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Old 15th October 2007, 20:10   #82  |  Link
Sagekilla
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Originally Posted by Dark Shikari View Post
Not worthwhile. Proven to give dubious benefits in only some cases.


The --fpel patch with ESA is not much slower than regular ESA and somewhat better, so its "worthwhile" as an insane option.
Useful as a higher-end option in place of using absurd numbers of refs. Can give a roughly 1-3% quality boost with the most recent version.
Pretty much useless with ESA now threaded.
But IMH would be better then ESA if you want a sort of middle ground with not too huge of a speed loss, correct?
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