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  • Access to more memory - the solution?

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    Hi all!

    I'm a new guy here! I followed this forum for some time and I'm definitly blown away by the quality and the use of VI!
    Ok, I have a G5 but for VI I need more power and after some research on this forum I read the memory limitations for PC's. I believe 2 - 2,5 Gb is about the maximum you can get without 'reprogramming' your own computer [:)]

    Here it is, I read in the SoundonSound of this May that the 64bit machines with the x64 windows XP licence can support up to 1 terabyte!! (1024 Gb)

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    There are two carrots associated with a 64-bit operating system: more efficient processing and larger RAM limits. Windows XP can theoretically support up to 4GB (although only 2GB is normally available to applications), but x64 extends this limit to one Terabyte (a massive 1024GB). Those musicians who are currently frustrated that they can't load as many samples and loops as they want into system RAM are therefore champing at the bit for x64. In addition, the x64 architecture also provides more internal registers and improved floating-point arithmetic, both of which can result in more efficient audio processing.


    So my question is, is this the way to go? Is this the solution for our PC workstations? [:D]

    Regards,
    Lennert
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    @Another User said:


    There are two carrots associated with a 64-bit operating system: more efficient processing and larger RAM limits. Windows XP can theoretically support up to 4GB (although only 2GB is normally available to applications), but x64 extends this limit to one Terabyte (a massive 1024GB). Those musicians who are currently frustrated that they can't load as many samples and loops as they want into system RAM are therefore champing at the bit for x64. In addition, the x64 architecture also provides more internal registers and improved floating-point arithmetic, both of which can result in more efficient audio processing.


    So my question is, is this the way to go? Is this the solution for our PC workstations? [:D]

    Regards,
    Lennert
    It will be, but not for at least another year.

    DG
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    And the cost of 1Tb RAM??

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    @cwillsher said:

    And the cost of 1Tb RAM??

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    By the time that it all works it will probably about the same cost as a bag of chips.

    DG
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    well, it's theoreticly 1 terabyte. It means that you're not limited to the 2GB and that you're able to access 4GB or 8 (depends on the maximum of your motherboard).

    But what are the limitations at this moment for 64bit machines? For what I understand of the article is that you have to get 64bit drivers for your audiocard manufacturer and other hardware. All the software runs as normal - not ofcourse in 64bit - but we musicians can use the max of the memory!

    What am I seeing wrong?

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    I must admit to not being that excited about 64-bit PCs before I started researching this feature, but a reduction in CPU load of between 10 and 30 percent in some projects is a huge improvement, while the prospect of being able to install between 4GB and 16GB of RAM in many motherboards will be truly liberating to many musicians.
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    @Another User said:


    I must admit to not being that excited about 64-bit PCs before I started researching this feature, but a reduction in CPU load of between 10 and 30 percent in some projects is a huge improvement, while the prospect of being able to install between 4GB and 16GB of RAM in many motherboards will be truly liberating to many musicians.

    Yes, in theory currently you could use up to 4Gb, but Windows will take some, so this might mean 3.7Gb. Of course, the real problem is ensuring that everything can run on these machines, so feel free to be the beta tester.... [:D]

    However Vista not only promises support for large amounts of memory, all available for one application, but also multiple processors the like of which we have not yet seen in the PC world.

    DG
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    @DG said:

    [quote=OLB]but also multiple processors the like of which we have not yet seen in the PC world.
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    I'm not sure to understand : you mean PC world doesn't have the multiple processor ? I'm running on a dual xeon since 2 years [[;)]]

    Maybe, It's not the sense of your sentence ...
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    @DG said:

    [quote=OLB]but also multiple processors the like of which we have not yet seen in the PC world.
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    I'm not sure to understand : you mean PC world doesn't have the multiple processor ? I'm running on a dual xeon since 2 years [[;)]]

    Maybe, It's not the sense of your sentence ...
    Yeah, one dual not 16 single processors. A slight difference wouldn't you agree?

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    Of course, 16 processors ... wow ... sounds nice [8-)]