Intel CPU's Rendering!

Sony Vegas 64bit takes about 50 minutes to render a 15 min video on a six core. However it's has about 200 sections of video.

How do I do that lol?

For video editing the 2600k/2700k and a CUDA enabled (nVidia) GFX card.

Upgrade to a what I'm currently sitting on a Superclocked GTX 460? How about maybe a
SSD For Boot and Vegas
500GB for all other Programs
then an old 240GB for rendering videos to?

that sounds like a better upgrade. also get more ram, ram help video rendering a lot.

try to get as much as it as you can lol.

What version of vegas do u have? when you hit render and your options pop up, select sony avc/mvc and change the encode mode to render using gpu if available. (also change the format to avc)

No use sony avc/mvc, smaller file, better quality, and faster rendering! Try it out

Did you change the encode mode to render using gpu if available?

Okay shaved 4 minutes off

So where is the GPU think, is it a clickable option? Could you print screen to for me please.

Will that use the GPU and the CPU or just one?

Hmmm, it does not seem to be maxing out my Six core at all. Usage is around 45% on all 6 cores...

Well just tested a quick 1 minute clip.

The GPU one (SONY AVC) Did the render in 2:21

Old render settings WMV 3:07

So knocked some time off, I fail to see how a 6 core processor is so slow at rendering lol. Maybe an overclock may benefit. But as I said. I'm scared lol

1st overclock your gpu, you should see it render a bit faster. Then overclock your cpu, everything should be slightly faster.

It's already Superclocked it says 900MHz or something like that.

I never OC'ed the card, the manufacture did it. As for the CPU I was wondering how far I can go without changing voltage?

Apart from the card could die lol. Any idea on my other question how far I can go on stock voltage

The Beast I like to call him. Real name Noctua NH D14

Phenom II X6 1055t

These are my recommendations (I also do a lot of video rendering but with adobe premiere pro). I am not that familiar with Vegas or amd CPUs so take this with a pinch of salt.

For CPU rendering, number of cores is very important. An i5 2500k won't be much improvement on your 6 core phenom even when overclocked. An i7 2600k will do better because of hyperthreading. However, the improvement will be limited by the fact that you only have 4 cores versus the 6 you already have. If you are going to use CPU rendering then I would suggest a faster Amd processor will give you more bang for buck. A 6 core black edition would be a good upgrade. If your mobo supports it, you are precisely the sort of person who would see the very real benefits of the new 8 core bulldozer architecture. This can be overclocked to a huge extent and without worry.

For gpu rendering, all I can say is that from my experience with premiere pro, don't bother. Yes, you will see massive speed gains, and even more if you get a faster gpu but the output options are limited, the quality is suspect and the software unstable. My system can support gpu rendering but I only use it for rough draft work. (Btw on one of your other points, low CPU utilisation when you are gpu rendering is normal. The reasons are quite obvious if you think about it. Also, the software cannot support sli so don't bother with that).

So in summary, my advice is Bulldozer is the ideal upgrade for you. And get as much RAM as you can.

Asrock z68 extreme 3 gen3, though I dun know if you guys have these boards in the uk

Yep we can get pretty much anything here. Only relevant if going for intel though. Not sure I'd recommend this given OP's requirements

But I need one lol

I own the ASROCK Extreme3 gen3 and I love it. I have my 2500k @ 4.4Ghz and it is a pretty good board for OCing. Lots of features. Also, it supports SLi for an extra GTX 460 to help render quicker. It plays up with the big boys for a very modest price.

Also, I would suggest more RAM for video rendering, as you only have 4gb. I would grab another 8gb kit if I were you.