Re: jaws and processor speed:
- From: Pranav Lal <nomad42@xxxxxxxx>
- To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 16 Jan 2004 19:06:30 +0530
Hi David,
I have an Intel 2.4GHZ processor with 512MB of ram. The computer has an
onboard video card and JFW and cd-burning and dvd playing work fine. The
system is very fast at least according to my perception.
Pranav
At 06:09 PM 1/16/2004, you wrote:
>I'm looking for benchmarks for a specification I'm working up to build a pc.
>I want to know the most benifitial ram speed with jaws as the main
>consideration and of course, I will want to watch and maybe burn dvds, burn
>cds, run broad band and do streaming and such as well as word processing but
>not a lot of high end stuff and not open too much at once. I will be using
>an external synthesizer but want a good audio card. I will be getting a
>32-bit card with a gig of ram on it if I can just to take the video off the
>processor as much as possible. I don't need a 128 bit card because I am not
>doing cad/cam or high end gaming or modeling super sonic air craft or
>sending a space ship to the moon at least not yet.
>
>So, I might actually be quite comfortable with a 1.6 gb processor for
>instance unless all that high powered stuff I want including my 80 gb fast
>hd and my 40x optical drives just won't be supported by it. I don't want
>the pc to crawl, I don't want jaws to pull the system down too much either.
>
>I'm asking this because I have seen a lot of systems that run super fast
>without jaws but quite slowly with jaws and some that run super fast without
>jaws and even though slower with jaws, still pretty fast so It got me to
>thinking that some bench marking might be in order becuase I don't want to
>spend a lot of money for nothing, on he other hand, if a 3.3 ghz processor
>will enhance the performance of jaws, well...
>
>
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