6600 core 2 duo with 2 gig of ram. Using CCE Basic 2 passes and doing a full backup, it takes me 95 minutes to copy an 8 gig dvd9 to a dvd5.

cheers