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Re: Best Desktops for PTLE
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Thanks much, James |
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Re: Best Desktops for PTLE
No, I'm running an AMD 512mb Radeon video card. No one seems to want to try onboard video yet, and I guess I'm one of them. I think that onboard video will be just fine to use in a generation or two (either style of mobo). Anyway, the Radeon seems to run PT just fine, but I'm getting the jumpy 'refresh' screen crap on XP. It doesn't seem to matter with Wiin7, though.
What do you mean by the noise level? No noise.
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Re: Best Desktops for PTLE
Checking in for updates here as well. I was running PT 8 LE w/ a digi 003 rack and my machine is giving out. Time to go Mac or build a new PC, but either way, I feel a bit in over my head. I'm skipping a lot of the commentary on here from 2010-2011, and I'm wondering about a 2013/PT10-11 update to this thread.
I have a new HP Envy, Windows 8, AMD FX-6120, six core 3.5GHz, 10GB RAM, x64-based processor. For some reason Sandra shows nothing when I run it, or I'd paste in a Sandra report. Wondering if that machine could work for me? |
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Re: Best Desktops for PTLE
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Re: Best Desktops for PTLE
Thanks Tom, wading through that thread lately. Just noticed that the system suggestions, which started it off, were from a long time ago and was wondering:
1. If what I've got available might be a good starting point or usable as is. 2. If not, what I should be looking to buy and try to put together. I've had a few people tell me to make the jump to Mac, but between budget and being a PC guy, I'm hesitant unless there's a compelling argument for it. At this point that argument might just be that I'm comfy with windows and PCs, but not necessarily comfy enough to research the components and build one from scratch to run PT for me. |
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Re: Best Desktops for PTLE
Anybody care to weigh in on Rain computers? For those of us who lack the expertise to build from scratch, but want a solid PC for Pro Tools work, the Googling I've been doing (and some forum checking) makes it seem like a pro-built PC or a Mac is the way to go for me to use my Digi 003 rack, but wondering if there's any experience out there with them, for those of us who want something workable somewhat "out of the box."
Thanks all! |
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Otherwise the last 5-10 pages of the link Tom sent you to will have quite of few great builds all based around the 3930k processor
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Re: Best Desktops for PTLE
Hey does anybody know if there's a way to install a firewire 400 port on an iMac? I've got a digi003, never had a Mac before and my wife just bought me one for my birthday to run my Pro Tools on, but there's no firewire port for my Digi 003 to plug into.
In over my head a bit on this thing, and would love to hear any thoughts. Thanks! |
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Re: Best Desktops for PTLE
Best lead I have so far on this is to use a Thunderbolt to Firewire adapter:
http://store.apple.com/us/product/MD...rewire-adaptor And add to it a firewire 800 to firewire 400 adapter: http://store.apple.com/us/search/Mos...eWire-Adapter# And that should allow me to use the Thunderbolt jack in the iMac to connect my digi 003 firwire 400 port to. Is Pro Tools going to like this? Thanks for any ideas! |
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Re: Best Desktops for PTLE
Might want to try posting this in the Mac forum - or trade the Mac in for a custom built PC
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