CPU upgrade worth it?

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Hey guys, I need to pick your brains.

I'm thinking about upgrading my main rig. I don't do any gaming anymore, the main area I'd like to upgrade performance is video encoding/compressing for Blu-Ray rips.

I currently have the Core 2 Quad Q9400 and am considering either the Core-i3 2120 or the Core-i5 2300 (or something similar, haven't really locked down the exact model but trying to keep the price down as much as possible).

My question is what kind of performance increase can I expect with the new Mobo I'll obviously need and these processors? The RAM and HDD (SSD) will remain the same. I'll recoup some of my costs by ebaying my current processor and Mobo so would it be worth it?

Thanks everyone!
 
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the i5 will be better if you want performance in single threaded applications but generally you won't notice it unless you are trying to do gaming or transcoding with things like itunes. Generally the 1100t will be better at transcoding.

If you have ddr3 ram then it will work but I think you should get new ram if you want to add more as you can get a set of 8-16 gb ram for the videos which will be great. Mixing old ram with new often just make the new ram slower.

if you only want to do video transcoding and want more performance gain, the FX8150 might give you some more performance but will cost more. Its probably not worth it over the 1100t or the i5 but here is the benchmarks if you want to consider. The FX is just ahead of the i7...
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I knew only a few programs were supported, but I did not realize that they each are targeted at mobile uses of the video and therefore will not encode multi-channel audio. Guess I'll stick to the standard programs I use now which are much faster with the 2500k
 
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LucidLogix Virtu software (which this board does have) will enable switching from the IGP (Integrated Graphics on Processors) and a dedicated video card. This will allow you to take advantage of Intel® Quick Sync without have to change the cable back and forth.

Christian Wood
Intel Enthusiast Team
 
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