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My guess is that if you change the motherboard, you'll have to re-install anyway. Unless things have changed on the Windows front, the underlying hardware drivers are so specific to to motherboards and chipsets, though possible, it is very difficult to use a boot drive from one system on an extensively different one.
I think I'd plan on a re-install on such a change.
Mike Hazarian
On Sep 13, 2012, at 9:10 PM, Brian Maffitt wrote:
Thanks Roland, running 64-bit Ultimate, so I should be good... although if I swap the motherboard, processor, and RAM, I suspect Windows will detect "too many hardware changes" and disable itself "for my protection", making me do a reinstall. If past experience is anything to go on, that is.
B
Hi Brian, if you haven't done so ... you'll want to check on your version of Win7 for its RAM support capabilities - to prevent unnecessary headbumps and budget overshoot.
Physical Memory Limits: Windows 7
The following table specifies the limits on physical memory for Windows 7.
Windows 7 Ultimate
Limit on X86 4 GB
Limit on X64 192 GB
Windows 7 Enterprise
Limit on X86 4 GB
Limit on X64 192 GB
Windows 7 Professional
Limit on X86 4 GB
Limit on X64 192 GB
Windows 7 Home Premium
Limit on X86 4 GB
Limit on X64 16 GB
Windows 7 Home Basic
Limit on X86 4 GB
Limit on X64 8 GB
Windows 7 Starter
Limit on X86 2 GB
Limit on X64 N/A
These are bit bytes I've pasted from http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa366778(v=vs.85).aspx#physical_memory_limits_windows_7
Cheers
- Roland
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Sent: Friday, September 14, 2012 4:26:37 AM
Subject: [AE] [OT] Best Windows Processor/Motherboard upgrade combo?
Sorry for the OT (especially you Mac users), but I'm churning through a
lot of render-intensive stuff these days and I'd like to upgrade my
Windows PC. I'm happy with my Video Cards (Quadro 400 + Tesla Combo), my
Case (Alienware tower) & Power Supply (750 watts), and drives... but my
Motherboard only supports an Intel Core Duo Quad processor and 8 gigs of
RAM, so I'm definitely behind the curve on the CPU.
I want to get a new motherboard, processor(s), and RAM, and I'm having a
hard time finding solid info on what the best bang-for-the buck is for
AE and Premiere work. As I understand it, Ivy Bridge is more optimized
for power efficiency rather than number crunching? So do I go for Sandy
Bridge? Or stick with Xeon? I'd also like to stick with a budget for
these three components of about $1.5K, so getting 12 processors and 64GB
of RAM is probably out.
If this is too OT, please feel to contact me with a personal response if
you have any insights. I'd also be happy to chat on the phone if anyone
wants to help.
Thanks in advance,
Brian Maffitt
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