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Subject: faster cpu but less performance?
Original Message Date: 28-Jul-02 @ 03:16 AM Edit: 28-Jul-02 | 03:18 AM - faster cpu but less performance?
Are the celerons just not able to process as many operations per cycle, or do you think I may just need more ram for these large song files with tons of synths going due to it being xp?
Message 11/25 01-Aug-02 @ 04:55 PM - RE: faster cpu but less performance?
"It's definately an improvement, just not THE improvement for running more plug-ins. "
I would have to say five softsynths and 3 more waves RCL's is an improvment for running more plug-ins.
Message 12/25 01-Aug-02 @ 06:17 PM - RE: faster cpu but less performance?
-Craig
Message 13/25 01-Aug-02 @ 10:36 PM - RE: faster cpu but less performance?
Avoid shared video ram.. it just trashes the
performance, clogs up the bus
Also, the more ram the better, simply because it
reduces the amount of paging to disk that the system
needs to do.
And. celerons suck.. thy are cheap versions of the
pentiums with lost of corners cut.. also trashing
performance..
Message 14/25 01-Aug-02 @ 11:09 PM - RE: faster cpu but less performance?
Message 15/25 02-Aug-02 @ 02:24 PM - RE: faster cpu but less performance?
If the bottleneck in your machine isn't drive/memory performance - and in most decently equipeed desktops, it's not - then you won't see as much of a change.
Also, probably a lot of what you're seeing is Windows running more effectively with the additional RAM. 128 isn't a whole lot. If Windows can run more effectively (ie it has what it needs in memory and doesn't have to wait for it to be fetched from disk), then it uses less CPU time for housekeeping and more is available for your plugins.
While it has made a difference in your case I still stand by my assertion that if you need more plugins, adding memory isn't going to help you much in most cases.
I'd guarantee you'd not see such a big jump in maximum plug-in performance if you took a 512MB desktop machine and added another 256. When I took my desktop from 256 to 512, I certainly didn't get much of an improvement in plug-in performance. Maybe an extra RCL or two.
-Craig
Message 16/25 02-Aug-02 @ 04:34 PM - RE: faster cpu but less performance?
Message 17/25 02-Aug-02 @ 07:15 PM - RE: faster cpu but less performance?
-Craig
Message 18/25 02-Aug-02 @ 10:02 PM - RE: faster cpu but less performance?
Message 19/25 04-Aug-02 @ 12:01 AM - RE: faster cpu but less performance?
Message 20/25 05-Aug-02 @ 09:30 PM - RE: faster cpu but less performance?
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