Q about ram and grahic cards

[ahs]

i am going to setup a new notebook for mainly reason so i have to deceide the ram and the graphic card.
8 gb ram or 16 gb. intel graphics or a nvidia.
i have now 8 gb of ram the pc uses only half (even i have many re's and wave files) and i don't know if the gpu is used in the graphic card.

[Olivier]

Imho ram > graphicscard.
For me personally, especially with laptops, low noise is key. Some cpu's get hotter than others. Same goes for gpu's, and maybe even hdd vs ssd. I'd try to optimize raw cpu power and minimize noise.

[normen]

Yeah, additionally beefier GPUs use more resources and cause more overhead in the system. If its really just for audio the smallest GPU option will do. As for RAM, can't have enough of that

[ScuzzyEye]

For Reason I would take upgrades in this order: CPU, RAM, storage, graphics. Fast storage (SSD) is really nice, but if you use a lot of large REs, sample packs, or recorded audio, it'll fill up fast.

[KEVMOVE02]

Your biggest challenge will be finding a system that is "audiocentric". Audio recording depends on not having its data stream interrupted, which is likely to occur on a system that has several usb ports share the same hub. If you can't find a system that allows you to connect your audio interface to a dedicated usb hub, you need connect as few usb devices as possible to reduce potential data stream interruptions. No external pointing device, no wifi, no screencasting, no bluetooth. It may be tempting to skimp on the video card, but keep in mind that looking at a pixelated screen for hours at a time is very hard on your eyes.

[ahs]

i ordered this

TUXEDO Book BC1705 - 17,3" matt Full-HD + Intel HD Grafik
16 GB (2x 8192MB) 1866MHz Kingston HyperX
Full-HD (1920 x 1080) matt
Festplatte M.2 SSD: 256 GB Samsung PRO 950 (PCIe)
Blu-Ray-Brenner/DVD-RW
Intel Core i7-6700HQ (4x 2.6-3.5GHz Quad-Core, 8 Threads, 6MB Cache, 35-45W TDP)
beleuchtete Tastatur
WLAN & Bluetooth: Intel Dual AC 8260 & Bluetooth (M.2 2230)

[ScuzzyEye]

Yeah, that should work.

[ahs]

yiiiipieeee yea howdie
i will try the stress test reason file against my lenovo

[Olivier]

i ordered this

TUXEDO Book BC1705 - 17,3" matt Full-HD + Intel HD Grafik
16 GB (2x 8192MB) 1866MHz Kingston HyperX
Full-HD (1920 x 1080) matt
Festplatte M.2 SSD: 256 GB Samsung PRO 950 (PCIe)
Blu-Ray-Brenner/DVD-RW
Intel Core i7-6700HQ (4x 2.6-3.5GHz Quad-Core, 8 Threads, 6MB Cache, 35-45W TDP)
beleuchtete Tastatur
WLAN & Bluetooth: Intel Dual AC 8260 & Bluetooth (M.2 2230)

Great choice on that M.2 SSD, i have it in my system its crazy fast