Tweaking W7 64bit ? Found this... comment?
I googled tweak Windows 7 for DAW and I ended up on an earlier thread from this forum with a link that led me to this: (bold is mine and is what seems to apply to DAW performance)
Minimum and Maximum Processor Performance State
Processors change between performance states (“P-states”) very quickly to match supply to demand, delivering performance where necessary and saving energy when possible. If your server has specific high-performance or minimum-power-consumption requirements, you might consider configuring the Minimum or Maximum Processor Performance State parameter.
The values for both the Minimum and Maximum Processor Performance State parameters are expressed as a percentage of maximum processor frequency, with a value in the range 0 – 100.
If your server requires ultra-low latency, invariant CPU frequency, or the very highest performance levels, you might not want the processors switching to lower-performance states. For such a server, you can cap the minimum processor performance state at 100 percent by using the following commands: Powercfg -setacvalueindex scheme_current sub_processor 893dee8e-2bef-41e0-89c6-b55d0929964c 100 Powercfg -setactive scheme_current If your server requires lower energy consumption, you might want to cap the processor performance state at a percentage of maximum. For example, you can restrict the processor to 75 percent of its maximum frequency by using the following commands:
Powercfg -setacvalueindex scheme_current sub_processor bc5038f7-23e0-4960-96da-33abaf5935ec 75
Powercfg -setactive scheme_current
Note that capping processor performance at a percentage of maximum requires processor support. Check the processor documentation to determine whether such support exists, or view the Perfmon counter “% of maximum frequency” in the Processor group to see if any frequency caps were applied as desired.
My question is do I need to do this and if I do, do I just copy/paste it in the run box? IF not, and if it is desirable... how exactly do I do it? XP was much easier to tweak. I would just go to administrative tools and disable everything I didn't want to run... I am not sure it is even necessary with W7 64bit.... thanks for the help.
The thread is here:
http://forum.cakewalk.com/tm.aspx?&m=1852473&mpage=2 Now back to watching PATTON, X1 Tips and Tricks, and Mixing Rock... and checking here now and then.. I love holidays, laziness without the guilt.
Julien