ReaverM1

Any way I could get my hands of the clip that was used to transcode as well as the exact settings chosen in Adobe Encoder? Would like to compare performance. Thanks in advanced!

I have a GTX 780Ti and a i7 875k overclocked to 4.2GHz 32GB of ddr3 ram clocked at 2100MHz and PCI storage so I know what fast a computer looks like. BTW built by myself liquid cooling closed loop push configuration to avoid lots of dust. Due to be upgraded to gtx titan x and i7 5960x all water cooled and over clocked ddr4 3200MHz with samsung m.2 pci storage with 10gb Ethernet. so I'm not talking desktop. I have back problems from being in the military and I'm very mobile. I'm also a content creator. So definitely talking mobile power house without getting into enterprise level. Love gaming and video editing.

While building a pc is wiser I own an Alienware 17 r5 before egpu dock and let me be the first to tell you it's fast. Definitely over priced but well worth it for the non soldered versions. I have 2 generation to upgrade all components you would in a desktop minus not having m.2 or newer Ethernet card. People that can't afford it will talk crap and that which can will tell you its not a waste. Clevo/Sager might be $50-100 cheaper when selecting same parts. Where Alienware messed up by is soldering parts egpu makes up for it slightly. P.S. I'm overclocked almost benching stock gtx 980 desktop benchmarks with single 980m copper cooled.

While building a pc is wiser I own an Alienware 17 r5 before egpu dock and let me be the first to tell you its fast. Definitely over priced but well worth it for the non soldered versions. I have 2 generation to upgrade all components you would in a desktop minus not having m.2 or newer Ethernet card. People that can't afford it will talk crap and that which can will tell you its not a waste. Clevo/Sager might be $50-100 cheaper.