PT10 disk cache allocation

cananball · 26th January 2012

Installing PT10 tonight. I have 8gb ram. I figure system needs 3gb, should I allocate 5 to disk cache or should I leave some extra ram for something else?

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insomaniac · 27th January 2012

I've found that disk cache is best used on an "as-needed" basis with a smaller amount of RAM. Even with 3 of 8 GB free, the system will start to bog down quickly when video is involved. That said, I've done some work set up with the 5 GB cache, working with a huge number of tracks from a single FireWire drive and everything ran great (save for some minor sluggishness in redraws)

JSt0rm · 27th January 2012

Ive found my system feels best with 6gb for the system.

ThisIsSka · 27th January 2012

8GB here and I expand the cache as much as I need to. 1GB is fine for some sessions, up to a maximum of 4GB.

charles maynes · 27th January 2012

the main boost is having enough allocated for the timeline- beyond that it is less important.

26th January 2012	#1
cananball Lives for gear Joined: May 2008 Location: New York Posts: 501 Thread Starter	PT10 disk cache allocation Installing PT10 tonight. I have 8gb ram. I figure system needs 3gb, should I allocate 5 to disk cache or should I leave some extra ram for something else? Sent from my DROIDX using Gearslutz.com App __________________ Ken Wilkinson

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insomaniac Gear maniac Joined: Nov 2007 Location: Los Angeles, CA, USA Posts: 269	I've found that disk cache is best used on an "as-needed" basis with a smaller amount of RAM. Even with 3 of 8 GB free, the system will start to bog down quickly when video is involved. That said, I've done some work set up with the 5 GB cache, working with a huge number of tracks from a single FireWire drive and everything ran great (save for some minor sluggishness in redraws) __________________ Sam Ejnes Sound Editor/Re-recording Mixer samejnes.com \| IMDb \| Analog Jitter

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charles maynes Gear Guru Joined: Jan 2004 Location: out in the dirt. Posts: 15,625	the main boost is having enough allocated for the timeline- beyond that it is less important. __________________ Charles Maynes credits Charles' webpage "Better the Arabs do it tolerably than that you do it perfectly. It is their war, and you are to help them, not to win it for them." T.E. Lawrence today is a good day to make your obituary better.... General Smedley Butler- WAR IS A RACKET American Rhetoric: Dwight D. Eisenhower - Farewell Address

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JSt0rm Lives for gear Joined: Apr 2005 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 1,749	Ive found my system feels best with 6gb for the system.

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ThisIsSka Gear maniac Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 181	8GB here and I expand the cache as much as I need to. 1GB is fine for some sessions, up to a maximum of 4GB.