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    I am using DVDFab to compress a Blu-ray movie only from BD50 to BD9. I first rip the full disc to the hard drive, and then compress the movie only to BD9. I am doing this on an AMD Athlon 64 dual core processor with 4 GB RAM in Windows 7, 32 bit. The compression process takes roughly 5 hours on my machine. I was wondering if it would shorten the processing time by switching to 64 bit Windows 7 and adding more RAM. Right now, 32 bit Windows 7 says only 3.25 GB of the 4 GB installed RAM is usable. I don't want to go through the expense of an octo-core processor, or anything like that. But I have a 64 bit version of Windows 7 available, and RAM is pretty cheap right now. However, it's pretty painful to reinstall Windows 7, 64 bit, from scratch, and I don't want to go through the trouble unless I can get a big savings in processing time.

    Comments anyone?

    #2
    Well, I have windows 7 64bit,core i7@3,5ghz ,6gb ram and the compression to bd9 takes an hour.The gpu is the one that makes the compression really fast,I have one nvidia gtx260
    and so I enable cuda decoder and encoder.Without cuda is the compreesion would take 2 hours so. Check if you have a strong nvidia gpu which support cuda.
    If you want to speed up you can use a gpu like nvidia GT200 series or a nvidia fermi gpu like gtx 460.

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      #3
      The only way upgrading your RAM and OS would affect DVDFab is if you're using a lot of memory already and memory usage is at 100%, then maybe. But otherwise, 3.25 gig of RAM is probably enough. As LignGeorge said, look into upgrading your video card to an nvidia, preferably a gtx series, either 200 or 400. I also have a gtx 260 core 216 sc and I couldn't be happier. Go to newegg and pick a card in your price range.
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        #4
        Excellent advice from LignGeorge and Racem22.
        Although CUDA acceleration is still a work in progress (and it will continue to improve), a higher-end CUDA supported NVIDIA card will yield a decent bang for your buck.
        I have the exact same card as Racem22 and as he put it, I couldn't be happier.

        As you know, a more robust cpu will help a great deal, but you're looking at some serious $ by the time the smoke clears.

        Skip the RAM unless it's max'd out as already advised.
        If it ain't broke, don't fix it!

        You know how to whistle, don't you, Steve? You just put your lips together and... blow. | Lauren Bacall | "To Have and Have Not" (1944).

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          #5
          Originally posted by maineman View Post
          Excellent advice from LignGeorge and Racem22.
          Although CUDA acceleration is still a work in progress (and it will continue to improve), a higher-end CUDA supported NVIDIA card will yield a decent bang for your buck.
          I have the exact same card as Racem22 and as he put it, I couldn't be happier.

          As you know, a more robust cpu will help a great deal, but you're looking at some serious $ by the time the smoke clears.

          Skip the RAM unless it's max'd out as already advised.
          Thanks for the tips on the video card.

          I have a Nvidia GE Force 9400GT, which I bought a couple of years ago. I don't know anything about CUDA, but I will do some research on it. Does anybody know a model of a Nvidia card that will give me a good "bang for the buck" compared to what I already have? Or is the 9400GT good enough?

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            #6
            not meaning to dump on someone's hardware, but a 9400gt isn't much for a video card. While this isn't a hardware forum, you need to find out if your m/b will even support a video card like what is being discussed. If you only have an early am2 m/b, there is no sense in installing: minimum in my mind: 9800GTX+ which equals a GTS250, or go on up to a GTX260. Ebay is your friend, 9800's can be has for $70, gtx260's for $120.
            again check w/ someone about your m/b. without pci express 2.0, these cards are a waste.
            my two cents, good luck Stu
            AMD Phenom II X2 550 Callisto unlocked to 4 core Denab @ 3.8mhz, MSI 785GM-E65 M/B, 4 Gig Geil DDR3-1333, EVGA GTX-260 192 Core, Corsair 700 W power, LG-BHO8LS20, LG-GH22LS50, IHOS104 DRIVES, 750 WDC Caviar Green, Hitachi 500, 2 TB WDC Caviar Green, SATA HD Drives, ASUS Xonar Essence SXT Sound, 2 Samsung SYNC 2333'S, Windows Vista 32 Buisness Edition.

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              #7
              Well, if its a geforce 9400, I'm sure its a pci express, so he can install whatever video card he wants to. He could go all out and get a geforce gtx 480 if he wanted. It all depends on what he wants to spend. Check out newegg.com for good deals.
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                #8
                I have to say the Video cards is the answer. I upgraded to an Nvidia Verio with cuda and I couldnt be happier. Of course I'm runnin vista and AMD quad core 3.2ghz cpu and only 2gbs of ddr3 ram and havent really had problems.
                Lancool K-56 case.
                OCZ 700watt PSU.
                MSI 990FXA-GD65V2 AM3+.
                AMD 8 core FX-8120 3.1ghz.
                ZALMAN CNPS9900MAX cooler.
                16gb G.skill 1600mhz memory.
                OCZ Agility 120gb SSD.
                WD 2TB.
                EVGA GTX Geforce 550Ti.
                LGWH12LS38 BD-RE

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                  #9
                  Whats an nvidia verio?
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                    #10
                    OK. I am getting the message loud and clear that I need a new video card. I have seen a few suggestions, for which I thank the responders.

                    Given that I have a XFX nForce 750a SLI motherboard, and I would like to spend between $75 and $150 on a new video card, what would be some suggestions in my case?

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