advice on my audio production build

[Vendetta]

ok very nice guys thank you!

One problem though. Suddenly my SL Install Disc doesn't get recognized anymore when I put it in my drive. It tries to load the cd three times but after that it gets spit out. All other discs work... Also the iBoot swapped for SL + F5 at startup doesn't work anymore. On my Windows notebook the disc gets recognized...
Anoyone else experienced the same???

It's a retail SL disc?

 

[jotef]

ok very nice guys thank you!

One problem though. Suddenly my SL Install Disc doesn't get recognized anymore when I put it in my drive. It tries to load the cd three times but after that it gets spit out. All other discs work... Also the iBoot swapped for SL + F5 at startup doesn't work anymore. On my Windows notebook the disc gets recognized...
Anoyone else experienced the same???

It's a retail SL disc?

yeah it's the 10.6.3 retail disc. the one I used for installation.

 

[jotef]

looks not bad at all to me jotef

in the meantime i have good news for you, the extra cash you spent for the i7 was totally worth it. Now logic 9.1.3 handles pretty well multicores AND hypertreading.

tests made on a similar iMac machine reported around 70 tracks in evans test - that's very good (i get 21 on my macbookpro i5).

You hit a sweetspot as far as logic goes with your configuration!

just makes sure to use 9.1.3 (NOT 9.1.2)

hi aero!

So I finally installed Logic 9.1.3 and run the evan file. I started Logic in 64 bit and with unmuting track number 73 i get a crash. So i would say my score is at 72 tracks. In 32 bit it crashes earlier. Do you recommend running logic in 64 bit?

Greetings

 

[aero++]

perfect!

that's exactly the kind of score you should have expected... just imagine my macbookpro i5 dragging behind at a mere 21 tracks

logic in 64 mode is faster and more efficient, however a lot of the third part plug ins are not 64bit native yet so everytime you open one you get a window pop up from the app the bridges them.

It's up to you, depends how many non-64 bit plug ins you are using and how nagging those windows are for you

anyway very happy to hear about your build, with that kind of headroom should last you a long time!

 

[jotef]

hey guys!

Just wanted to say that everything still runs perfect

Just one little question though:

My computer is defined as MacPro 3,1. Are there any disadvantages to MacPro 4,1 and 5,1?
I'm little bit confused about these settings.

Thanks in advance!