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Kevin Kascak

New computer, Haswell or Sandy or Ivy?

Well my Quadcore 775 have done welll for the past 4-5 years but it is getting a little long in the tooth and my MOBO can only handle 8GB of memory, so I'm getting ready to upgrade. I'm looking at 32 GB of memory and I noticed the new Sandy 8 cores are out but just too pricey. Is it best to go with a..
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2013/09/17 15:21:15
Anubis

Samsung SSD 500 GB for only $379!

At CompUSA. 540 GB read speed and 520 GB write speed! I put in my i7 and it flies! Read all about it here:http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=8466635&CatId=5300..
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2013/09/15 11:37:57
studio343

Touch Monitor

Since Slate Digital just released this year their Raven control surface/monitor.. the "Touch" feature of Sonar X2 (which I have ;-) has been sounding more and more appealing... So Hmmm... how to proceed.. I have a current DAW desktop PC I built for my audio.. and run a DUAL LCD monitor system.. I kn..
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2013/09/15 11:04:55
Linear Phase

If I upgrade to Windows 8, what will happen?

Hi.. I need to upgrade to Windows 8, because I need to run the Windows 8 Phone SDK. I actually get a nice discount on Win8 Pro, so I am going with that. However, "what will happen?" Is my machine going to be totally reformatted? So I will basically need to spend... PITA 2 weeks? Reinstalling all my ..
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2013/09/14 17:24:54
ltb

Hard Drive Backup

I've been using the Thermaltake BlacX eSATA USB Docking Station for a few years now. Yesterday it stopped working & now need to replace it.Any suggestions for similar or newer models out now that work better for backing up hard drives & files?..
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2013/09/13 05:20:05
arcticranger

Is there an updated recommendation on HP towers?

I need a new tower and checked the DAW Labs pages here, the HP Z series - Z200, Z400, Z600, Z800 - were recommended. I looked into these and I believe they have been discontinued. Any updated recommendations for HP towers? I'm looking at the HP ENVY Phoenix 800-060 Desktop Computer which has these s..
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2013/09/11 14:49:12
musicroom

Hard Drive Failed - Win 8 Question

The hard drive that failed is the OS drive containing Windows 8. The good news here is that I have a recent iso image of that drive using acronis. Q: With Windows 8 loaded on the image, do I have to do anything in regards to formatting or partitioning the new drive prior to the restore process? Than..
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2013/09/09 21:22:51
cajuns2020

How to migrate from old X1e to X2a.

What is the correct way to move my project and audio files to a new computer? I also want to put them on my second drive. I truly need help.Thanks a bunch. Mickster..
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2013/09/09 13:20:26
jhughs

Windows 7 upgrade idea.... sanity check

I've been putting off upgrading from XP because of all the hassle it'll be.... but I need to do it. I had an idea today that I want to test out with you. Right now I have two HDDs in the tower. Instead of backing up then wiping out the C drive to do a clean upgrade, I'm thinking maybe I could:1) Dis..
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2013/09/02 20:59:30
aglewis723

WHY do we want a quiet computer?

Hello everyone, I am in the middle of building a DAW system. I was just wondering, why do we want a "quiet" PC. Is it for noise bleeding into the room and hence into microphones as background noise? Or does it have something to do with interfering with the analog recording signal input? For instanc..
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2013/08/29 07:04:03

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