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2014/02/28 08:18:17 (permalink)

Would move to on-board graphics card affect CPU usage of VSTs?

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I'm planning on giving my brother my graphics card and using the motherboard for my 2 screens.  Would this have a detrimental effect on my amount of VSTs that run off the CPU?
 
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    robert_e_bone
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    Re: Would move to on-board graphics card affect CPU usage of VSTs? 2014/02/28 09:05:40 (permalink)
    I have zero issues running 2 HDTV displays off of the on-board graphics built into the mother board.
     
    The first display is a 32" HDTV, and the 2nd one is a 46".
     
    I happen to have a couple of more robust cards hanging out, in case I might need them for something, but thus far this has not been the case,
     
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    Re: Would move to on-board graphics card affect CPU usage of VSTs? 2014/02/28 13:24:54 (permalink)
    Thanx :)
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    Re: Would move to on-board graphics card affect CPU usage of VSTs? 2014/02/28 13:29:47 (permalink)
    Probably not. But the main issue with onboard graphics is that the system typically does not have its own dedicated memory. So, unlike a dedicated card which typically has its own,  there will be some loss of available memory to the graphics system. There may be some increased processor load as well. A lot depends on your system, and a lot has theoretical, but not practical effect. It should be easy enough to pull the card and run your system without it for a while to see if it will actually affect what you are doing.
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    Re: Would move to on-board graphics card affect CPU usage of VSTs? 2014/02/28 13:47:19 (permalink)
    Might be fine but as always the less strain put on specific components the better for stuff like audio (or any high resource applications). That's (part of the reason) why we use fancy interfaces. However I had forgotten to buy a graphics card for my DAW and had already used up my budget. I still wanted to keep the graphics strain off the CPU as much as possible so I sought out a cheap video card to slap on to the rig. I found a Gigabyte (brand) video card with 1 GB video memory and multiple ports for a little over $20 on Newegg. I never ran tests or anything but I'm assuming it helps. If you run into trouble after the card is gone then maybe you'll want to consider something like that instead of dropping a ton of money/taking up valuable case real estate with those ridiculous modern gamer vid "cards".
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    Re: Would move to on-board graphics card affect CPU usage of VSTs? 2014/02/28 15:01:18 (permalink) ☄ Helpfulby mettelus 2014/02/28 15:12:46
    Why not test it out now (before giving the card away)?
     
    Go into Device Manager and disable your PCI/PCIe video card.
     
    Move your monitor cables onto the onboard device.  (If the onboard graphics setting was ever disabled in the BIOS, you will need to enable it now).
     
    Try this new setup for a few days and see what happens.

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    Re: Would move to on-board graphics card affect CPU usage of VSTs? 2014/02/28 15:17:31 (permalink)
    +1 I would definitely test that first. 2D graphics are not usually "intensive" so I suspect it would not be an issue, but since you have the ability to check it firsthand and "know for sure" I would recommend that route.

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