[ddots-l] Re: minimum computer requirements for sonar 8.5
- From: "D!J!X!" <megamansuperior@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 6 Oct 2009 13:23:33 -0400
While this is true, if you upgrade to something like win7 you could take
advantage of the quads; it is the way to go. Having just looked at all these
options with various of my clients before i built their systems last month,
it makes sense to upgrade to a quad core system now, you can't beat the
prices! Then you'll be future proof! Also, Sonar 8 has improved handling of
the quad core processors, so even though plugs might not be able to do as
well with them, Sonar can definitely distribute tasks out to all 4 cores,
especially during cpu intensive tasks.
One of the systems I just built included an i7 920 CPU, 4gb of ddr3 RAM at
tripple channel throughput, with ht technology! Windows7 used those babies
as if they were 8 processors, man! The joy of seeing sonar64 on that thing!
I told them to upgrade their RAM, which is something they'll do when the
resources become available; we make sure that the system we build for our
clients don't break the bank :-)
So basicly I'll tel you what i tell some of my clients: if you can and have
the resources available, take advantage of the prices out there, upgrade the
rig to something more current as the technology is being taken advantage of
by sonar, and by the same token the system will be good for a few more years
to come. You know how many of us have managed to run sonar 8 with the same
setup we had on sonar 4 with just a few minimal upgrades? Well that's how
this will kind of be, will last you for a few more versions of Sonar...
If you or anyone else would like help/assistance on putting a new system
together, feel free to contact me!
HTH, D!J!X!
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From: ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of John Fioravanti
Sent: Tuesday, October 06, 2009 6:12 AM
To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [ddots-l] minimum computer requirements for sonar 8.5
Hi: I'm using a Pc with the following spects with sonar 6 and am going to
upgrade.
processor amd afnold 64 processor 3500plus 2.25 gigaherts, ram 1 gig.
I was going to upgrade to quad core; however, someone who knows what he is
talking about posted a message on the midimag list which read:
" Hey, the only problem not is that quad cores aren't really supported
right by xp 32 bit, I understand that two cores is really only used, and
with 64 bit, which will be king sometday, but for now, many dxi synths and
effects won't work, so for now, better do dual boot or wait till 64 bit
grows up and everyone catches up.
Any thoughts on this? John Fioravanti
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