I know I am I don't have the ultimate system in any case, I was just
concerned because the older computer is running faster then the newer
one. Now, if someone told me based on my system specs, this is true,
then I would file it away as a poor buying decision. But when I
purchased the computer, from my research this was a faster system
overall.
As for SP2, if it is true that it is not the culprit, that would be ok
too because I wouldn't have to reformat/reinstall.

The video cards are as follows
> > I have two computers:
> > 1) Dual Core Pentium 3.0Ghz - 1.75meg of DDR 333 RAM - SP1 XP (10
> > months old) - 80 gig MAXTOR IDE (Asus P5P800 SE ) -------- Gforce Nvideo 6200 AGP
>
> > 2) X2 AMD 3800+ - 2 meg of DDR2 667 - SP2 XP (brand new) - 80 gig
> > MAXTOR IDE (Asus M2NPV-VM) ----------- Gforce Nvideo 7100GS PCI-E

SO does this sound like a memory problem? Does it sound like a
hardware problem where I need to take something back to the store?





On May 3, 3:20 am, GHalleck <ghall...@arrakian.mining.com> wrote:
> David D wrote:
> > I need some help deciding whether to reformat my drive. Here is the
> > situation :
>
> > Ok, I will try to make this simple because I am trying to figure out
> > if I have done something wrong and which of my systems is faster.
>
> > I have two computers:
> > 1) Dual Core Pentium 3.0Ghz - 1.75meg of DDR 333 RAM - SP1 XP (10
> > months old) - 80 gig MAXTOR IDE (Asus P5P800 SE )
>
> > 2) X2 AMD 3800+ - 2 meg of DDR2 667 - SP2 XP (brand new) - 80 gig
> > MAXTOR IDE (Asus M2NPV-VM)
>
> > Now, I am trying to determine which is a faster system for Sony Vegas
> > 6 (an NLE) - and faster in general so I can make it my HD computer.
> > The trouble is, I am finding that computer "1" is faster (it only has
> > SP1) and computer "2" is slower since I put Service Pack 2 on it. It
> > could be just me, but when I start the programs from a cold boot,
> > computer "1" takes less time to load up and start - I used a stopwatch
> > and by the time the Vegas window is up, Computer "1" is a winner by
> > over 20 seconds. Now, that might not be the best method to testing out
> > the speed of a computer, but it is a start for me. I am wondering if
> > the SP2 has clogged my "2" system down and whether I should leave it
> > off.
> > Does anyone know a benchmark test or a way of figuring out which which
> > is faster? Again, my eyes don't lie when I say computer "2" does
> > seem to run slower even though it has DDR2 RAM and more of it. More
> > interestingly is that computer "2" ran very fast when I first
> > formatted it and put Vegas on, but alas in the past 3 days, it has
> > very much slowed down with other programs etc. Both computers has
> > Anti-Vir on them and have the same amount of background programs
> > running.
>
> > As an update, I just rendering out a small clip on both systems and
> > computer "1" render times was 1.5 X(times) as fast. This is crazy.
> > Computer "2" should be faster according to the specs, right?
>
> > I am at a point, where although I am going to hate myself, I think I
> > might have to reformat the drive and spend another 8 hours putting
> > software back on, but without SP2.
>
> > Any ideas?
>
> There are any number of tests that can be used to benchmark different
> computers for comparison purpose. One example is SiSoftware Sandra; or
> Dhrystone and Whetstone, etc. One can develop a specific one for one's
> personal computers, merely by side-by-side comparisons of some meaningful
> activity, such as querying and sorting 100,000 relation database records,
> and so on.
>
> But explaining benchmark results, as already performed here, is another
> matter. For example, SP2 might not even be a contributing factor for
> several reasons. For instance, the chipset of the AMD system might be
> the limiting factor. Or the setup of the memory timings for the DDR333
> vs. DDR667 RAM. NO mention was made of the graphics card for either
> system.
>
> If absolute speed is not an issue but comparable speed is, then one
> might as well update the Pentium to SP2. But if absolute speed is
> the wanted endpoint...well, that option wasn't even chosen, based
> on either system.