I bought a new portable with WIN8.1 and all SSD etc Max'ed out quad-core unit. I have not seen any speed improvement which are not related to the SSD. perhaps if I did large 3-D math matrix then i would see the speed advantage.
I had to buy a book on the new OPSystem.... it is a pretty GUI et al but almost unusable for work.
THx-RNMarsh
I had to buy a book on the new OPSystem.... it is a pretty GUI et al but almost unusable for work.
THx-RNMarsh
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You'll get into it.
I switched to W8.1 by choice, far preferring it to W7 which I never really took too tbh.
Richard,
I think that the problem with speed on most computers these days is that the software is not written to take advantage of the cores and threads. The place that I have really noticed the difference was doing 3D CAD work with solids and surfaces. There was a major increase in speed when doing that type of work and sometimes doing the same work on an older Pentium machine would actually cause it to crash the program, it just couldn't handle the load with a large file size. Rendering those same drawings into a photo realistic picture was also so slow as to be painful until I jumped to a newer processor and newer laptop. Now that is looking a little long in the tooth compared to a newer I7 based machine with more cores and threads. something for the next time I update. I am thinking the same on the SSD, waiting for the next more robust implementation that doesn't have the limited write life of these early devices. For now I will just stay with my 10,000 rpm drives.
As far as Win8.1 I am just going to wait for Win9 before I make a change. Win8 or 8.1 is just the next Vista step, something even Microsoft admits was a failure and is fast going to be replaced.
I think that the problem with speed on most computers these days is that the software is not written to take advantage of the cores and threads. The place that I have really noticed the difference was doing 3D CAD work with solids and surfaces. There was a major increase in speed when doing that type of work and sometimes doing the same work on an older Pentium machine would actually cause it to crash the program, it just couldn't handle the load with a large file size. Rendering those same drawings into a photo realistic picture was also so slow as to be painful until I jumped to a newer processor and newer laptop. Now that is looking a little long in the tooth compared to a newer I7 based machine with more cores and threads. something for the next time I update. I am thinking the same on the SSD, waiting for the next more robust implementation that doesn't have the limited write life of these early devices. For now I will just stay with my 10,000 rpm drives.
As far as Win8.1 I am just going to wait for Win9 before I make a change. Win8 or 8.1 is just the next Vista step, something even Microsoft admits was a failure and is fast going to be replaced.
I'll look for more of her work tomorrow, for some reason that never even crossed my mind, thanks very much!
Or re-install Seven on it ?
I always avoided the Bad versions of Windows (98, while NT was nice at this time, Vista, the catastrophe !).
Seven, on my point of view was OK, but i saw no obvious improvements, comparing to XP. (on the contrary, heavier and more resource hungry)
8 looks like a quick'n dirty implementation of an Android like GUI, with an additional layer made by M$ to save face and try to make its OS working on tablets. With no doubt one of the windows versions to be avoided.
If M$ is still alive at this time, the next version will have a real integrated guy for tactile uses and not a purely cosmetic band Aid.
But I think M$ has already lost the battle against Linux and Android.
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Highly recommended.
Hi Richard, just install freeware Classic Shell - Start menu and other Windows enhancements and get rid of all that Win8 Metro nonsense !.
Plenty of settings to make Win8 look and behave just like Win7/XP.
http://www.fosshub.com/Classic-Shell.html/ClassicShellSetup_4_1_0.exe
I have been using Classic Shell since the same day that I installed Win8 Pro....after about 3 minutes I dedcided that I couldn't stand the 'new fangled' GUI, and found CS...problem solved in an instant.
My 18'' laptop is running i7 and 8Gb....I find it flies with Win8/CS....I reckon it's faster than Win7 on the same machine.
Dan.
Hi Richard, just install freeware Classic Shell - Start menu and other Windows enhancements and get rid of all that Win8 Metro nonsense !.
Plenty of settings to make Win8 look and behave just like Win7/XP.
http://www.fosshub.com/Classic-Shell.html/ClassicShellSetup_4_1_0.exe
I have been using Classic Shell since the same day that I installed Win8 Pro....after about 3 minutes I dedcided that I couldn't stand the 'new fangled' GUI, and found CS...problem solved in an instant.
My 18'' laptop is running i7 and 8Gb....I find it flies with Win8/CS....I reckon it's faster than Win7 on the same machine.
Dan.
Max and Christophe,
I would abandon the Microsoft upgrade cycle in a minute and jump to only using Linux if it wasn't for software programmers being beholding to either MS or Apple and not writing code that was written specifically for one or the other. Yes you can run many programs under Wine but not everything and then there is another layer added to running any program. I personally hate the ever present model that MS has foisted on all of us of having to constantly upgrade every time they have decided to make more money, Apple is just as bad or worse in that sense, they lock you into their hardware at the same time. But as long as I use things like my legacy Clio audio analysis hardware and software I have to keep a Windows computer around.
I personally see an improvement in speed with Win7 over XP in my CAD work but otherwise don't notice much besides the nice automatic hardware detection and installation of drivers when it works.
I'm not up to your level yet Max, I still have only an older I5 processor with 6GB of ram and two 330gb 10,000 rpm drives but I do look forward to the day when I can get something faster. My screen is only 17" but that is heavy enough for me as it is. An HP Envy laptop. Now if I was building a desktop I am not sure if I would go with the "I" series chips or back to a Zeon type machine that will run some nice circles around the "i's" but it really comes down to what you are doing with the computer and the software you need to run.
I think the majority of people don't and never even needed a PC, something like a tablet is enough for the majority of what the general public uses a computer for. surfing the net and looking at email and some pictures. We have finally come to the point where some people who need a real computer will have one and the rest can use a simple device to do what they do, no real computing to speak of.
I would abandon the Microsoft upgrade cycle in a minute and jump to only using Linux if it wasn't for software programmers being beholding to either MS or Apple and not writing code that was written specifically for one or the other. Yes you can run many programs under Wine but not everything and then there is another layer added to running any program. I personally hate the ever present model that MS has foisted on all of us of having to constantly upgrade every time they have decided to make more money, Apple is just as bad or worse in that sense, they lock you into their hardware at the same time. But as long as I use things like my legacy Clio audio analysis hardware and software I have to keep a Windows computer around.
I personally see an improvement in speed with Win7 over XP in my CAD work but otherwise don't notice much besides the nice automatic hardware detection and installation of drivers when it works.
I'm not up to your level yet Max, I still have only an older I5 processor with 6GB of ram and two 330gb 10,000 rpm drives but I do look forward to the day when I can get something faster. My screen is only 17" but that is heavy enough for me as it is. An HP Envy laptop. Now if I was building a desktop I am not sure if I would go with the "I" series chips or back to a Zeon type machine that will run some nice circles around the "i's" but it really comes down to what you are doing with the computer and the software you need to run.
I think the majority of people don't and never even needed a PC, something like a tablet is enough for the majority of what the general public uses a computer for. surfing the net and looking at email and some pictures. We have finally come to the point where some people who need a real computer will have one and the rest can use a simple device to do what they do, no real computing to speak of.
Hey look a pre-amp ..... 
http://www.stereophile.com/content/dan-dagostino-master-audio-systems-momentum-line-preamplifier
http://www.stereophile.com/content/dan-dagostino-master-audio-systems-momentum-line-preamplifier
Hey look a pre-amp .....
Dan D'Agostino Master Audio Systems Momentum line preamplifier | Stereophile.com
Nice price point, I have always respected Paul's work.
Wa' happened you changed the subject on me? $32,000 no 8-legs WTF?
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Hey look a pre-amp .....
Dan D'Agostino Master Audio Systems Momentum line preamplifier | Stereophile.com
It really DOES look gorgeous! Even the inside looks great. Especially the cheap computer-grade flat-cable and IDC connectors that connects the input PCB to the preamp boards itself, if I see that right. Be sure to use only top-of-the-line XLR balanced interconnects, d'youhear!
Jan
Then We should compare Dan to Boulder .....
Edit: not current version ..
http://www.stereophile.com/solidpreamps/1207bo/index.html
Edit: not current version ..
http://www.stereophile.com/solidpreamps/1207bo/index.html
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The best way to speed up any Windows machine is to just format the HD and reinstall the OS, assuming there's enough ram.
A new solid state hard drive will do wonders, though.
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It's very fashionable to belittle the opinions of those who have zero interest in the sport of audio, but of course their judgement gets to the heart of the matter straight away - does it sound any good? Fancy engineering, and layers of bling mean nothing to them - if it sounds like crap, it is crap ... a few more of the enthusiasts would do themselves a favour by learning to "listen without listening" - the artificiality of most playback then is very striking, makes it obvious that things aren't "right" ...
"Sounds normal?" is the wrong question, "sounds right?" is closer to what you want - have someone working a small set of cymbals, live - side by side with an MP3 of the same material being reproduced at the same volume - how many millions of miles difference is there ...?
Sounding normal for most people just means that it should sound like a "stereo" going - their expectations are minimal.
Sounding normal for most people just means that it should sound like a "stereo" going - their expectations are minimal.
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