Re: [Avid-L2] Re: More xw8400. now RAM

Low RAM will cause your system to bog down to a crawl after extended use.
Like Terrance said, RAM is soooo cheap nowadays that upgrading is a
non-issue. I've got 12 Gigs on my home PC... cost me $80.

On Thu, Jun 7, 2012 at 2:00 PM, Terence Curren <tcurren@aol.com> wrote:

> **
>
>
> Hi Bouke,
>
> It's been a while since I was in purely 32 bit land, but what I would run
> into were things like the inability to create a title at a certain point
> and long effects heavy sequences would have to be broken up to work on
> them. I think a lot of the issues can be attributed to RAM leaks. Also,
> switching back and forth between After Effects and Avid would cause really
> long delays waiting for memory to free up.
>
> At any rate, we were effectively limited to 3Gigs of RAM in those days. If
> you haven't hit any issues in your workflows, then I wouldn't worry about
> it. But RAM is so cheap why not beef it up a bit?
>
>
> --- In Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com, "bouke" <bouke@...> wrote:
> >
> > Describe 'complex'...
> > Most complex sequences i do is docs, a couple of hundreds of shots with
> CC,
> > some 50 titles, 800 imported PNG's (subtitles), few dozen effects.
> > Never had the feeling i was overdoing things / making it hard on Avid.
> > So what things are the RAM eaters?
> >
> > Bouke
> >
> > VideoToolShed
> > van Oldenbarneveltstraat 33
> > 6512 AS NIJMEGEN
> > The Netherlands
> > +31 24 3553311
> > www.videotoolshed.com
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Terence Curren" <tcurren@...>
> > To: <Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com>
> > Sent: Thursday, June 07, 2012 5:52 PM
> > Subject: [Avid-L2] Re: More xw8400. now RAM
> >
> >
> > In Avid you will be able to open much larger and more complex sequences
> > without issues for one.
> >
> > --- In Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com, "bouke" <bouke@> wrote:
> > >
> > > Speaking of xw8400, mine have a lousy 3 gig of RAM.
> > > What can i expect on Avid / AE render speed performance if i upgrade
> that?
> > >
> > > Bouke (whoms firsts NLE had a whopping 16 Mb ram...)
> > >
> > > VideoToolShed
> > > van Oldenbarneveltstraat 33
> > > 6512 AS NIJMEGEN
> > > The Netherlands
> > > +31 24 3553311
> > > www.videotoolshed.com
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: <sqitaos@>
> > > To: <Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com>
> > > Sent: Thursday, June 07, 2012 5:09 PM
> > > Subject: Re: [Avid-L2] Re: MC6.01 / Win7 / xw8400
> > >
> > >
> > > Folks, your suggestions of installing the 276.28 drivers and changing
> the
> > > GPU settings file worked like a charm. Thanks so very much.
> > >
> > >
> > > ---
> > > Sean E. Stall
> > > Owner|Lead Artist
> > > Ironik Design & Post, inc. _
> > > 56 E. Main St., Suite 203, Avon, CT 06001
> > >
> > > (O) 860.404.2386 (M) 646.279.8808
> > > (F) 860.404.2735
> > > www.ironikdesign.com
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Terence Curren <tcurren@>
> > > To: Avid-L2 <Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com>
> > > Sent: Wed, Jun 6, 2012 5:40 pm
> > > Subject: [Avid-L2] Re: MC6.01 / Win7 / xw8400
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Haven't used MC in that config but I am using Symphony in that config.
> > >
> > > Did you update the Nvidia driver with Avid's version? It is in the Avid
> > > folder that installed on your computer. (Though Avid usually throws a
> > > warning dialog box on startup if the wrong driver is installed.
> > >
> > > I was getting similar issue on a 8400 with a FX1500 card. At first it
> > > wouldn't play video in the record window, only out the NitrisDX. Then I
> > > upgraded to the Avid drivers and hit the wall you are hitting.
> Replacing
> > > with an FX3500 and using Avid's drivers fixed everything.
> > >
> > > --- In Avid-L2@yahoogroups.com, sqitaos@ wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Anyone using this configuration and if so, did you run into any
> issues
> > > > when trying to launch MC? Wondering if this is an Nvidia display
> driver
> > > > problem or perhaps Microsoft Security Essential issue. Either way,
> the
> > > > suite installed fine but when launching MC6.01, I get past all of the
> > > > initializing and when it's just about to load into the project
> selection
> > > > page the screen goes white and I get the Win7 circular cursor
> forever.
> > > > Force quit using Task Mgr. causes a BSOD and a restart is necessary.
> > > > 12GB
> > > > of newly installed RAM, FX3500 graphics card.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Thoughts?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Thanks!
> > > > ---
> > > > Sean E. Stall
> > > > Owner|Lead Artist
> > > > Ironik Design & Post, inc. _
> > > > 56 E. Main St., Suite 203, Avon, CT 06001
> > > >
> > > > (O) 860.404.2386 (M) 646.279.8808
> > > > (F) 860.404.2735
> > > > www.ironikdesign.com
> > > >
> > > >
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