this my new lappy , and i am wondering , since i have 2 hdd to put them in ride strip to boost up the performance in resolume and i am not sure if this is the best option ?
any opinion ?!
opinion : raid on laptop
opinion : raid on laptop
[font=Tahoma]i want an opinion about my laptop : Fujitsu/Siemens Amilo M3438G centrino mobile 2G hz , 1 g ram (2 X 512) ddr2 , 2 X 100G sata 5400 rpm, n vidia g force 6800 256 mb ram dual head, 17 inch tft, 1 X ieee 1394 port, gigabit ethernet lan, and not important dvd rw nec dual layer, card reader , 4 usb 2.0 ports and very funny subwoofer and a remote control for media aplication [/font]
this my new lappy , and i am wondering , since i have 2 hdd to put them in ride strip to boost up the performance in resolume and i am not sure if this is the best option ?
any opinion ?!
this my new lappy , and i am wondering , since i have 2 hdd to put them in ride strip to boost up the performance in resolume and i am not sure if this is the best option ?
any opinion ?!
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Anonymous
Perhaps not
Anecdotal evidence (from memory) has it that while RAID is fast in itself, having your clips on the same physical volume (because it would be one volume) as your main system (ie with resolume, windows and paging file) slows down performance to *some* degree.
On the other hand it would always be fast - I am running off my laptop's single internal 4200rpm HDD temporarily but finding performance more than acceptable with 320* clips getting 25-30fps with all layers going plus effects.
It *might* be better on the other hand to un-RAID your drives and use one for the system and another solely for clips so neither interferes with the other allowing maximum transfer speeds from your clips drive.
That's a *might* though, the RAID may perform faster anyway so it'd probably be worth experimenting with - maybe someone knows for sure....
Either way, your laptop is guaranteed to tear Resolume to shreds with those specs, it's just a matter of how to squeeze the most out of it.
Anecdotal evidence (from memory) has it that while RAID is fast in itself, having your clips on the same physical volume (because it would be one volume) as your main system (ie with resolume, windows and paging file) slows down performance to *some* degree.
On the other hand it would always be fast - I am running off my laptop's single internal 4200rpm HDD temporarily but finding performance more than acceptable with 320* clips getting 25-30fps with all layers going plus effects.
It *might* be better on the other hand to un-RAID your drives and use one for the system and another solely for clips so neither interferes with the other allowing maximum transfer speeds from your clips drive.
That's a *might* though, the RAID may perform faster anyway so it'd probably be worth experimenting with - maybe someone knows for sure....
Either way, your laptop is guaranteed to tear Resolume to shreds with those specs, it's just a matter of how to squeeze the most out of it.
yes , this is the same think i had in mind, but i wanted an opinion from ather people , and as you say it is worth trying experimenting !!! (thank you for the opinion) , but i have one question to ask : only for resolume wich OS is better ? : Win XP home ed. or Proffesional ? , becouse my lappy camed (if you can belive this, at his performance) with Home ed. sp2 ! , and i am wondering if is better the proffesional one ?!
PS: but can you explain me why do you think my lappy "is guaranteed to TEAR Resolume to shreds" ??? (i ask this to find out if we share the same oppinion ?)
PS: but can you explain me why do you think my lappy "is guaranteed to TEAR Resolume to shreds" ??? (i ask this to find out if we share the same oppinion ?)
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Because it exceeds the system requirements of resolume, more than my laptop which runs very fast, plus it has two sata drives which will be very fast (RAID or not) and these are often the limiting factor in resolume. 1gig of DDR2 is more than enough RAM. The GeForce 6800 will provide a suitable TV-out just now and in the future Resolume 3.x will use the GPU to some (undecided) degree (it doesn't at the moment) and this card utililses DX9 Shader3 technology which should future-proof your machine until then (which should be sometime next year by all indications)
As for XP, versions don't seem to matter for Resolume although in the bigger picture you'd probably want Pro I suppose, which isn't hard to 'get'
The reason you got Home Edition is because it would have been bought as a home PC, no-matter how good the specs. Generally Microsoft only license Pro Edition to business purchases.
As for XP, versions don't seem to matter for Resolume although in the bigger picture you'd probably want Pro I suppose, which isn't hard to 'get'
The reason you got Home Edition is because it would have been bought as a home PC, no-matter how good the specs. Generally Microsoft only license Pro Edition to business purchases.
how can i test the laptop ? to se how realy fast or far he can go ?
where can i read the fps of the resolume in heavy test conditions ?
it is normal for my laptop (whith his configuration) to heat up at about 32*C/90*F over the hdd area (and on the pointing device : 40*C/103*F) , the measurment was done with an infrared thermometer on the surface of the laptop !
do you think this could be a problem with my laptop (brand new) , i now that heat reduce the performance of a system but is ok with this one ? remember that i have 2 x 100 G hdd sata 5400 !!!
where can i read the fps of the resolume in heavy test conditions ?
it is normal for my laptop (whith his configuration) to heat up at about 32*C/90*F over the hdd area (and on the pointing device : 40*C/103*F) , the measurment was done with an infrared thermometer on the surface of the laptop !
do you think this could be a problem with my laptop (brand new) , i now that heat reduce the performance of a system but is ok with this one ? remember that i have 2 x 100 G hdd sata 5400 !!!
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continuity-B
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I'm not a laptop expert, but they do get hot - I'd check the manufacturers specifications if you're worried. I'm not the man to ask on that one.
It's [ctrl][alt] to view the fps and other info on your display which should make a comparitive benchmark easy to do. Also make sure to use the same clips+effects combination each time but i'm sure you'd know that.
Search the forum too, there is a lot of info on optimising your system, most importantly on how to encode your video and tweak windows.
It's [ctrl][alt] to view the fps and other info on your display which should make a comparitive benchmark easy to do. Also make sure to use the same clips+effects combination each time but i'm sure you'd know that.
Search the forum too, there is a lot of info on optimising your system, most importantly on how to encode your video and tweak windows.
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