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Originally Posted by ivansc
Hm. That does seem like a lot of devices hanging off our 430watt psu, even if it IS a Seasonic.
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I spec'd it when I bought it and I'm pretty sure I'm ok with what I've got. I will double check though when I'm at my PC for longer and report back.
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Originally Posted by ivansc
And fwiw I used my Emu 1212m pci card up to and including win7 64bit using the beta drivers that are still out there -no problems at all.
I assume YOUR Emu card is that or an 0404 pci?
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I've got the 1820M. I think I might have read one or two forum posts about people who had success with Win7 64-bit. But I read other where people didn't. I will try it one of these days... But not at the moment as I just have too much on.
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Originally Posted by karbomusic
That machine and OS have enough age on them that it will likely "nickel and dime" you as time passes.
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I hear what you're saying, but up until this recent problem everything has been pretty much tip top with the system since I built it. And I really want to put off upgrading anything until I actual have a practical need to. If I'm totally honest, part of the reason for this is that I struggle with change and it really can quite stress me out. I go into a bit of a stress melt down. When the time comes I'll do it. And I'll be very happy to be able to have more than 4GB RAM; not that that's held me back so far...
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Originally Posted by karbomusic
Um.... no! I would not have answered for any other reason than helping and participating with other Reaper users. That's what we are here for; so just 'pay it forward' sometime when you have the chance.
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Thank you! I'm just not sure I have the knowledge in any area to help out much like you've helped me. Perhaps I could put the money toward a charity then, which you are more the welcome to choose if you have any causes that are particularly significant to you...
I'm home for a couple more hours then I'll be away for around 15-20 hours. Is there any test that requires that long and that I should prioritise and keep running while I'm away?
Prime95? (If so, which test)? And is it potentially dodgy or dangerous to run it whilst not at my PC (overheating, etc)?
Memtest? (If so, will it test BOTH sticks of RAM at once? Can it test FOUR sticks at once? I'm presuming it runs pre Windows load and therefore might see all four sticks if I put them in?
Any other test instead?
If I don't hear back in time, maybe I'll just switch off for now and run tests overnight once I'm back.
Thanks everyone.