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  • PC dedicated for VSL

    V
    V

    sorry i have some troubles seeking for recent posts about ram or cpu ...

    i want to buy new computer dedicated for vienna. how much ram shall i use for what kind of drive or cpu ...
    an easier way is maybe to say : i have 1.200 $ what shall i buy ?

    does 12GB pc with windows xp64 make any sense ? will VSL be able to use them ?
    shall i add 10000t/min drive or will 7400 do the same job ?

    all advices are welcome.
  • cmC
    VSL Team
    cmC

     add a few $$ and get an i7 system ... 12GB is fine, make sure all components have drivers for XP64, otherwise be content with VISTA64, VI / VE can use as much memory you have on PC, IMO 10.000 rpm drives are not critical, but the WD black are dammned fast ...

    hth, christian

    and remember: only a CRAY can run an endless loop in just three seconds.
  • P
    P

    Question.  I have a similar situation.  I was looking at the Dell Xps 435 as a slave machine (Dell recently lowered the price).  My main computer, running Logic 8, is a 2.8ghz iMac, 4gb ram.  Will there be any issuses using my iMac with a slave machine? (I'm new to this whole process)

    --Lee
  • cmC
    VSL Team
    cmC

     just make sure your iMac is one with gigabit ethernet .... christian

    and remember: only a CRAY can run an endless loop in just three seconds.
  • J
    J

    I just did the exact same thing.   Get an i7 system, it hauls....   Here are the components for my system, which came in at just under $1300 CDN.

    core i7, 920

    MSI X58 motherboard

    12 BG RAM

    Windows XP 64

    1 IDE drive for the OS, and one 500GB, 7200rpm, SATA drive for samples