system configuration help......... please

brokeinside wrote on 5/22/2002, 1:27 PM

Ok well here is my situation, I have VegasV3.0 and the C-Port DSP2000 I/O Card my computer is a IBM Aptive with a AMD Athlon 550mhz, 256mgs of ram and a single 20gig internal HardDrive at 7200rpm with Windows 98SE.... Basically I know im pretty limited with the power of my system but what im doing is muti-track recording drums, guitar, bass, vocals, loops, and stuff. Im recording everything at 16/44.1 and well my system gets pretty sluggish so is there any tricks of the trade, or codes I can use to optimize my comp and get more juice out of it. im on a really tight budget right now after getting the software and I/O card but everyones help would be much appriciated... thanks

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Thierry wrote on 5/22/2002, 1:42 PM

I'm not a "big" guy in computer but I notice when I render it goes faster if I shutdown my firewall (zoneAlarm), my antivirus program and any other programs I do not use. I also upgraded to 512RAM. I also have window 98SE.
Hope that help.
Thierry

Stiffler wrote on 5/23/2002, 1:42 AM

I also like to reboot before opening Vegas. I've had some sluggishness (is that a word?) and a reboot fixes it right away.

Athlon 900
WinMe
640 ram
kids!

KPITRL wrote on 5/23/2002, 1:53 AM

Go to: WWW.Videoguys.com,

There you'll find tweaks that should help
your systems resources for video editing.
Hope this helps.

Regards,

KPITRL

brokeinside wrote on 5/23/2002, 5:22 AM

thanks to everyone for there help it was much appriciated... and helped alot

Cheesehole wrote on 5/23/2002, 12:46 PM

128MB - 256MB of ram would be a good cheap upgrade for you and I think it would make a difference, possibly a major one, possibly not.

also check out this page for some Win98/audio tips:
http://www.rme-audio.com/english/techinfo/lola/lola.htm