If you can possibly load or install a 64 bit version of your operating system software .
It will help you in so many ways the biggest boost is you'll be able to Acess more memory .
32 bit software can only use 4 gb Thats not a limitation of the motherboard ,but a limitation of the
32 bit architecture ,in the software .Now a large majority of that is taken up by your operating system Let's say Win 7
32 bit uses 2 gig you have approx 2 gig to load your DAW software all your plugins .And then run the
software . If you don't run a lot of plugins that's ok but as Soon as you start mixingAdding/layering
plugins your computer gets slower and slower. If you use a 64 bit version of your Operating system
besides it being a bit quicker depending on your motherboard memory slots you can use up to 192 gb .
Now finally we can use those big piano plugins with other string plugins both at the same time.
One other thing so many people are put off from using Windows 8.1 because it's built for touch screens .
It's written with the added benefit of being compatible with touch screens as a bonus .But you do not need a touch screen to use
It.
I have to say I've liked both Windows 7 and windows 8 have both been stable software .
One other thing if you are building a pc or want to mod it . Always if you can have your Daw software on your main drive.
and use an extra drive to write your compositions or record on . Youll find you have less crashes buffer errors etc.
The drives I use for audio video work are always Western Digitals Black Caviar . But I'm sure other 7200 rpm drives work also.
Wow sorry about all the gaps and sentences above ,but they all get pushed apart when I save it to forum
Last edited by kimball492; 17-03-2015 at 01:04 PM.
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