about ready to buy

ayentee · Post by **ayentee** » Sun Jan 01, 2006 4:24 am

Im going to purchase a desktop specifically for running live and soundforge (although im starting to think i wont even need sound forge) and I just wanted alittle advice on the computer im looking at. heres the specs

compaq presario $629.00 US

Processor Brand: AMD
Processor Class: Athlon 64
Processor Number: 3500+
Processor Speed: 2.2 GHz
Bus Speed: 2.0 GHz
L2 Cache Size: 512 KB
Memory Speed: PC3200 (400MHz)
Memory Technology: DDR-SDRAM
Installed Memory: 1 GB
Maximum Memory: 4 GB
Memory Slots Total: 4
Memory Slots Available: 2
Hard Drive Capacity: 250 GB
Drive Controllers: SATA-150
Rotational Speed: 7200 RPM

Im thinking after i buy a sound card and an external hard drive to store my audio i should be set. yes?

Im probably going to uninstall just about every piece of software the computer comes with (without damaging the OS) and this computer will NEVER touch the internet.

also, can anyone point me to a thread about optimizing a pc for live? im sure there has been a few but i cant find them in the search engine. thank you for your patience with this newbie.

clipperer · Post by **clipperer** » Sun Jan 01, 2006 4:44 am

optimization comes with experience. removing all unnecessary progs from your computer is also a good thing, the point is to keep it clean.
hell, why would you need an external hard drive isnt 250 gb enough ? woo

ayentee · Post by **ayentee** » Sun Jan 01, 2006 4:57 am

someone told me that the comp will run smoother if you keep your audio on a seperate hard drive.

i dont know a damn thing about using computers for music. this will be my first experience. i have a feeling it will take alot of getting used to.

Mididreamer · Post by **Mididreamer** » Sun Jan 01, 2006 6:54 am

ayentee wrote:
also, can anyone point me to a thread about optimizing a pc for live? im sure there has been a few but i cant find them in the search engine. thank you for your patience with this newbie.

This is a good way to start: http://www.musicxp.net/tuning_tips.php

controlvoltage · Post by **controlvoltage** » Sun Jan 01, 2006 7:24 am

You do want your audio on a different drive but not an external drive, unless it has wicked-fast seek and access times. A good solution is to use two SATA drives, a smaller one with your operating system and programs and then a big'un just for your audio files. Keep it internal for high speed streaming though, as far as I know...

ayentee · Post by **ayentee** » Sun Jan 01, 2006 9:28 am

what about using ozonic as my controller/soundcard?

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