More RAM or new CPU?

raindog.promo

Hey all.


I just tried a guitar simulator,(http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/IK-Multimedia-AmpliTube-2-DUO?sku=482677&src=3SOSWXXA) Amplitude 2 for the first time today and was very impressed.

I do have a question though if anyone could answer it, much appreciated.
At 512 buffer size, the audio breaks up and is pretty much unusable. At 1024 there is noticeable latency.

I have 1GB of RAM (DDR300) and 2.8 (or maybe 3.2) Ghz Pentium 3 (i think) processor.
My question :
To work with a buffer size of 512 do I need to increase my RAM or get a faster processor?

Thanks.

Cuddlesworth

raindog.promo wrote: »

Hey all.


I just tried a guitar simulator,(http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/IK-Multimedia-AmpliTube-2-DUO?sku=482677&src=3SOSWXXA) Amplitude 2 for the first time today and was very impressed.

I do have a question though if anyone could answer it, much appreciated.
At 512 buffer size, the audio breaks up and is pretty much unusable. At 1024 there is noticeable latency.

I have 1GB of RAM (DDR300) and 2.8 (or maybe 3.2) Ghz Pentium 3 (i think) processor.
My question :
To work with a buffer size of 512 do I need to increase my RAM or get a faster processor?

Thanks.

Since I don't know what measurement the 512 is in and what the buffer is, or what is it does I don't think I can answer your question easy. That and that particular software gives no minimum or recommended requirements.

What I can tell you is that audio synthesisers are heavy on cpu usage. And depending on how many you are running they rape your ram as well. The problem with the cpu part(which at a guess I would say is the problem) is that all cpu's that you would need for a moderate upgrade would be quite expensive at this stage to buy new, and hard to find second hand. Not amazingly, but hard enough.

Ram on the other hand would be simple enough to get, 2 gigs would be around 60 quid new plus delivery.

raindog.promo

Thanks for the advice.

Being low on cash AT the moment I'm optimizing the PC as much as I can. Is increasing PCI latency timer a good idea? or a big no-no?

Mr. Presentable

I'd increase the ram, and reduce as much as possible other programs accessing the cpu. Cheapest first choice really.

Cuddlesworth

raindog.promo wrote: »

Thanks for the advice.

Being low on cash AT the moment I'm optimizing the PC as much as I can. Is increasing PCI latency timer a good idea? or a big no-no?

Increasing latency would increase the time it takes for commands/data to be transferred, so no. Outside of over clocking your ram/cpu I can't see how playing around with your bios would help you.

raindog.promo

It didn't.

askU

raindog.promo wrote: »

It didn't.

It didn't what?

raindog.promo

askU wrote: »

It didn't what?

Exactly.

raindog.promo

I believe it was that playing around with the BIOS didn't help.

PogMoThoin

Thats not a pc, its a relic

raindog.promo

PogMoThoin wrote: »

Thats not a pc, its a relic

ooooooooooooooooooooooooohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, Look at you................

"It still points doesn't it?"

Anti

Behave yourself's or the ban hammer comes out to play.

Silenceisbliss

you say you have a "2.8 (or maybe 3.2) Ghz Pentium 3 (i think) processor"

well which is it?....if you cant identify what type of cpu you have, im forced to question whether you will be able to physically change the cpu or add more ram...

raindog.promo

What's with the attitude all of a sudden?

First few replies were great and I'm thankful for it.

Might as well lock the thread, I've got the problem sorted.

Cheers.

Anti

Locked.