Intel D 950 dual core processor

NoClue wrote on 2/3/2006, 12:23 PM
My Advent T9304 P4 3.2Ghz HT machine is socket 775. Mobo is MS-7091

Forgive my ignorance, but this :-
http://extremeoverclocking.pricegrabber.com/search_getprod.php?masterid=15914515&search=Pentium D 950 Dual Core Processor %283.4 GHz%2C 4MB%2C 800MHz FSB%2C Socket 775%29

is also socket 775.

Does that mean I can use it with my current machine? If so, would it be powerful enough for HDV editing in Vegas 6?

Cheers,
Ross

Comments

winrockpost wrote on 2/3/2006, 3:19 PM
you could edit HDV with your current system, could be wrong but I dont think the pentium dual core are getting results in Vegas as good as the AMD duals
GlennChan wrote on 2/3/2006, 11:24 PM
Check the motherboard, chipset, power supply, and warranty.

Chipset: The 8xx series intel chipsets can't do dual core.
Motherboard: Some motherboards were designed before dual core, so they may get the clock speed of a new processor wrong. Flashing the motherboard beforehand will fix this.
Power supply: A dual core CPU will suck more power.
Warranty: Doing upgrades may void things.


fldave wrote on 2/4/2006, 4:33 AM
Not all 775s will work in all motherboards. I couldn't find your motherboard on the MSI site, so you will have to find the technical specs somewhere. There should be a chart for all CPUs it will support.
Wes C. Attle wrote on 2/4/2006, 8:25 AM
That motherboard looks like it has a 915p chipset which is not compatible with the Intel dual-core CPU's.

If you decide to upgrade then go with AMD dual-cores. They perform much better at EVERYTHING. Have yet to see a dual-core Intel come close in the benchmarks.

The new AM2 socket will be released by AMD in a few months. The new socket will use DDR2 memory so you might be able re-use your current Intel motherboard RAM if you upgrade a few months from now. But depends on the speed of your RAM.
GlennChan wrote on 2/4/2006, 3:20 PM
If you want to upgrade your CPU though, you have to make sure the case + power supply are not proprietary. And that the power supply has the right connectors for your new motherboard (whether its a 20 or 24pin ATX power connector; you can get an adapter). Some motherboards also need an additional 4-pin power connector for the CPU, but that is mostly for Intel processors I think.

Personally, I'd just wait one-two years and get a new computer then. Possibly cannibalize your old computer, or use it as a secondary computer. Your current computer is still pretty fast.

Here are rendertest.veg results (rendertest.veg is an older vegas benchmark, of which there are lots of data points). The Pentium Ds do ok.
*The rendertest results may favor dual cores too much... real world renders may not take advantage of dual cores as well. This is just my guess though. You also need to turn off the Video Preview window and mess with the memory settings to get rendertest results like that.
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39s - AMD X2 4600+
SOURCE: JohnnyRoy @ http://www.sonymediasoftware.com/forums/ShowMessage.asp?MessageID=423138&Replies=4

*39s/74s - AMD X2 4400+ (Toledo core, 2X2.2ghz, 2X1MB cache, no dual channel memory, Vegas 6.0b)
SOURCE: philfort@ http://www.sonymediasoftware.com/forums/ShowMessage.asp?MessageID=399447&Replies=26

*40s/76s - AMD X2 4400+ (Toledo core, 2X2.2ghz, 2X1MB cache, no dual channel memory, Vegas 6.0b)
SOURCE: TheRhino@ http://www.sonymediasoftware.com/forums/ShowMessage.asp?MessageID=396239&Replies=61

45s - Pentium D 3.0ghz
SOURCE: GMElliot @ http://www.sonymediasoftware.com/forums/ShowMessage.asp?MessageID=423138&Replies=8

*75s - P4 3.6ghz overclocked from 3.0 Pentium. A new 5xx-series 3.6ghz should be as fast or slightly slower.
SOURCE: Stormcrow@ http://www.sonymediasoftware.com/forums/ShowMessage.asp?MessageID=396239&Replies=57

78s- AMD64 3700+ (san diego core??? [2.2ghz, 1MB cache], vegas 6, dual channel RAM)
SOURCE: Charley Gallgher@ http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showthread.php?t=45178&page=2&pp=15

*78s- P4 3.2 overclocked to 3.8ghz (Northwood core???, 800FSB [it's overclocked, so the FSB is actually higher])
SOURCE: jamcas@ http://www.sonymediasoftware.com/forums/ShowMessage.asp?ForumID=4&MessageID=256422

79s- AMD64 3400+ (unknown core, Vegas 6)
SOURCE: Charley Gallagher@ http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showthread.php?t=45178&page=2&pp=15

89s- 3.0E Pentium Prescott (865 chipset, dual channel RAM, Vegas 5)
SOURCE: Glenn Chan@ http://www.sonymediasoftware.com/forums/ShowMessage.asp?MessageID=396239&Replies=57

90s - 2.8ghz Pentium (Prescott)
SOURCE: TalawaMan@ http://www.sonymediasoftware.com/forums/ShowMessage.asp?Forum=4&MessageID=262716

90s - Opteron 246 2.0ghz X 2 (dual channel memory, old 2004 core, *VEGAS 5*)
SOURCE: rohde@ http://www.sonymediasoftware.com/forums/ShowMessage.asp?ForumID=4&MessageID=256422
*Please keep in mind Vegas6 has optimizations for dual processors, while Vegas 5 does not.

93s - AMD64 3200+ (2004, so probably old core)
SOURCE: PH125@ http://mediasoftware.sonypictures.com/forums/ShowMessage.asp?ForumID=4&MessageID=256422
99s is Sid Phillip's report in the same thread.
Steve Mann wrote on 2/4/2006, 4:04 PM
Didn't someone compile the Rendertest into a table?
GlennChan wrote on 2/4/2006, 5:52 PM
I think so, but that was for really old results??