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Subject:Fastest processing of files Posted by: Russell Date:8/15/1999 5:41:00 AM I currently use 4.0 and shortly upgrading to 4.5 I am upgrading hardware and need to know where the most speed improvements will be realised. Currently the machine is Pentium 200/128Mhz/9Gb IDE drive. I will go to 500-600 Pentium III and LVD UW SCSI drive to give faster throughput - if I really up the memory, will this substantially improve file operations? Say up to 512Mb or more DIMM. Does S.F use real memory first then goes to virtual (hard drive) for excess needs? You see, when I edit a full CD of around 700Mb and say normalise the whole file, I can go away for a long,long time before the operation completes - I want to substantially increase this speed. Helpful/useful comments are most appreciated. Russell
Subject:Re: Fastest processing of files Reply by: leebrandt Date:10/7/1999 3:57:00 AM Hi Russell, Have you made any progress regarding this topic? I am a SF4.5c user, and based on the documentation I understand that SF works directly on the hard disk, and therefore will not be benefiting from the PC's memory. So to improve the performance I believe you would need a faster HD, faster mother board (bus), and a faster CPU - depending on the functions you're using. The other thought was to use a dual processor PC and then split up the task (5 tracks per task let say for a CD). However I'm not sure if one can start 2 instances of SF on the same PC. If you have other information, and erperience I would appreciate your sharing it with us. Cheers. Lee. Russell wrote: >>I currently use 4.0 and shortly upgrading to 4.5 >>I am upgrading hardware and need to know where the most >>speed improvements will be realised. Currently the machine >>is Pentium 200/128Mhz/9Gb IDE drive. >>I will go to 500-600 Pentium III and LVD UW SCSI drive to >>give faster throughput - if I really up the memory, will >>this substantially improve file operations? Say up to 512Mb >>or more DIMM. Does S.F use real memory first then goes to >>virtual (hard drive) for excess needs? >>You see, when I edit a full CD of around 700Mb and say >>normalise the whole file, I can go away for a long,long >>time before the operation completes - I want to >>substantially increase this speed. >>Helpful/useful comments are most appreciated. >> >> >>Russell

Hi Russell,

Have you made any progress regarding this topic?

I am a SF4.5c user, and based on the documentation I understand that
SF works directly on the hard disk, and therefore will not be
benefiting from the PC's memory. So to improve the performance I
believe you would need a faster HD, faster mother board (bus), and a
faster CPU - depending on the functions you're using.

The other thought was to use a dual processor PC and then split up
the task (5 tracks per task let say for a CD). However I'm not sure
if one can start 2 instances of SF on the same PC.

If you have other information, and erperience I would appreciate your
sharing it with us.

Cheers.

Lee.

Russell wrote:
>>I currently use 4.0 and shortly upgrading to 4.5
>>I am upgrading hardware and need to know where the most
>>speed improvements will be realised. Currently the machine
>>is Pentium 200/128Mhz/9Gb IDE drive.
>>I will go to 500-600 Pentium III and LVD UW SCSI drive to
>>give faster throughput - if I really up the memory, will
>>this substantially improve file operations? Say up to 512Mb
>>or more DIMM. Does S.F use real memory first then goes to
>>virtual (hard drive) for excess needs?
>>You see, when I edit a full CD of around 700Mb and say
>>normalise the whole file, I can go away for a long,long
>>time before the operation completes - I want to
>>substantially increase this speed.
>>Helpful/useful comments are most appreciated.
>>
>>
>>Russell