![]() ![]() As you said, the GPU does take a bit hit, visual bling has a cost.Īre you using m-Audio hardware? You may want to read up on a few m-Audio forums if you are:Īlmost everyone is having problems with Windows7 64 bit. Just to add to this, Win7 is lighter on the CPU than Vista and has a comparable CPU hit than WinXP SP3, just slightly more intensive. :D Btw, my old 4-core Phenom 9600 gives 7.2 CPU mark, so I don't really need newer Intel processors. My GeForce GTS 250 with 1 gig GDDR3 (with two 1280x1024 LCD monitors) gives me 6.9 gfx mark, which I think is more than enough to work with audio. ![]() I recommend using a powerful one, because Aero is really gfx intensive. Only one thing to think about is gfx card. It can utilize the whole 8 gigs of RAM when VST(i)s are bridged as dedicated processes, so not even 32bit main app is a problem. What's best, it can backup all your installed drivers for future use if you ever want/need to reinstall your Windows. Few drivers were outdated (MS generic drivers), but Driver Genius Pro () helped finding and installing newest drivers, I recommend it. I must say I'm pretty impressed how smoothly everything went. I was very skeptical about driver issues and overall performance drop compared to WinXP/32. You will get more RAM use out of 64-bit even if you do not upgrade to 8GB. So a 64-bit OS with a 64-bit DAW, running 64-bit plugins, will definitely open up more system resources. Some 32 bit DAWs can only use 2GB maximum RAM effectively, period. However, 64-bit Reaper will easily run 64-bit AND 32-bit plugins simultaneously.Įven with only 4GB of RAM, a 32-bit edition of Windows is not taking full advantage of all that, only usually between 2-3GB. Yes, the awesome part about 64-bit W7 is that you can still happily run 32-bit programs on it. One important thing to check: make sure all your hardware you are using (including the audio interface) have 64-bit drivers available either on their installation CD or on the companies' web sites. I understand from what you say that with a 64bit OS I can use up to 8 Gigs of ram if I decide to increase it and with 32 bits I can't go more than 4 Gigs of ram. Can I run 32 bits applications such as ProTools 9 with a 64 bits OS? What about 32 bit plugins? So Win 7 Home Edition 64 bits is lighter.
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