PC build for low record latency? Pro Tools | Carbon?

[LordGerkin]

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What I'm doing

Using Pro Tools 12.8.0.
Tracking only a single track at a time.
Tracking only:
- mono audio tracks (keyboard or vocals),
- stereo instrument tracks for drums (Xpand!2)
- Stereo instrument tracks for soft-synths (virtual instruments from the Arturia V-Collection))).

IO buffer sizes and

Under Setup > Playback Engine on a session I'm having difficulties with, it says:

Playback Engine: Solid State Logic ASIO Driver
Settings:
H/W Buffer Size 128 Samples
(No boxes are checked)
Disk Playback:
Cache Size: 256 MB

What's in a typical session

One particularly large (for me) session I'm having trouble with comprises:

1x Click Track
4x Mono Audio Track:
- 1 with Waves SSLGChannel
- 2 with Waves SSLChannel
- 1 with Waves SSL Channel, EQ3 1-Band, and Waves SSL Comp.
1x Stereo Instrument Track for MIDI drums. Numerous plugins:
- XPand!2
- 2x EQ3 1-Band
- Waves SSLChannel
- SSL Native Drumstrip (which I just clicked on, causing my session to crash).
2x AUX Track (effects)
- 1 (Reverb) with Waves Abbey Road Plates.
- 1 (Delay) with Waves H Delay.
(The only track sent to these AUX effects is the MIDI drums).

All the above is routed to
1x Stereo Aux "Sub-mix". Numerous plugins:
- Waves TG12345
- iZotope Ozone 8 Vintage Tape
- iZotope Ozone 8 Vintage Compressor.
- iZotope Neutron 2.

Finally, I have:
1 x Stereo Audio Track (for a reference track). No plugins here.

1xMaster fader. No plugins here.

This is a relatively typical session, except that:
- I usually use more Stereo Instrument Tracks for my soft synths (in this case I used more Mono Audio Tracks than is normal).
- I usually have one or two more "mastering" type plugins on my "sub-mix" and Master Fader (eg, iZotope Tonal Balance Control).

How small a IO buffer can I run before Pro Tools crashes?

At my H/W Buffer Size of 128 Samples I can generally PLAY the above session at that's about it.

When I record-enable an audio track in that session, Pro-Tools generally "crashes" (by this I mean goes "(Not Responding)" and needs to be closed or restarted). I MIGHT be able to do a line check (with significant latency). If I'm REALLY lucky, I MIGHT be able to record up to 15 seconds of audio (again, before Pro Tools "crashes").

I NEVER get error reports. Pro Tools just freezes and needs to be closed or restarted. An error report never comes up.

Drives

In my Sandra report:
The first mentioned Disk (the WDC 1 TB SATA) is my storage drive. Here, I save:
- Pro Tools session files
- Pro Tools audio.
- Effects plugins.
The second mentioned Disk (the Samsung EVO 500GB) is my system drive. Here I save:
- My soft-synths (Artirua V-Collection)
- My Plugins.

SSL "monitor mix"

I have tried fiddling around with the SSL's "monitor mix". I'm not sure if I'm using it properly.

I find this knob doesn't help. The latency is so bad that I can't take ANY signal from Pro Tools while "overdubbing" (by this I mean just recording a new vocal or keyboard part in an existing session). The latency forces me to turn the "monitor mix" knob hard left for 100% "input monitoring". But then, naturally, I can't hear a thing from Pro Tools (eg, click track or existing recorded tracks) so I can't do my overdubs in those conditions either.

Delay compensation

I have noticed that "Delay Compensation" is invariably checked in all my sessions.

A common problem

Because the session I outlined above keeps crashing Pro Tools, I haven't even been able to test (within that session) for another common problem I generally face in all my sessions.

I thought I would take the opportunity to outline it here.

The problem is that when I track my overdubs to a click (eg, an audio track or a MIDI track), my audio transients or MIDI notes (as relevant) invariably end up sounding AHEAD of the click on playback.

WHILE TRACKING, I'm careful to play ON the click (I'm a drummer as well and always try to "bury" the click).

However, no matter how "in-the-pocket" or "on-the-click" I think I'm playing while tracking, my audio or MIDI is invariably AHEAD of the click upon playback (indeed - you can always see in the Edit window that the relevant transients or MIDI notes are invariably AHEAD of the grid).

Within any particular track, my transients or MIDI notes are always ahead of the grid by a very similar margin. That is, I don't think it's a case of my timing being totally "out" because if that was the case, I imagine that my transients/ MIDI notes would be all over the grid.

This is another ongoing issue that inspired me to post here. Maybe my timing really does suck, and what I perceive to be "on" the click is actually well "ahead" of the beat....

More to come...

That's it for now!

I know I haven't got around to all your questions, but I'll pick this up again to try to cover everything I've missed within the next day or so...

Best,

Lord Gerkin.

[albee1952]

Originally Posted by Darryl Ramm

Anytime I see somebody wanting to spend money on a new computer, I can't help but think hey slow down a bit and let's check... you might be able to buy a new Les Paul instead, or even get a decent guitar

OUCH! My Les Paul just told me to tell you that hurt

[EGS]

Originally Posted by LordGerkin

...I want to buy a new PC ...

Originally Posted by LordGerkin

...Is it possible to build a PC ...

I agree with everybody above; your current computer should work. Have you carefully done ALL (don't skip any) of AVID's recommended Optimizations? Additionally, have you done ALL of AVID's recommended Troubleshooting steps? Move all 3rd party plugs out and test tracking @ buffer64. If you ultimately decide to get a new PC, you can buy or build. Either way, do those simple Optimizations!!!

Buy a pre-built? I'd look at Dell XPS Desktop.

Custom build? Even if it's your first time building, I would not be afraid of it at all. There's TONS of good build articles/videos out there. If you watch/read a few, you'll quickly discover that the build process is truly not brain surgery. Start by picking your CPU, then the motherboard, then RAM. For CPU, I suggest a 10th/11th/12th gen Intel i7 or i9 (12th gen i5 is also a great choice). The CPU dictates the motherboard. For 12th gen, you need a Z690 mb, 11th gen ---> Z590, 10th gen ---> Z490. Then, pick compatible RAM (16Gb absolute minimum). Most build info you'll find is aimed at gamers. Gamers & DAW users both need excellent single-core performance (rather than multi-core performance which is needed for video renders). While gamers need top-tier video cards, DAW users can opt for a more reasonable video card or even use integrated graphics. Go with Windows 11. Post your parts list over here: https://duc.avid.com/showthread.php?t=238426 and someone will give you feedback. Hope this helps!

[LordGerkin]

Hi All,

(Reply 1 of 2)

Thanks very much for your responses. I am going through your comments,
compiling answers to the questions you have raised and making note of your suggestions and recommendations.

I don't have all the information you have asked for available at the moment, but to make a start, I provide the following:

Sandra report

SiSoftware Sandra

Computer
Model : OEM
Serial Number : To Be Fille***********
Chassis : Desktop
Mainboard : ASRock Z87 Pro4
Serial Number : E80-350********
BIOS : AMI (OEM) P1.20 05/08/2013
Intel Management Engine (ME) : 9.0.2.1345

System Memory
Total Memory : 32GB DIMM DDR3

Processors
Processor : Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4770 CPU @ 3.40GHz (4C 8T 3.7GHz, 3.7GHz/3.9GHz IMC, 4x 256kB L2, 8MB L3)
Socket/Slot : FC LGA1150

Chipset
Memory Controller : ASRock Core4 (Haswell) DRAM Controller 100MHz, 2x 16GB DIMM DDR3 1.6GHz 128-bit

Memory Module(s)
Memory Module : A-Data 10242281 8GB DIMM DDR3 2Rx8 PC3-12800U DDR3-1600 (11-11-11-29 5-40-13-6)
Memory Module : Kingston 99U5471-050A00LF 8GB DIMM DDR3 2Rx8 PC3-12800U DDR3-1600 (11-11-11-29 5-40-13-6)
Memory Module : A-Data 10242281 8GB DIMM DDR3 2Rx8 PC3-12800U DDR3-1600 (11-11-11-29 5-40-13-6)
Memory Module : Kingston 99U5471-050A00LF 8GB DIMM DDR3 2Rx8 PC3-12800U DDR3-1600 (11-11-11-29 5-40-13-6)

Video System
Monitor/Panel : LG IPS FULLHD (1920x1080, 21.7")
Monitor/Panel : BNQ BenQ G2412HD
(1920x1080, 23.4")
Video Adapter : NVIDIA GeForce GT 730 (384S 2C SM5.0 901MHz, 512kB L2, 2GB 5GHz 64-bit, PCIe 2.0 x8)
Video Adapter : NVIDIA GeForce GT 730 (384S 2C SM5.0 901MHz, 512kB L2, 2GB 5GHz 64-bit, PCIe 2.0 x8)

Graphics Processor
CUDA : NVIDIA GeForce GT 730 (384S 2C SM3.5 901MHz, 512kB L2, 2GB 5GHz/5GHz 64-bit)
OpenCL : NVIDIA GeForce GT 730 (384S 2C SM3.0 901MHz, 512kB L2, 2GB 5GHz/5GHz 64-bit)
D3D 11 : NVIDIA GeForce GT 730 (384S 2C SM11.0 901MHz, 512kB L2, 2GB 5GHz/5GHz 64-bit)
OpenGL : NVIDIA GeForce GT 730/PCIe/SSE2 (384S 2C SM4.60 901MHz, 512kB L2, 2GB 5GHz/5GHz 64-bit)
OpenGL : NVIDIA GeForce GT 730/PCIe/SSE2 (384S 2C SM4.60 901MHz, 512kB L2, 2GB 5GHz/5GHz 64-bit)

Storage Devices
Disk : WDC WD10EZEX-00KUWA0 (1TB, SATA600, 3.5", 7200rpm)
Disk : Samsung SSD 850 EVO 500GB (500.1GB, SATA600, 2.5", SSD, SED)
Disk : WDC WD10EADS-00L5B1 (1TB, USB2/SATA300, 3.5", 32MB Cache)
Disk : WDC WD3200BEVT-22ZCT0 (320.1GB, USB2/SATA300, 2.5", 5400rpm, 8MB Cache)
Disk : Seagate ST3000DM001-9YN166 (3TB, USB2/SATA150/600, 3.5", 7200rpm)
Optical : HL-DT-STDVDRAM GH24NS95 (474.9MB, SATA, DVD+-RW, CD-RW)

Logical Storage Devices
ProToolsFiles (E:) : 932GB (NTFS, 4kB) @ WDC WD10EZEX-00KUWA0 (1TB, SATA600, 3.5", 7200rpm)
Hard Disk (C:) : 465GB (NTFS, 4kB) @ Samsung SSD 850 EVO 500GB (500.1GB, SATA600, 2.5", SSD, SED)
BACKUPS (F:) : 931GB (FAT32, 32kB) @ WDC WD10EADS-00L5B1 (1TB, USB2/SATA300, 3.5", 32MB Cache)
Multimedia (H:) : 298GB (NTFS, 4kB) @ WDC WD3200BEVT-22ZCT0 (320.1GB, USB2/SATA300, 2.5", 5400rpm, 8MB Cache)
Expansion Drive (G:) : 3TB (NTFS, 4kB) @ Seagate ST3000DM001-9YN166 (3TB, USB2/SATA150/600, 3.5", 7200rpm)
Audio CD (D:) : N/A (CDFS, 2kB, Read-Only) @ HL-DT-STDVDRAM GH24NS95 (474.9MB, SATA, DVD+-RW, CD-RW)

Peripherals
LPC Hub Controller : ASRock ICH80 (Lynx Point) LPC Controller
Audio Device : ASRock ICH80 (Lynx Point) HD Audio Controller
Audio Codec : Realtek Semi High Definition Audio
Audio Device : ASUS GK208 HDMI/DP Audio Controller
Audio Codec : nVidia nForce4 ISA Bridge
Serial Port(s) : 1
Disk Controller : ASRock ICH80 (Lynx Point) 6-Port SATA AHCI Controller
USB Controller : ASRock ICH80 (Lynx Point) USB3 xHCI Host Controller
USB Controller : ASRock ICH80 (Lynx Point) USB2 Enhanced Host Controller #2
USB Controller : ASRock ICH80 (Lynx Point) USB2 Enhanced Host Controller #1
USB Controller : Renesas Tech uPD720201 USB 3.0 Host Controller
SMBus/i2c Controller : Intel ICH SMBus

Printers and Faxes
Printer : Send to Microsoft OneNote 16 Driver (1200x1200, Colour)
Printer : Microsoft XPS Document Writer (600x600, Colour)
Fax : Microsoft Shared Fax Driver (200x200)
Printer : Adobe PDF Converter (4000x4000, Colour)

Network Services
Network Adapter : Intel(R) Ethernet Connection I217-V (Ethernet)
Wireless Adapter : TP-LINK Wireless USB Adapter (Wifi4 (802.11n/HT), AES-CCMP, 263.5Mbps)

Operating System
Windows System : Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate 6.1.7601 (Service Pack 1)
Platform Compliance : x64

Performance Enhancing Tips
Warning 2513 : TPM not detected. Some security features are unavailable.
Tip 3 : Double-click tip or press Enter while a tip is selected for more information about the tip.

[LordGerkin]

Hi All,

Thanks very much for your responses. I am going through your comments,
compiling answers to the questions you have raised and making note of your suggestions and recommendations.

I don't have all the information you have asked for available at the moment, but to make a start, I provide the following:

Sandra report

SiSoftware Sandra

Computer
Model : OEM
Serial Number : To Be Fille***********
Chassis : Desktop
Mainboard : ASRock Z87 Pro4
Serial Number : E80-350********
BIOS : AMI (OEM) P1.20 05/08/2013
Intel Management Engine (ME) : 9.0.2.1345

System Memory
Total Memory : 32GB DIMM DDR3

Processors
Processor : Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4770 CPU @ 3.40GHz (4C 8T 3.7GHz, 3.7GHz/3.9GHz IMC, 4x 256kB L2, 8MB L3)
Socket/Slot : FC LGA1150

Chipset
Memory Controller : ASRock Core4 (Haswell) DRAM Controller 100MHz, 2x 16GB DIMM DDR3 1.6GHz 128-bit

Memory Module(s)
Memory Module : A-Data 10242281 8GB DIMM DDR3 2Rx8 PC3-12800U DDR3-1600 (11-11-11-29 5-40-13-6)
Memory Module : Kingston 99U5471-050A00LF 8GB DIMM DDR3 2Rx8 PC3-12800U DDR3-1600 (11-11-11-29 5-40-13-6)
Memory Module : A-Data 10242281 8GB DIMM DDR3 2Rx8 PC3-12800U DDR3-1600 (11-11-11-29 5-40-13-6)
Memory Module : Kingston 99U5471-050A00LF 8GB DIMM DDR3 2Rx8 PC3-12800U DDR3-1600 (11-11-11-29 5-40-13-6)

Video System
Monitor/Panel : LG IPS FULLHD (1920x1080, 21.7")
Monitor/Panel : BNQ BenQ G2412HD
(1920x1080, 23.4")
Video Adapter : NVIDIA GeForce GT 730 (384S 2C SM5.0 901MHz, 512kB L2, 2GB 5GHz 64-bit, PCIe 2.0 x8)
Video Adapter : NVIDIA GeForce GT 730 (384S 2C SM5.0 901MHz, 512kB L2, 2GB 5GHz 64-bit, PCIe 2.0 x8)

Graphics Processor
CUDA : NVIDIA GeForce GT 730 (384S 2C SM3.5 901MHz, 512kB L2, 2GB 5GHz/5GHz 64-bit)
OpenCL : NVIDIA GeForce GT 730 (384S 2C SM3.0 901MHz, 512kB L2, 2GB 5GHz/5GHz 64-bit)
D3D 11 : NVIDIA GeForce GT 730 (384S 2C SM11.0 901MHz, 512kB L2, 2GB 5GHz/5GHz 64-bit)
OpenGL : NVIDIA GeForce GT 730/PCIe/SSE2 (384S 2C SM4.60 901MHz, 512kB L2, 2GB 5GHz/5GHz 64-bit)
OpenGL : NVIDIA GeForce GT 730/PCIe/SSE2 (384S 2C SM4.60 901MHz, 512kB L2, 2GB 5GHz/5GHz 64-bit)

Storage Devices
Disk : WDC WD10EZEX-00KUWA0 (1TB, SATA600, 3.5", 7200rpm)
Disk : Samsung SSD 850 EVO 500GB (500.1GB, SATA600, 2.5", SSD, SED)
Disk : WDC WD10EADS-00L5B1 (1TB, USB2/SATA300, 3.5", 32MB Cache)
Disk : WDC WD3200BEVT-22ZCT0 (320.1GB, USB2/SATA300, 2.5", 5400rpm, 8MB Cache)
Disk : Seagate ST3000DM001-9YN166 (3TB, USB2/SATA150/600, 3.5", 7200rpm)
Optical : HL-DT-STDVDRAM GH24NS95 (474.9MB, SATA, DVD+-RW, CD-RW)

Logical Storage Devices
ProToolsFiles (E:) : 932GB (NTFS, 4kB) @ WDC WD10EZEX-00KUWA0 (1TB, SATA600, 3.5", 7200rpm)
Hard Disk (C:) : 465GB (NTFS, 4kB) @ Samsung SSD 850 EVO 500GB (500.1GB, SATA600, 2.5", SSD, SED)
BACKUPS (F:) : 931GB (FAT32, 32kB) @ WDC WD10EADS-00L5B1 (1TB, USB2/SATA300, 3.5", 32MB Cache)
Multimedia (H:) : 298GB (NTFS, 4kB) @ WDC WD3200BEVT-22ZCT0 (320.1GB, USB2/SATA300, 2.5", 5400rpm, 8MB Cache)
Expansion Drive (G:) : 3TB (NTFS, 4kB) @ Seagate ST3000DM001-9YN166 (3TB, USB2/SATA150/600, 3.5", 7200rpm)
Audio CD (D:) : N/A (CDFS, 2kB, Read-Only) @ HL-DT-STDVDRAM GH24NS95 (474.9MB, SATA, DVD+-RW, CD-RW)

Peripherals
LPC Hub Controller : ASRock ICH80 (Lynx Point) LPC Controller
Audio Device : ASRock ICH80 (Lynx Point) HD Audio Controller
Audio Codec : Realtek Semi High Definition Audio
Audio Device : ASUS GK208 HDMI/DP Audio Controller
Audio Codec : nVidia nForce4 ISA Bridge
Serial Port(s) : 1
Disk Controller : ASRock ICH80 (Lynx Point) 6-Port SATA AHCI Controller
USB Controller : ASRock ICH80 (Lynx Point) USB3 xHCI Host Controller
USB Controller : ASRock ICH80 (Lynx Point) USB2 Enhanced Host Controller #2
USB Controller : ASRock ICH80 (Lynx Point) USB2 Enhanced Host Controller #1
USB Controller : Renesas Tech uPD720201 USB 3.0 Host Controller
SMBus/i2c Controller : Intel ICH SMBus

Printers and Faxes
Printer : Send to Microsoft OneNote 16 Driver (1200x1200, Colour)
Printer : Microsoft XPS Document Writer (600x600, Colour)
Fax : Microsoft Shared Fax Driver (200x200)
Printer : Adobe PDF Converter (4000x4000, Colour)

Network Services
Network Adapter : Intel(R) Ethernet Connection I217-V (Ethernet)
Wireless Adapter : TP-LINK Wireless USB Adapter (Wifi4 (802.11n/HT), AES-CCMP, 263.5Mbps)

Operating System
Windows System : Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate 6.1.7601 (Service Pack 1)
Platform Compliance : x64

Performance Enhancing Tips
Warning 2513 : TPM not detected. Some security features are unavailable.
Tip 3 : Double-click tip or press Enter while a tip is selected for more information about the tip.

What I'm doing

Using Pro Tools 12.8.0.
Tracking only a single track at a time.
Tracking only:
- mono audio tracks (keyboard or vocals),
- stereo instrument tracks for drums (Xpand!2)
- Stereo instrument tracks for soft-synths (virtual instruments from the Arturia V-Collection))).

IO buffer sizes and

Under Setup > Playback Engine on a session I'm having difficulties with, it says:

Playback Engine: Solid State Logic ASIO Driver
Settings:
H/W Buffer Size 128 Samples
(No boxes are checked)
Disk Playback:
Cache Size: 256 MB

What's in a typical session

One particularly large (for me) session I'm having trouble with comprises:

1x Click Track
4x Mono Audio Track:
- 1 with Waves SSLGChannel
- 2 with Waves SSLChannel
- 1 with Waves SSL Channel, EQ3 1-Band, and Waves SSL Comp.
1x Stereo Instrument Track for MIDI drums. Numerous plugins:
- XPand!2
- 2x EQ3 1-Band
- Waves SSLChannel
- SSL Native Drumstrip (which I just clicked on, causing my session to crash).
2x AUX Track (effects)
- 1 (Reverb) with Waves Abbey Road Plates.
- 1 (Delay) with Waves H Delay.
(The only track sent to these AUX effects is the MIDI drums).

All the above is routed to
1x Stereo Aux "Sub-mix". Numerous plugins:
- Waves TG12345
- iZotope Ozone 8 Vintage Tape
- iZotope Ozone 8 Vintage Compressor.
- iZotope Neutron 2.

Finally, I have:
1 x Stereo Audio Track (for a reference track). No plugins here.

1xMaster fader. No plugins here.

This is a relatively typical session, except that:
- I usually use more Stereo Instrument Tracks for my soft synths (in this case I used more Mono Audio Tracks than is normal).
- I usually have one or two more "mastering" type plugins on my "sub-mix" and Master Fader (eg, iZotope Tonal Balance Control).

How small a IO buffer can I run before Pro Tools crashes?

At my H/W Buffer Size of 128 Samples I can generally PLAY the above session at that's about it.

When I record-enable an audio track in that session, Pro-Tools generally "crashes" (by this I mean goes "(Not Responding)" and needs to be closed or restarted). I MIGHT be able to do a line check (with significant latency). If I'm REALLY lucky, I MIGHT be able to record up to 15 seconds of audio (again, before Pro Tools "crashes").

I NEVER get error reports. Pro Tools just freezes and needs to be closed or restarted. An error report never comes up.

Drives

In my Sandra report:
The first mentioned Disk (the WDC 1 TB SATA) is my storage drive. Here, I save:
- Pro Tools session files
- Pro Tools audio.
- Effects plugins.
The second mentioned Disk (the Samsung EVO 500GB) is my system drive. Here I save:
- My soft-synths (Artirua V-Collection)
- My Plugins.

SSL "monitor mix"

I have tried fiddling around with the SSL's "monitor mix". I'm not sure if I'm using it properly.

I find this knob doesn't help. The latency is so bad that I can't take ANY signal from Pro Tools while "overdubbing" (by this I mean just recording a new vocal or keyboard part in an existing session). The latency forces me to turn the "monitor mix" knob hard left for 100% "input monitoring". But then, naturally, I can't hear a thing from Pro Tools (eg, click track or existing recorded tracks) so I can't do my overdubs in those conditions either.

Delay compensation

I have noticed that "Delay Compensation" is invariably checked in all my sessions.

A common problem

Because the session I outlined above keeps crashing Pro Tools, I haven't even been able to test (within that session) for another common problem I generally face in all my sessions.

I thought I would take the opportunity to outline it here.

The problem is that when I track my overdubs to a click (eg, an audio track or a MIDI track), my audio transients or MIDI notes (as relevant) invariably end up sounding AHEAD of the click on playback.

WHILE TRACKING, I'm careful to play ON the click (I'm a drummer as well and always try to "bury" the click).

However, no matter how "in-the-pocket" or "on-the-click" I think I'm playing while tracking, my audio or MIDI is invariably AHEAD of the click upon playback (indeed - you can always see in the Edit window that the relevant transients or MIDI notes are invariably AHEAD of the grid).

Within any particular track, my audio transients or MIDI notes (as relevant) are ALWAYS ahead of the grid (all by a similar margin within any given track). That is, I don't think it's a case of my timing being totally "out" because if that was the case, I imagine that my audio transients/ MIDI notes would be ALL OVER the grid (as opposed to being more or less CONSISTENTLY ahead of the grid)

This is another ongoing issue that inspired me to post here. Maybe my timing really does suck, and what I perceive to be "on" the click is actually well "ahead" of the beat....

More to come...

That's it for now!

I know I haven't got around to all your questions, but I'll pick this up again to try to cover everything I've missed in the next day or so...

Best,

Lord Gerkin.

EGS, The Weed, Albee 1852, Darryl Ramm

[Darryl Ramm]

Just bumping this thread, as he posted elsewhere the OP is having Permission Denied errors trying to reply here. I suspect sometimes others posting to a thread helps stop that problem... we'll see.

[LordGerkin]

Hi all,

Thanks for your responses. I'm having trouble being able to Reply.

Attempting to upload my Sandra report here:

Computer
Model : OEM
Serial Number : To Be Fille***********
Chassis : Desktop
Mainboard : ASRock Z87 Pro4
Serial Number : E80-350********
BIOS : AMI (OEM) P1.20 05/08/2013
Intel Management Engine (ME) : 9.0.2.1345

System Memory
Total Memory : 32GB DIMM DDR3

Processors
Processor : Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4770 CPU @ 3.40GHz (4C 8T 3.7GHz, 3.7GHz/3.9GHz IMC, 4x 256kB L2, 8MB L3)
Socket/Slot : FC LGA1150

Chipset
Memory Controller : ASRock Core4 (Haswell) DRAM Controller 100MHz, 2x 16GB DIMM DDR3 1.6GHz 128-bit

Memory Module(s)
Memory Module : A-Data 10242281 8GB DIMM DDR3 2Rx8 PC3-12800U DDR3-1600 (11-11-11-29 5-40-13-6)
Memory Module : Kingston 99U5471-050A00LF 8GB DIMM DDR3 2Rx8 PC3-12800U DDR3-1600 (11-11-11-29 5-40-13-6)
Memory Module : A-Data 10242281 8GB DIMM DDR3 2Rx8 PC3-12800U DDR3-1600 (11-11-11-29 5-40-13-6)
Memory Module : Kingston 99U5471-050A00LF 8GB DIMM DDR3 2Rx8 PC3-12800U DDR3-1600 (11-11-11-29 5-40-13-6)

Video System
Monitor/Panel : LG IPS FULLHD (1920x1080, 21.7")
Monitor/Panel : BNQ BenQ G2412HD
(1920x1080, 23.4")
Video Adapter : NVIDIA GeForce GT 730 (384S 2C SM5.0 901MHz, 512kB L2, 2GB 5GHz 64-bit, PCIe 2.0 x8)
Video Adapter : NVIDIA GeForce GT 730 (384S 2C SM5.0 901MHz, 512kB L2, 2GB 5GHz 64-bit, PCIe 2.0 x8)

Graphics Processor
CUDA : NVIDIA GeForce GT 730 (384S 2C SM3.5 901MHz, 512kB L2, 2GB 5GHz/5GHz 64-bit)
OpenCL : NVIDIA GeForce GT 730 (384S 2C SM3.0 901MHz, 512kB L2, 2GB 5GHz/5GHz 64-bit)
D3D 11 : NVIDIA GeForce GT 730 (384S 2C SM11.0 901MHz, 512kB L2, 2GB 5GHz/5GHz 64-bit)
OpenGL : NVIDIA GeForce GT 730/PCIe/SSE2 (384S 2C SM4.60 901MHz, 512kB L2, 2GB 5GHz/5GHz 64-bit)
OpenGL : NVIDIA GeForce GT 730/PCIe/SSE2 (384S 2C SM4.60 901MHz, 512kB L2, 2GB 5GHz/5GHz 64-bit)

Storage Devices
Disk : WDC WD10EZEX-00KUWA0 (1TB, SATA600, 3.5", 7200rpm)
Disk : Samsung SSD 850 EVO 500GB (500.1GB, SATA600, 2.5", SSD, SED)
Disk : WDC WD10EADS-00L5B1 (1TB, USB2/SATA300, 3.5", 32MB Cache)
Disk : WDC WD3200BEVT-22ZCT0 (320.1GB, USB2/SATA300, 2.5", 5400rpm, 8MB Cache)
Disk : Seagate ST3000DM001-9YN166 (3TB, USB2/SATA150/600, 3.5", 7200rpm)
Optical : HL-DT-STDVDRAM GH24NS95 (474.9MB, SATA, DVD+-RW, CD-RW)

Logical Storage Devices
ProToolsFiles (E:) : 932GB (NTFS, 4kB) @ WDC WD10EZEX-00KUWA0 (1TB, SATA600, 3.5", 7200rpm)
Hard Disk (C:) : 465GB (NTFS, 4kB) @ Samsung SSD 850 EVO 500GB (500.1GB, SATA600, 2.5", SSD, SED)
BACKUPS (F:) : 931GB (FAT32, 32kB) @ WDC WD10EADS-00L5B1 (1TB, USB2/SATA300, 3.5", 32MB Cache)
Multimedia (H:) : 298GB (NTFS, 4kB) @ WDC WD3200BEVT-22ZCT0 (320.1GB, USB2/SATA300, 2.5", 5400rpm, 8MB Cache)
Expansion Drive (G:) : 3TB (NTFS, 4kB) @ Seagate ST3000DM001-9YN166 (3TB, USB2/SATA150/600, 3.5", 7200rpm)
Audio CD (D:) : N/A (CDFS, 2kB, Read-Only) @ HL-DT-STDVDRAM GH24NS95 (474.9MB, SATA, DVD+-RW, CD-RW)

Peripherals
LPC Hub Controller : ASRock ICH80 (Lynx Point) LPC Controller
Audio Device : ASRock ICH80 (Lynx Point) HD Audio Controller
Audio Codec : Realtek Semi High Definition Audio
Audio Device : ASUS GK208 HDMI/DP Audio Controller
Audio Codec : nVidia nForce4 ISA Bridge
Serial Port(s) : 1
Disk Controller : ASRock ICH80 (Lynx Point) 6-Port SATA AHCI Controller
USB Controller : ASRock ICH80 (Lynx Point) USB3 xHCI Host Controller
USB Controller : ASRock ICH80 (Lynx Point) USB2 Enhanced Host Controller #2
USB Controller : ASRock ICH80 (Lynx Point) USB2 Enhanced Host Controller #1
USB Controller : Renesas Tech uPD720201 USB 3.0 Host Controller
SMBus/i2c Controller : Intel ICH SMBus

Printers and Faxes
Printer : Send to Microsoft OneNote 16 Driver (1200x1200, Colour)
Printer : Microsoft XPS Document Writer (600x600, Colour)
Fax : Microsoft Shared Fax Driver (200x200)
Printer : Adobe PDF Converter (4000x4000, Colour)

Network Services
Network Adapter : Intel(R) Ethernet Connection I217-V (Ethernet)
Wireless Adapter : TP-LINK Wireless USB Adapter (Wifi4 (802.11n/HT), AES-CCMP, 263.5Mbps)

Operating System
Windows System : Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate 6.1.7601 (Service Pack 1)
Platform Compliance : x64

Performance Enhancing Tips
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