fixing latency in Windows7?

[devnulljp]

hey there y'all. i'm TRYING to keep a system all legal

Here you go

[MaxMaps]

i'm out and about, so i'm going to see if a firewire controller driver update will help when i get home.

i usually build my pc's from the motherboard up, i was TRYING to just get a decent cheapie for an Only Audio, No Gaming system so i could get Windows bundled for cheap. 1.6 dual core with 3 gigs of ram is a bit more than i had in my old XP system. do you think that's on the low-end?

lulz. i'm NOT upgrading this thing. if i can't get it to work i'll build one from the ground up or get a better system from Fry's. it only has two ram slots anyways. so i can't just pop i ram, i'd have to replace.

whatcha think Maxxxappsy?

Truth is sound programs do not take up a lot of RAM but they take up a large amount of CPU power as well. By today's standards that is a little on the low end as far as systems go.

Besides that, Intel smokes anything out in the market currently.

[01010111]

Lol wut? Good luck getting a virus from your computer just hanging out... If your really worried about that, get a better antivirus that takes nothing to run. Microsoft security essentials, or Kaspersky. Microsoft fixed a ton of security issues from XP to win7 though. And also they fixed a ton of optimization issues from vista to 7. Not getting viruses is just about being careful where you go on the internet, not allowing unfriendly scripts to run, not downloading from untrusted sources, and using a decent browser.

Put on your tin-foil hat for this one (make sure it's tin, they can still send the waves through aluminum!)

NSFW: show

:duck: I heard that the anti virus guys make all the viruses so you keep buying their products!

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Yeah being careful online is like 90% of what it's about with not getting a virus, but with windows, unless you're awesome about adjusting your firewall all programs automatically have access to the internet without requiring your permission. So if some other computer with a virus on it is just going through ip addresses trying to exploit this weakness, unless you have the security updates that fixed the weakness, or have your firewall set right, you really can get a virus simply by being connected to the Internet with windows. Unless this is something they fixed between xp and 7.

[rfurtkamp]

1.6 dual core with 3 gigs of ram is a bit more than i had in my old XP system. do you think that's on the low-end?

To be honest, yes. The netbook here has an equivalent or faster dual core processor and 2 gigs of RAM.

Win 7 didn't like my old dual core 2.8 very much for anything high performance.

Quad core 3.4 and multiple drives and dedicated video card, no issues. I can run games *while* multitracking.

That said, going back to XP isn't going to solve much; you're going to spend as much on Windows as you would on, say, a CPU/Mobo upgrade that could make a worlds more difference.

I'm also assuming that with a dual-core 1.6 that you're running a single, probably way outdated slow hard drive as well.

[behndy]

urrrrm.... decent hdd's. a 500 gb 7200 rpm system and a 1 tb 7200 data drive. if the RAM upgrade (8 gb's for $40? fuck ME that's cheap.) doesn't fix it, i'm just gonna repurpose this box and buy/put together a better one. this was like $200, and i'm not putting a buncha money into upgrading a cheapo platform.

umph.... would something like this..... http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6883229279 .... land me with the same problems? i'm TRYING to save some monies on this.

annnnnnd.... i'm an idiot. i didn't even notice the firewire PCIe card i put in had a freaking power supply connection. can't be helping anything that that's not plugges in. on my way home now to try that before i add the RAM. curious if that'll make a difference.

durp.

[rfurtkamp]

While you have it open, look at the wattage on the PSU as well; make sure you've got enough for everything included and some leeway for manufacturer "tolerances" and age on the supply.

The $500ish unit you linked would be fine, although truthfully if you have the 2 relatively modern drives already, and case etc., I'd probably just yank the CPU/MB out and just do that for half the price unless you have an immediate need for an outdated box.

But see if memory/etc fixes it.

[devnulljp]

Lol wut? Good luck getting a virus from your computer just hanging out...

Used to work in IT, and that did used to happen -- you put a naked unpatched Windows PC on the Internet and you'd get infected.
I put my wife's Win2k machine directly through her parents' cable modem for 10 min one time so she could check email (she hadn't brought the wifi card) and I spent the rest of the day cleaning up the mess. Holy crap.
I'd never put a Windows machine on the Internet without a firewall.

[Schlatte]

i know it's a pretty trivial question but it could block your speed: are you running your program(s) as administrator? You know, win7 has some ways to block your stuff if you don't right click on it and "run as administrator"...

[behndy]

yeah, i'm using an admin account.

sigh. put in the 8 gigs of ram (not till late last night. picked up Gears 3 and it DISTRACTED ME), thing started blue screening instead of loading into Windows. too frustrated/tired to deal with it so i crashed, i'll start troubleshooting tonight after work.

blegh.

[sylnau]

Firewire is not very good with PC (better with MAC). You better using USB 2.0 on a PC.

[Jwar]

I fucking hate Windows 7. Pretty much the worst operating system ever IMO. It is incredible hard to navigate if you're an EX person and constantly (like 6 fucking times a week) updates!

[behndy]

yeah, i have the auto updates turned off, i just do a big batchy one during downtime every once in awhile.

sylNau - i don't looooooooove Firewire, i just happen to have a pair of Motu 828's that i've used forever and got a good deal on a Digi 003 Rack. i'd REALLY be into a USB 3 interface though.

hurm. yeah. thinking about just frying the cpu and getting some trade in on a bigger better system. this shit is FRUSTRATING. i just want a simple DAW pc. durn it.

[sylnau]

yeah, i have the auto updates turned off, i just do a big batchy one during downtime every once in awhile.

sylNau - i don't looooooooove Firewire, i just happen to have a pair of Motu 828's that i've used forever and got a good deal on a Digi 003 Rack. i'd REALLY be into a USB 3 interface though.

hurm. yeah. thinking about just frying the cpu and getting some trade in on a bigger better system. this shit is FRUSTRATING. i just want a simple DAW pc. durn it.

I'm using PCI M-Audio interface on Win 7... without latency problem.
But I agree Win7 is not as good as XP. I'm always seraching on Win7.

[behndy]

hurrrrrrm. yah, i've always stayed away from PCI interfaces 'cause sometimes i want to take that interface out to a gig with a laptop. then USB or Firewire kicks those asses.