The system is best with two processors (Multitread), with Windows NT
4.0 sp6 (Forget the W2000 is slower than the NT 4.0 for audio), and
of course a real HD for multitrack audio recording, a Seagate Cheetah
10K/15K , or Quantum Atlas 10K (Forget any IDE device).
The win 98 isn't a good SO for any work (Great for kill the Martians
and see blue screens), the performance of the win 98 with one
processor is poor than a same system with NT 4.0 or Win 2000.
A great dual processor system for audio and cheaper than a Athlon, is
the Abit BP6 Mobo with a pair of Celerons, is fast like the same
configuration with PIII.
This is my opinion.
Bye

David Fremo wrote:
>>I will be purchasing a new master audio PC for exclusive
>>use with Vegas. (Down with Pro Tools!!)
>>
>>I have gathered a lot of info from reviewers regarding PC
>>configurations NOT to get, but there is very little on the
>>Sonic Foundry website about optimal configs for people who
>>have $$ to spend on a real PC. I have heard that Vegas can
>>take advantage of multiple processors, but only with the
>>Win 2000 OS. Does anybody have a straight answer for
>>this?
>>
>>I am debating between 2 different configs at the moment:
>>
>>Athlon 800MHz or higher
>>Dual PIII-500MHz or higher
>>
>>Both machines with 256MB+ RAM and dual 27GB ATA/66 drives.
>>
>>If multiple processors can be utilized by Vegas, can it be
>>done in NT 4.0? Would I be facing similar performance with
>>a 800MHz Athlon in Win98?
>>
>>I like the price of the Athlon system better than the Dual
>>PIII because I could stick more into RAM, drives and a
>>better audio interface (MOTU 2408 vs. Lexicon Core 2).
>>
>>Any good advice?
>>
>>
>>Bogfrog