Amd 64 VS intel Pentium

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BZZ_

Post by BZZ_ »

Bart you are saying that the clockspeed (megahertz) is making resolume fast. Could you please explain that a little bit, what about the fast frontside bus of the AMD 64 in what way does this influence resolume. What is the fastest CPU you tested resolume on, and how did it perform, did it play 3 layer and fx with a resolution of 640/480 smooth.
Ok thanx I would really like to make the ideal resolume configuration Any recommendations?

SuperficiaL_

Post by SuperficiaL_ »

hi,

i dont think frontsidebus is NOT very important for resolume. because the fsb is the connection between the processor and the RAM and NOT your connection between the HD and your processor... and since resolume plays directly from your HD its the latest thing you want to invest in...
so if u want to dedicate a whole machine for resolume alone go for the most megaflops and not for the fsb.
and get a raid system or a fast S-ATA drive or drives.
RAM is not very expansive but never get modules with more than 512 MB on it, because prices skyrocket above 512 MB. and more RAM is only usefull when u have a multiple-purpose and multiple simulanous app machine or when u work with large files...

so get the oldest case u can find and get the fastest mainboard when it comes to datarate and get some S-ATA drives or RAID-system a Pentium IV HT 3.06 or something with 512 MB RAM or 1024 MB.

and not to forget the graphicscard... that important to...
u dont have to spend a lot of money anymore on a very expensive videocard.
im using 2 shuttles, one with a matrox parhelia 256 and one with an ati radeon 9800 pro (also 256 MB) but i dont see any noticeable difference between the 2. and since the parhelia was bought for +€700 and the ATI was bought for €250 the choice would be clear to me...

hope this helps.

greetz,
SuperficiaL

SuperficiaL_

Post by SuperficiaL_ »

hmm offcourse i mean that frontsidebus is NOT very important, instead of that i dont mean that is not important... :/

my bad...

ag_

Post by ag_ »

please pardon my ignorance, but doesn't most data get passed from HDD to RAM before processing? So how is FSB "not" important?

Is the FSB not the pipe through which the CPU communicates to the rest of the PC?

Or is there a BSB that no-one is telling me about?

SuperficiaL_

Post by SuperficiaL_ »

Hi,

well there are many busses in a pc.
bus is just a term for the physical connection between two parts of a pc that exchanges info.
but the FSB is the bus between processor and RAM.

the only time the fsb is important in resolume is when its smaller in bandwith than the bus between hdd and mainboard or the bus between the mainboard and the RAM.
than u need a faster mainboard. but since the fsb is physicly on your mainboard the chances of this happpening are very small..

but to make a long story short...
FSB is just the new competitive edge for suppliers nowadays. so after the megaHertz hype we are now living the FSB hype...
but it all comes down to this: your pc will allways be as slow as the slowest component.

greetz,
SuperficiaL

ellert_

Post by ellert_ »

ag, think about it, how much faster is ram anyways compared to HDD ?
So what will a faster frontside bus do to performance when the ram is buffering your disc reads? Absolutely nothing.

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