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Are Pentium 4 Processors Still The Processor Of Choice If You Do A Lot Of Encoding?

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adurkee

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I need to setup up a multimedia system and I need help deciding on a processor. Here is what I plan to use the system for:

* Ripping DVD's
* Encoding video files
* Copying VHS tapes to a DVD

Would a Pentium 4 fit the bill based on my system needs?
 
Sure, why not? Both the P4 and Athlon 64 will do, really. If you like the P4's reputation as an encoding CPU, go for it. Do some research on your own to find out which apps work well on the P4 and which don't. In the end, you can't go wrong with Intel or AMD systems unless your system is shoddily built(poor cooling/airflow, bad components, etc).

 
All other benchmarking aside, my 3.0ghz intel is right on par with my 3500+ when it comes to audio/video and file compression.
 
I was torn between the 560J and 570J; but then I did some more research and I realized that I can reach 4Ghz on the 560J with good air cooling and save a few hundred dollars. 🙂
 
Originally posted by: perdomot
Just finished OCing my 330 Cel D and it beat my old XP rig by over 30% in video encoding. Not bad for $80.
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I think the Deleron has the price/performance win for strictly encoding, especially if you find a CPU/mobo setup that will run 800MHz FSB.
 
this answer relies 100% in the software your choose. for every peice of P4 optimized software there exsists AMD optimized software. get software optimized for your CPU and it will run just as fast as any other CPU.
 
you can surely find some benchmarks for your program. shouldnt be hard to find at all. amd is a better deal at a price preformance point, so if they are equivaltently fast go amd.
 
Philippine Mango, why does he need a dual cpu system?

i say, if you overclock a A64 S939 3000 winchester, you can prob get that to 2.6ghz. otherwise a 3500 winchester. if thats still not enough and you dont OC, check out the 3700, 3800.
 
Yes P4 is still a great pick for all your encoding and multitasking needs. Thanks to FS/FT I just took the CPU out of the mix 😀 Text
 
Whorush, the fastest P4's appear to be missing from those benches. There aren't even any Prescotts, which are faster than Northwoods in this area.
 
Yes. The have proven time and time again they are the leaders in encoding. I love mine, encode a dvd with 50% compression in 20 minutes and takes another 8 to burn.
 
whorush put it away 🙂

he's an aggro little AMD-pushing twerp who loves to appear reasonable to cover-up his screaming love-affair with AMD- do a search 4 whorush on the forums and see the quality of his contributions 😛

My advice- there'll be impartial benches on the latest & greatest- look around anandtech, and i now toms did a good one on the p43.8 (guess what whorush, they were pretty impressed with it, and take a look at the fields the p43.8 leads in... 🙂 )
 
the 3.8 sucks 115 watts. thats way to many. http://processorfinder.intel.c...Spd=ALL&CorSpd=ALL
its also $795 http://www.newegg.com/app/view...=19-116-190&depa=1

if youre lucky you might be able to overclock that thing to 4ghz. that will put it over 120 watts. prob need a 2+ lbs heat sink for that. be lucky if youre tower doesnt explode. but get an A64 winchester 3000 and you can OC that from 1.8ghz to 2.6ghz, about a 45% OC, and it will beat the 800 dollar P4 3.8, use less power, make less heat and cost you only 150$ http://www.newegg.com/app/View...=19-103-499&depa=1
sorry if i sound reasonable.

you got me man, i prefer the A64 over the P4. me and the majority of PC enthusiasts in this world.

after all...

better price/preformance
uses less power
makes less heat
NX bit blocks some viruses (intel finally put that in the 3.8 but i dont think its in anything else)
the NFORCE 3 and 4 are great chipsets

so there is a reason.
 
ahhh i love the sound of a fanboy in the morning 😛

Back 2 the topic i suppose- 'need to setup up a multimedia system and I need help deciding on a processor. Here is what I plan to use the system for:

* Ripping DVD's
* Encoding video files
* Copying VHS tapes to a DVD

Would a Pentium 4 fit the bill based on my system needs? '

@stock speeds (the word 'overclock' being something that still brings a look of scepticism (unfairly so, but thats beside the point) to the majority of computer users eyes) from that toms review & others the 3.8 is the encoding proc 2 have, therefore (deep breath) a p4 will fit the bloke's needs better than an a64-FOR WHAT HE PLANS 2 USE IT 4, nuff said- no mention of gaming in his requirements, which even a one-eyed intel fan would admit r the p4's big letdown atm.


 
overclockign really isn't such a big deal, it can be, but especially when a chip is as overclockable as a 3000 winchester, or a 2500/2400 mobile barton or a 2.4ghz P4, it gets even easier. you like that? i mentioned a P4? ;-)

anyway, can you post a link that that comment on TOMS? i just want to see it through my own eyes.
 
http://www.tomshardware.com/cp...5/pentium4_570-21.html

quoting:

'In a direct comparison, it becomes apparent that the new P4 and the Athlon 64 FX-55 run neck-and-neck. Just as has been the case so many times before, it comes down to personal preference: what is your CPU meant to do?

If games are your main interest, AMD is still impossible to beat. However, the more you move into the professional area with applications such as A/V encoding or rendering, the more attractive the P4 will be. Increased support for the SSE3 instruction set will only add on top of Intel's advantage here; this is an area that still needs to be addressed by AMD. '


 
P4 Prescott is great for encoding videos depending on the software. For TMPGEnc it's P4. For an $800 CPU it's great to have a fast encoder/heater combo during the winter.

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But for me, the few seconds that it outperforms an AMD 64 does not cut it for me when I am sweating just as much as the guy doing construction in the streets when I'm sitting down in front of a computer in the summer.
 
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