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Yea, and also confirmed.. that if you set the SB prog's priority to normal in the actuall program and then set it to high on your task manager, it will complete the blocks a lot faster...

Here are some little test's I have preformed as proof of this..
(all percentages are taken from a 10 second time period)
-Prog settings -Task Manager Settings -Results
Idle Normal 1.1% blck
Low Normal 1.4% blck
Normal Normal 1.7% blck
Idle High 1.3% blck
Low High 1.9% blck
Normal High 2.1% blck

I didn't dare try doing those on real time because im afraid my comp would freeze just for moving my mouse over top of the "realtime" button... I had to record the times for low and normal percentages on high setting with my cell phone... because it was messing up my clock on the computer..

Those little differences might not seem like much written down like that.. but when dealing with such a big equation, that little extra .3% or .6% can make a huge difference in time..

Just for reference Im using a 1.6 ghz p4... 512 ddr ram... 80 gig hd (if that had anything to do with it)...

Well.. Im going to keep mine on idle(sb prog) - Normal(task manager), settings until I get off then im going to turn it up to Normal(sb prog) - High(task manager) to run through the night....

BTW, I still have my fan setup in front of the computer to keep it cool, lol, Probably not making a difference on speed.. but is making a huge difference on comp case temperature..