got new processor, CCE increase

[freak_in_cage_10k]

Hi All,

just thought i would let you know that i bought a new processor today. its an AMD XP BARTON 2500+! I already have a 2200+ but at £82-00 Inc VAT & delivery i couldn't resist. it is the retail version so they give me a HS & fan also! Get it from : http://www.scan.co.uk/products!

i thought it would be interesting to compare the encoding speed of CCE from my 2500+ with that of the 2200+. I know the speed varies with the settings used but i will save the settings in dvd2svcd and use exactly the same parameters!

I am also going to try to overclcock the processor a little, nothing too serious, perhaps increasing the voltage a little, but if i am luck i will get good stepping and hopefully be able to increase its speed to 2800+ or more without an increase in heat output!

And the best thing about it all? if it doesn't like being overclocked much, or i dont notice a significant increase in encoding speed all i need to do is take it to a local computer exchange shop where they will give me the same price for it!!! isn;t that great?!? So, at the worst i will loose nothing! at the best i will gain a highly overclokable processor for very little extra money! YEAH!!!!

i will post the encoding results in this forum when it arrives, should have it by the end of the week!

[WeedVender]

I got 2 Opetron chips that im planning to use to replace this Dual 1.5 Xeon. If only my paycheck gives me $600 to use...

[mrtristan]

Won't you have to replace the motherboard as well? Did the Opterons even come out yet?

[WeedVender]

the 600 are for the motherboard.

go to newegg.com and type this in the search bar

N82E16819103386

[mrtristan]

Do windows oses support the opteron?

[WeedVender]

Havent tried XP but yeah. They should. Im running this in a leaked version of LongHorn...

I think Win2003 can do it since its a server based application.