If I upgraded my Intel Core 2 Quad CPU Q9550 @ 2.83 GHz from 32 bit Windows 7 to 64 bit then I could maximize my RAM at 16 GB (now 8Gb but 32 bit only uses 3Gb). This would be relatively inexpensive but is this CPU worth upgrading or is there too little head room to make it worthwhile?
I want to use this computer for playing virtual instruments (VSTis etc.) and forrecording music. With it set up in 64 bit Windows 7 and 16Gb of RAM it would be maxed out and does it have enough processing power to make the $200-$300 expenditure worthwhile? (A new comparable rack computer might cost at least $1000 since my current one has 4 large hard drives.)
My question is really about the throughput capacity of my Intel Core 2 Quad CPU Q9550 @ 2.83 GHz running in Windows 7 64 bit with 16 GB of RAM? Does this processor with a maximum RAM of 16Gb have a lifespan such that the expenditure is worthwhile?
Certainly running it at 32 bit with only 3 Gb usable is now limiting what I can install and run as a virtual instrument. Will 64 bit upgrading and the RAM increasing to 16Gb give me good throughput and headroom or is the improvement only marginal or in some other way not worthwhile?
I want to use this computer for playing virtual instruments (VSTis etc.) and forrecording music. With it set up in 64 bit Windows 7 and 16Gb of RAM it would be maxed out and does it have enough processing power to make the $200-$300 expenditure worthwhile? (A new comparable rack computer might cost at least $1000 since my current one has 4 large hard drives.)
My question is really about the throughput capacity of my Intel Core 2 Quad CPU Q9550 @ 2.83 GHz running in Windows 7 64 bit with 16 GB of RAM? Does this processor with a maximum RAM of 16Gb have a lifespan such that the expenditure is worthwhile?
Certainly running it at 32 bit with only 3 Gb usable is now limiting what I can install and run as a virtual instrument. Will 64 bit upgrading and the RAM increasing to 16Gb give me good throughput and headroom or is the improvement only marginal or in some other way not worthwhile?
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