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Smithyoffline

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ok here are the following i am thinking of upgrading... please tell me what the difference would be between each component and also the overall difference...

I mainly use the computer to do video editing in programs like... Adobe Premiere Pro and edit pictures using Photoshop...

here we go...

2.8CGhz -----> 3.2CGhz

1gig of PC3200 ram ------> 3gig of PC3200 ram

1x 120 gig 7200rpm 8mb cache ------> 2x 120 gig 7200rpm 8mb cache (in raid setup having one hard drive for music, videos, pictures and downloaded material and the other for program installations)
 
Ummmmmmm, I can't help you with the CPU bit, but RAID don't work like you want to use it.

Both 120GB disks would be used to make one big 240GB disk if run in RAID 0. Meaning you won't be able to store the info on this drive or that drive, but you would have a faster "240GB" drive.

And if RAID 1, the one disk will also just be a mirror of the other drive. giving you still just 120GB of space, but redundancy of info.
 
ok i will just do that... what about partioning the drive.. would that give me two drives? also would that still give me the speed?
 
Yeah, you can still partition them to 2 drives, and still have the speed. Just make sure you back-up all important files regularly, since if one drive fails, all data is lost.

And my thoughts on the CPU upgrade, well , they will differ, but not a lot. Since with big files like you will probably be using will have to be gotten from main system memory a lot, and that speed will still be limited to 800MHz in both processors. Meaning not such a big speed boost.

Well, thats my thinking there, anybody else feel free to correct me.

And I'm sure you can do with "just" 2GB RAM, save that money for a later upgrade or something like a bigger/better monitor.
 
1 gig of ram is good right now; 2 gigs is prepairing for the distant future; 3 gigs is just excessive unless your doing some major graphics editing. Processor is just a matter of what you can afford the price generally scales well unless your looking at FX/EE processors.
 
Originally posted by: Smithyoffline
ok here are the following i am thinking of upgrading... please tell me what the difference would be between each component and also the overall difference...

I mainly use the computer to do video editing in programs like... Adobe Premiere Pro and edit pictures using Photoshop...

here we go...

2.8CGhz -----> 3.2CGhz

1gig of PC3200 ram ------> 3gig of PC3200 ram

1x 120 gig 7200rpm 8mb cache ------> 2x 120 gig 7200rpm 8mb cache (in raid setup having one hard drive for music, videos, pictures and downloaded material and the other for program installations)
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Uuuuuuuuuuuh...why don't you just overclock your 2.8C to 3.2C speeds?
 
Originally posted by: Smithyoffline
does anyone have any benchmarks showing about the amount of ram how much it affects the systems response in editing video?
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Id just check how much your using to be honest. If your finding your going over your physical amount, you'll proberly benefit from a RAM upgrade.
 
Originally posted by: Smithyoffline
how do you overclock the 2.8ghz to 3.2ghz without letting it crash or being unstable
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You'll need to go into the BIOS and increase the FSB in small steps. You may need to set a memory/FSB ratio of 6:5 to make sure that the memory runs in spec.

You should easily find that in your BIOS.

You might also need a small voltage increase to the CPU - but dont overdo it on P4's (nothing above 1.65v ?) as it could destroy the chip prematurely. This is to keep it stable at its overclocked state.
 
Yep, overclocking is a good option for that 2.8, since then your 800MHz FSB would go up to say 900 and something. Meaning your memory will be accessed faster too, so proccesor and FSB would be faster. 🙂
 
like they said, all you need to do is set a 6:5 divider or whatever in your bios so that your memory runs at its rated speed no matter what you do to your FSB.
 
For some things you would double your HD performance, but for most others there would not be much difference.

Basically, you would double your data transfer rate, but your access rate would remain unchanged.

I don't reccomend RAID as in my experience it is nothing but trouble and can be unstable leading to data loss.

If anything, get a raptor.
 
exporting? do you mean ripping from dvd? in that case, no difference whatsoever, seeing as your dvd drive would be the limitation there.

i don't know why it's less reliable, it just is. within 3 months of setting up my array, it became corrupted and i lost everything.

from what i understand the new raptors are faster than 2 120gb drives in a raid-0 array anyway (in most tasks because of their lower seek times).
 
I should consider changing the chips over from the 2.8CGhz to the 3.2CGhz?

I can get money from the 2.8cGhz to get the 3.2CGhz and pay the difference, but what performance will I find with video editing and gaming?
 
Honestly, there isn't gonna be much of a difference between 2.8 & 3.2, so just OC it if you want a bit of a boost.
Your memory seems like an okay amount too...i think 2 GBs would be mostly overkill. Take a look at your task manager; then you'll know if you need more or not.
Your graphics card is good too.
I would just get a faster HDD.
A 74 GB Raptor, or two of those in RAID-0 perhaps.

If you really have money to burn, get a P4 3.2 or 3.4 Expensive Edition, i guess 😕
 
well i need another hdd for storage so thats why i was asking about the raid0 with the hard drive. Other than that what else could i get for the computer? Capture card at the front of the computer? What are the benefits of the capture card?
 
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