HishamZz said:
stil nothing practical in overclockin stock cpus
Zz
Oh yeah?
Ok. Think about this scenario. I have had the need to encode videos few times. I used to encode a lot of DVDs before I had ADSL. But every once in a while, I get the need to encode videos.
I used to encode DVD to DivX, 2-passes using AutoGK maximum quality 1/3 DVD size on my old AthlonXP 2600+. It took about 1.25-2 times the length of the movie. (i.e. if the movie is 2 hours, it would take about 2.5 hours to 4 hours depending on the complexity of the frames).
My new CPU (Core 2 Duo 1.86GHz) can do it in about 1/3 to 1/4 the time of my AthlonXP. Still this is about 45min to 1.25hours. If I could overclock my CPU to 3GHz, I would be able to finish the job in 25min to 45 min. This is a big amount of time savings if we do this constantly. If I have a TV Card (I have one, but it's not good, so I haven't plugged it in) and a good antenna or cable TV, then encoding will be all my life.
Overclocking the CPU alone would make the jobs finish in 60% the time.
I also do Maya rendering, though I haven't done it in quite a while. 3GHz Core 2 Duo will fly against an 1.86GHz Core 2 Duo. Remember, this is not just 1.13Ghz - this is 2x1.13GHz (dual core

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