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hi folks,

I'm slowly getting back on board with my Pulsar I & II configuration. Thanks to all of you for the valuable bits of info I've gathered here over the years about technical obstacles, configuration, etc.

I work with video editing as a hobby, and may be soon upgrading to the mystical world of HD video; many are recommending that I upgrade my P4-3.2 GHz - 2gig ram XP-pro system to a dual-core 64-bit system, to handle the rigors of HD video. I'm hoping to find an ATX motherboard that will fit my current footprint, so I can keep my current box with fasttrack raid/SATA array in place.

Anyway, if anyone has simple answers to these questions, would be much appreciated.

• I have a Pulsar I which I purchased (way back), about 1999, and a Pulsar II purchased around 2005, which I run in parallel. Can I still do so on a 64-bit system?
• Will my current SCOPE OS (4.0) run on a 64-bit system?
• If an upgrade to Sonic-core's latest SCOPE OS is necessary for 64-bit compatibility, which version do I need?
• Does anyone have a ballpark guess at the cost of the SCOPE upgrade necessary?
• Can anyone recommend a good ATX 64-bit motherboard that will work well with my Pulsar I & II (and perhaps, HD video to boot?)

Thanks for any and all feedback / comments.

BTW, I don't a lot of processor-intensive audio work ... at most a few tracks of stereo audio + a few midi at once. My HD video productions are not major works either, mainly short abstract & hobby pieces, so I don't the "Xeon-Of-Xeon's" as far as processing horsepower goes. This is more hobby-based, not professional sound studio.

Gary

I would get the Triple Channel RAM and a cheap i7 930 rig.
I recently built another DAW w/ 12GB's and can do whatever I want now as far as loads and processing power.
I overclocked until I hit 62C which was around 3.3GHz on stock HSF.
Video and Audio share the same IRQ and no troubles after a few OS tweaks.
No need to spend a bunch of bread, save that for hardware or plugs...

and you MUST get SFP 5.1 to get 64 bit drivers.
it exist, but it is still in beta!
contact sonic core for informations... they will reply to you soon!

thanks guys ...

is soniccore's beta 5.1 backward-compatible for 32-bit systems as well?

Not currently, no.