got my brand new 002R today BUT......

[metaltim]

It is slow as all hell. I just got the computer, a Dell.. here are some basic specs:
Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor 630 w/HT Technology 3.0GHz,800FSB
1GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHz -2DIMMs
1Tb of dedicated audio drive..

i mean this computer is brand new and it is not fast enough??
I can hardly do anything in pro tools, very sluggish
everything was smooth during installation.. no errors or problems.

my old computer was a 2.0GHz with 500Gb ram running PT 6.7 with a 001, it ran smooth as a babys ass..
same plugins and everything else..

is my new machine really not fast enough???

[Dogcode]

Did you check if the components in your "Dell" are compatible with protools? You probably would have been better off to build a PC as outlined in the "Best Desktops" sticky thread. Personally, I would never buy a Dell machine to run Protools. Just my opinion.

.. Dog

[Obsidian Dragon]

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my old computer was a 2.0GHz with 500Gb ram running PT 6.7 with a 001, it ran smooth as a babys ass..
same plugins and everything else..
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That's a lot of RAM. You could probably have the whole library of congress in 500GB of RAM. No wonder it ran smooth as a baby's ass. Your new computer only has 1GB.

Okay, all joking aside, try the troubleshooting tip in the sticky thread at the top of the forum.

[metaltim]

Did you check if the components in your "Dell" are compatible with protools? You probably would have been better off to build a PC as outlined in the "Best Desktops" sticky thread. Personally, I would never buy a Dell machine to run Protools. Just my opinion.

.. Dog

well i thought i saw some people with the dells dimension and they worked..

but im not gonna take any chanes im gonna return the dell right away and build from scratch..

[metaltim]

well.. looking at the frist page of 'best desktops for PTLE under $600' ill go with this:

Aspire X-Dreamer II case with 420W PSU = $59
A8V motherboard for 64X2 processors =$ 135
Athlon 64 4400+ Dual Core Processor = $152
Corsair Dual Channel Ram 1GB = $104

i already have a dual video card, hard drives, dvd/rw

so im only at $450..

at least dell will take my system back, i sold the monitor it came for $130 on ebay, but they say they will credit me $45 less than what I paid if I return the computer without the monitor!!! so im better off on that deal..

tim