#Proshow enthusiast forum full#
#Proshow enthusiast forum software#

Some folders, though, are limited on one PC. ItвЂ™s no secret that there are a few die hard folders out thereвЂ¦ those who believe in their cause so much that they constantly run multiple machines around the clock. It proves that everything is slowly becoming multi-threaded capableвЂ¦ as they should be.Д®ven folders can benefit from an eight-core machine. Obviously, these calculations would have to be mind-boggling, so the benefits wouldnвЂ™t effect many, but itвЂ™s interesting nonetheless. Though humorous, even Microsoft Excel benefits from extra cores, especially where large calculations are concerned. TMPGEnc Express is another, as we saw in our QX9650 review and will see again later in this review. DivX is one of the most popular that support it, along with the SSE4 instruction set, making it a good choice all around. Video in particular is an area where multi-core processors thrive, although good multi-threaded encoders are still slow to catch on. So instead of being able to take a shower during the process, the project should be done before you can go grab a coffee and get back to the chair.

#Proshow enthusiast forum software#

As we will see later, a software title called ProShow Gold, a slideshow creation tool, is multi-threaded, and will actually utilize more than four cores. As the multi-threaded era expands, more and more applications support it, so even вЂњsimpleвЂќ applications will benefit. Not everyone is a modeler, but even soccer moms could potentially take advantage of an eight-core machine, which in itself, is impressive. Or, if you are like me, you like to preview the work constantly, and on a slower processor, waiting for the project each time would be maddening. These times obviously represent a small project, but as a project grows larger, it takes far longer to render. For example, the Quad-Core rendered the project in 55% of the time it took the Quad-Core, and the Octal-Core accomplished the same job in 29.5% of the time. Here is a sample:ДЄlthough times are not exactly half, the differences are still quite impressive. To better understand the differences that can be seen though, itвЂ™s easier to read results printed out. ThatвЂ™s exactly the case for multi-core processors, and when eight are in a single machine, it can literally cut rendering and other project times in half.

#Proshow enthusiast forum full#

That method of course still exists, but applies to incredibly large projects, where a Quad-Core would still take days or weeks to render the full job.ДЄs the proverb says, many hands make light work. Before Dual-Cores became commonplace, the lone possibility was hooking two computers together and having them render together. Workstation rendering is nothing new, and neither is rendering that splits up the jobs to different CPUs. It might be because IвЂ™ve been interested in 3D modeling for a while, or the simple fact that the benefits are blatantly obvious. Whenever I think about benefits of multi-core, 3D modelers comes to mind first. We covered the fact that additional cores makes multi-tasking a breeze, but what about applications that have been developed with multi-threading in mind? ThatвЂ™s where Skulltrail will truly shine. It looks to be an ultimate gaming rig / workstation. Everything is fast hereвЂ¦ faster CPUs, faster RAM and dual-GPU capabilities. When Intel launched their V8 platform last year, it was very similar in design to Skulltrail, however it was still more of a server-based platform than anything, whereas Skulltrail is tweaked for the enthusiast.