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Help me decide if and how to upgrade my computer
I recently purchased a Profire 2626 and Pro Tools 8. I've been having trouble running anything more than a few tracks without any plug-ins. I didn't have this problem with 7.x and my mbox, but I'm OK with upgrading my computer.
Here's my current Sandra Report: SiSoftware Sandra Computer Model : System manufacturer System Product Name Workgroup : WORKGROUP Host Name : Josh-PC User : Josh Processor Model : Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.00GHz Speed : 3GHz Cores per Processor : 1 Unit(s) Threads per Core : 2 Unit(s) Integrated Data Cache : 16kB, Synchronous, Write-Thru, 8-way, 64 byte line size, 2 threads sharing L2 On-board Cache : 2MB, ECC, Synchronous, ATC, 8-way, 64 byte line size, 2 lines per sector, 2 threads sharing Computer Mainboard : Asus P5WD2-Premium BIOS : AMI 0805 05/15/2009 Bus(es) : ISA X-Bus PCI PCIe IMB USB FireWire/1394 i2c/SMBus Multi-Processor (MP) Support : No Multi-Processor Advanced PIC (APIC) : Yes Total Memory : 2GB DIMM DDR2 Chipset Model : ASUS 82955X Memory Controller Hub Front Side Bus Speed : 4x 201MHz (804MHz) Total Memory : 2GB DIMM DDR2 Memory Bus Speed : 2x 402MHz (804MHz) Memory Module(s) Memory Module : OCZ OCZ2G8001G 1GB DIMM DDR2 PC2-6400U DDR2-800 (5-5-5-15 4-22-5-4) Memory Module : OCZ OCZ2G8001G 1GB DIMM DDR2 PC2-6400U DDR2-800 (5-5-5-15 4-22-5-4) Video System Video Adapter : RADEON X800GT (8 PS2.0, 6 VS2.0 472MHz, 256MB 492MHz, PCIe 1.00 x16) Video Adapter : RADEON X800GT (8 PS2.0, 6 VS2.0 472MHz, 256MB 492MHz, PCIe 1.00 x16) Graphics Processor Storage Devices WDC WD1200JB-00DUA3 (120GB, ATA100, 3.5", 7200rpm, 8MB Cache) : 112GB (C:) IBM-DTLA-307045 46.1GB (ATA100, 2MB Cache) : 43GB (E:) WDC WD5000ABYS-01TNA0 (500.1GB, SATA300, 3.5", 7200rpm, NCQ, 16MB Cache) : 466GB WDC WD5000AACS-00ZUB0 (500.1GB, SATA300, 3.5", 5400rpm, NCQ, 16MB Cache) : 466GB (F:) HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GH22LS40 (SATA150, DVD+-RW, CD-RW, 2MB Cache) : 7GB (G:) Logical Storage Devices OS (C:) : 112GB (NTFS) @ WDC WD1200JB-00DUA3 (120GB, ATA100, 3.5", 7200rpm, 8MB Cache) Recording (E:) : 43GB (NTFS) @ IBM-DTLA-307045 46.1GB (ATA100, 2MB Cache) Data 2 (F:) : 466GB (NTFS) @ WDC WD5000AACS-00ZUB0 (500.1GB, SATA300, 3.5", 5400rpm, NCQ, 16MB Cache) Data (500) (D:) : 466GB (NTFS) M-Powered (G:) : 7GB (CDFS) @ HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GH22LS40 (SATA150, DVD+-RW, CD-RW, 2MB Cache) Peripherals LPC Hub Controller 1 : ASUS 82801GB/GR (ICH7) LPC Interface Controller LPC Legacy Controller 1 : Winbond W83627EHF/EF/EHG/EG Serial Port(s) : 1 Parallel Port(s) : 1 Disk Controller : ASUS 82801G (ICH7) Ultra ATA Storage Controller Disk Controller : ASUS 82801GB/GR/GH (ICH7) Serial ATA Storage Controller USB Controller 1 : ASUS 82801G (ICH7) USB Universal Host Controller USB Controller 2 : ASUS 82801G (ICH7) USB Universal Host Controller USB Controller 3 : ASUS 82801G (ICH7) USB Universal Host Controller USB Controller 4 : ASUS 82801G (ICH7) USB Universal Host Controller FireWire/1394 Controller 1 : ASUS TSB43AB22 1394a-2000 OHCI PHY/Link-Layer Controller SMBus/i2c Controller 1 : Intel 801xx/63xx SMBus Printers and Faxes Printer : Microsoft XPS Document Writer (600x600, Colour) Fax : Microsoft Shared Fax Driver (200x200) Network Services Network Adapter : Marvell Yukon 88E8001/8003/8010 PCI Gigabit Ethernet Controller (Ethernet, 100Mbps) Network Adapter : Intel(R) PRO/1000 PL Network Connection Power Management Mains (AC) Line Status : On-Line Operating System Windows System : Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate 6.00.6002 (Service Pack 2) Platform Compliance : x86 Windows Experience Index Current System : 3.0 Any help would be greatly, greatly appreciated. |
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Re: Help me decide if and how to upgrade my computer
Joshua,
I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but your computer is pretty underpowered in many respects for trying to run PTMP 8. In my opinion, I wouldn't spend any more money on your current computer. Use your M-Box and 7.4 until you can save enough money to build a new computer. Read the i7 thread (it is very long) in the PTLE section to see what will work. You need more CPU, more and faster memory, hard drives with 32 MB cache and run at 7200 rpm, etc. Good Luck, Greg
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Intel i7 3930K, Gigabyte GA-X79-UP4 (rev 1.0), 32 GB Corsair Vengeance 1600 ram, EVGA Nvidea GT 720 TI video card, a Samsung 850 Pro (256 GB) OS drive, 2 Samsung 850 Pro's (512 GB) in externally mounted drive bays for session and sample storage, Win 10 Pro, PT Ultimate (Native)2019.10, HD Omni, HD I/O 16x16 . |
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Re: Help me decide if and how to upgrade my computer
Greg: Thanks for the information. For now I'm looking at upgrading the processor and motherboard:
Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad Q8300 Yorkfield 2.5GHz Motherboard: ASUS P5Q Pro Turbo I could do the memory at the same time if necessary, but do you think for now I could get by just by upgrading these two? I can count on doing memory and the hard-drive at a future date. |
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