Wow. I am pretty happy with my C2D!

[RedBeard]

I got an E6600 running at 3Ghz. (old rig was an Opteron 165)
I don't have a good video card yet but I did compress some video: (AutoGK)

[2/1/2007 11:00:50 AM] Output codec: XviD
[2/1/2007 11:00:50 AM] Audio 1: English AC3 6ch
[2/1/2007 11:00:50 AM] Subtitles: none
[2/1/2007 11:00:50 AM] Format: AVI
[2/1/2007 11:00:50 AM] Target size: 1200Mb
[2/1/2007 11:00:50 AM] Audio 1 settings: Auto
[2/1/2007 11:00:50 AM] Started encoding.
[2/1/2007 11:00:50 AM] Demuxing and indexing.
[2/1/2007 11:03:14 AM] Processing file: F:\TEMP\BLAH\VTS_01_1.VOB
[2/1/2007 11:03:14 AM] Source resolution: 720x480
[2/1/2007 11:03:14 AM] Found NTSC source.
[2/1/2007 11:03:14 AM] Source aspect ratio: 16:9
[2/1/2007 11:03:14 AM] Source seems to be pure FILM.
[2/1/2007 11:03:14 AM] Color correction enabled.
[2/1/2007 11:03:14 AM] Output will contain 253583 frames
[2/1/2007 11:03:14 AM] Audio1 size: 592,281,088 bytes (564.84 Mb)
[2/1/2007 11:03:14 AM] Overhead: 1,762,816 bytes (1.68 Mb)
[2/1/2007 11:03:14 AM] Video size: 664,247,296 bytes (633.48 Mb)
[2/1/2007 11:03:14 AM] Running compressibility test.
[2/1/2007 11:06:37 AM] Duration was: 3 minutes 22 seconds
[2/1/2007 11:06:37 AM] Speed was: 62.56 fps.
[2/1/2007 11:06:37 AM] Compressibility percentage is: 22.33
[2/1/2007 11:06:37 AM] Using softer matrix.
[2/1/2007 11:06:37 AM] Using softer resizer.
[2/1/2007 11:06:37 AM] Chosen resolution is: 512x288 ( AR: 1.78 )
[2/1/2007 11:06:37 AM] Predicted comptest value is: 58.91%
[2/1/2007 11:06:37 AM] Running first pass.
[2/1/2007 11:33:01 AM] Duration was: 26 minutes 24 seconds
[2/1/2007 11:33:01 AM] Speed was: 160.05 fps.
[2/1/2007 11:33:01 AM] Expected quality of first pass size: 56.34%
[2/1/2007 11:33:01 AM] Running second pass.
[2/1/2007 12:05:56 PM] Duration was: 32 minutes 54 seconds
[2/1/2007 12:05:56 PM] Speed was: 128.44 fps.
[2/1/2007 12:05:56 PM] Job finished. Total time: 1 hour, 5 minutes 5 seconds

2Hrs 55min MPEG2 -> 2pass Xvid = ~1 hour.
I know I am late to the party but, I am pretty pleased!

 

[StopSign]

Video card has no impact on encoding speed.

Those results seem pretty accurate. When I had my E6300 clocked to 3 GHz it could 2-pass encode 24-minute XviD videos in around 8:30. We're both about a 3:1 ratio here. Now I'm at 3.2 GHz but haven't encoded stuff yet.

 

[RedBeard]

Right, I know the video card doesn't impact encoding speed. But since I can't wow myself with 3dmark scores or games for that matter, I figured I would try this.

Gah, I remember encoding on my 2.53ghz P4... times have changed

 

[KayKay]

2 pass! nice

 

[rxblitzrx]

Awesome. I'm guessing you're talking about ripping DVD's??? Sorry, I know you said you're late to the party... I'm still trying to read the invitation.

Sounds like fun though because I'm a huge fan of avi movies. That's all I watch.

 

[RedBeard]

Originally posted by: rxblitzrx
Awesome. I'm guessing you're talking about ripping DVD's??? Sorry, I know you said you're late to the party... I'm still trying to read the invitation.

Sounds like fun though because I'm a huge fan of avi movies. That's all I watch.

Heh, no I was talking about C2D.

 

[Conky]

I re-encode a lot of video files and the C2D has been a godsend. :thumbsup:

I'd like to get a 4mb Conroe and see the difference from my 2mb chip.

 

[rxblitzrx]

Originally posted by: RedBeard

Originally posted by: rxblitzrx
Awesome. I'm guessing you're talking about ripping DVD's??? Sorry, I know you said you're late to the party... I'm still trying to read the invitation.

Sounds like fun though because I'm a huge fan of avi movies. That's all I watch.

Heh, no I was talking about C2D.

Oh sorry. K, I gotcha.

But about the encoding/ripping... is it hard to do now-a-days? Or is it just, click...click... Start... 1 hour later come back and it's done.

 

[Conky]

Originally posted by: rxblitzrx

Originally posted by: RedBeard

Originally posted by: rxblitzrx
Awesome. I'm guessing you're talking about ripping DVD's??? Sorry, I know you said you're late to the party... I'm still trying to read the invitation.

Sounds like fun though because I'm a huge fan of avi movies. That's all I watch.

Heh, no I was talking about C2D.

Oh sorry. K, I gotcha.

But about the encoding/ripping... is it hard to do now-a-days? Or is it just, click...click... Start... 1 hour later come back and it's done.

You must be new to the scene because it used to take hours and hours to re-encode an entire movie. Instead of come back in an hour it was "get it started and come back in the morning and hope it was done".

 

[Furen]

Originally posted by: Beachboy
You must be new to the scene because it used to take hours and hours to re-encode an entire movie. Instead of come back in an hour it was "get it started and come back in the morning and hope it was done".

I used to have my encoder running for days at a time back when doing MPEG2 was the best you could do. I remember having my PC at 100% for something like a week while encoding some MPEG2 for a couple of DVDs I was authoring... funny how I seem to have stopped doing that AFTER I got faster CPUs.

 

[dguy6789]

I went ahead and upgraded my processor and mainboard from an overclocked Pentium D setup to the current one in my sig and I am also very happy with it. A very impressive performance improvement and much less heat and power draw as well. Not only that, but now my case has a slick Core 2 Duo inside sticker on it.

 

[Roguestar]

I didn't get a Core 2 Duo sticker in my CPU box .

Though I know what you mean all too well, I went from an A64 3000+ to this, and changed most of the rest of the components too. The jump to 2Gb RAM and a better graphics card as well has really completely changed what games are like for me.

 

[StopSign]

Originally posted by: rxblitzrx
But about the encoding/ripping... is it hard to do now-a-days? Or is it just, click...click... Start... 1 hour later come back and it's done.

Yes and no.

If you want to do it the right way, it's a lot more clicking.

 

[RedBeard]

Yeah, I guess it depends.

DVD Decrypter -> Auto GK -> Done. (90% of the time)
Just depends how much time you have, or what your use is. Might be considered "noobish", but I appreciate the convenience.

But encoding used to take 4 plus hours. (single threaded, divx, >2 ghz)

 

[HomeyFoos]

I didn't get a Core 2 Duo sticker in my CPU box

Neither did I. I have my Opteron Sticker on my case still. Anyway, I have an e6600 and a 680i board from eVGA. OC'd to 3.375 on air and idling currently at 38c. I have a Lian Li case with all the fans running so it vents pretty well. The processor is pretty amazing, though I haven't done much encoding/decoding.

 

[dguy6789]

For those of you who didn't get stickers: If you purchased retail, the sticker is stuck somewhere to the instruction manual. Look for it there.