Overclocking
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Yes but.......... the overclock is more important on the RAM than the CPU.
The limiting factor is the amount of data you can get into the CPU to display images and changes. However once loaded the CPU is going to wait for the next task. Increasing CPU speed really just gives the CPU longer breaks between work.
More and faster RAM is the priority for editing machines. It does need to be stable though.
The limiting factor is the amount of data you can get into the CPU to display images and changes. However once loaded the CPU is going to wait for the next task. Increasing CPU speed really just gives the CPU longer breaks between work.
More and faster RAM is the priority for editing machines. It does need to be stable though.
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Thanks Mark..am just deciding on spec for a new build,16gig of ram will be used..now next question..intel i5 or i7 chip..?
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I'd like to see some proof of this as in my opinion, this is wrong. With the amount of cache and speed of memory these days, you are better off clocking the CPU rather than memory. This is why there are no triple channel 2nd & 3rd generation systems - the extra channels make almost zero difference to the compute performance.
As to the OPs question: yes, a little - but depends what you are doing.
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i5 unless you do video encoding where the i7 will give you 10% extra.
Unless you can afford a hex core i7....
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Thanks for all your help guys
