emwhy
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2 quick multi core questions..........
With some of my vsts, Tru Pianos comes to mind, there is an option to enable multi-threading. Should I do this, or let SONAR handle things, does SONAR even handle that with certain plug-ins. Also I read on this forum, quite possibly from Jim Rosenberry, who I trust implicitly that using on-board graphics can cause the first core on multi core system to work harder than the other cores even though SONAR is not the most graphics intensive program. Is it a good idea to go with a PCI express graphics card as opposed to on-board with desk top? Thanks in advance.
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guitardood
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Re:2 quick multi core questions..........
2013/03/05 16:22:27
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With some of my vsts, Tru Pianos comes to mind, there is an option to enable multi-threading. Should I do this, or let SONAR handle things, does SONAR even handle that with certain plug-ins. Also I read on this forum, quite possibly from Jim Rosenberry, who I trust implicitly that using on-board graphics can cause the first core on multi core system to work harder than the other cores even though SONAR is not the most graphics intensive program. Is it a good idea to go with a PCI express graphics card as opposed to on-board with desk top? Thanks in advance.
I was running True Pianos with the multi-thread option enabled. As for graphics, it depends on what type of onboard graphics chip you have. If it is an Intel Chipset, then definitely do yourself a favor and get an ATI or NVidia based PCIe card. If you have an ATI or NVidia chipset onboard, this may not be an issue, but perhaps someone can offer a more informed opinion. I know you probably don't want to be using any video card that utilizes DVMT or host-memory for the video. EDIT: Here's a really nice card at amazon: http://www.amazon.com/EVG...-2631-KR/dp/B0085MPDJ8 I'm running it's younger brother and it's pretty smokin.
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emwhy
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Re:2 quick multi core questions..........
2013/03/05 16:29:26
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It's an Intel chip. I have an older Nvidia card that I can drop in to see if it will help bring that first core down a bit.
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guitardood
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Re:2 quick multi core questions..........
2013/03/05 16:37:32
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It's an Intel chip. I have an older Nvidia card that I can drop in to see if it will help bring that first core down a bit.
I'm sure that would do wonders for you. Even the crappiest nvidia card is usually better than most intel built-ins.
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Re:2 quick multi core questions..........
2013/03/05 18:08:10
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If you buy a new video card, stick with Nvidia. ATI's are good but I experience issues from time to time with it.
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Re:2 quick multi core questions..........
2013/03/06 04:54:10
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Also, if you do buy a new graphics card, get a passively cooled one - you don't want any more fans contributing to the noise floor
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Re:2 quick multi core questions..........
2013/03/06 06:51:10
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Just a quick follow-up, I will be getting a new card, but two tweaks I did helped the situation a lot. This is a new build on Gigabyte MB and their 3D BIOS display made it difficult to navigate at first. Anyway, I was finally able to locate and disable Speedstep and that has evened the cores out. The first core still works harder, but it's not pegging like it as. I also disabled core parking and that has helped. I know these are basic tweaks, but it's been 6 years since I did new build and you tend to forget things!
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