Could someone point me to Windows 11 discussions. Neither computer compatible -must upgrade? Need Zoom help -will pay.

[RexRed]

Why put a rose in a room with no light?  You have all of these VSTs, they are the rose, and the dark room is the old CPU.

Cakewalk is now optimized to work with Intel's new core architecture.

13th gen is a good place to look for a new PC.  New Motherboard, new RAM, possibly new power supply and you're most of the way there.

The 13th gen prices have gone down.

You could possibly use your old case and get by with your old graphics card... (for now)

Buy a Windows 11 Pro retail key for 35 dollars. 

And as MSMCLEOD says, be sure to go into ILOK and deauthorize the old computer to avoid having to contact ILOK to do it.

Then your plugins will have tons of power, and your songs will be practically unlimited.

If you buy the new motherboard as a combo, you can get the 13th gen chip and motherboard together at a substantial price reduction.

Just about any motherboard that will accept a 13gen Intel chip will be excellent. Make sure you have the right mounting plate for the chip.

This will put your VSTs in a room with light and space. 

If you get a powerful enough power supply like a 1000 - 1600 watt one, you could theoretically add a REALLY powerful graphics card and have a state-of-the-art Nvidia 5090 gaming machine and video editing workstation. (you may one day like having this) 

You might look into a faster 4 or 5 gen PCIE m.2 drive for your OS and current project file.

I really could not do my work without this upgrade and the new 5090 will probably be over $2000 I will get one for sure and put my 4090 in my backup PC.

I know this is a lot of expense, but you only live once, make the best of it while you can...

Perhaps, stop buying more VSTs and invest in the thing that makes them all come alive.

 

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Something like this

INLAND CPU Motherboard Intel core i7-13700K 13th Gen 16-Cores LGA 1700 125W

Gaming Desktop Processor with MSI PRO Z790-A MAX WiFi 7 Motherboard

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Order some paste for the cpu.

Windows 11 Professional Online Activation Key | Buy cheap on Kinguin.net

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CORSAIR VENGEANCE DDR5 RAM 96GB (2x48GB) 5200MHz CL38 Intel XMP iCUE Compatible Computer Memory - Black (CMK96GX5M2B5200C38)

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This is similar to the route I went, I hope it helps.

This will take you long into the future. You need a workstation to make good use of your VSTs (in my opinion)

and you are not likely to get one worth owning for less than $1000 dollars.

Edited December 30, 2024 by RexRed

[msmcleod]

7 hours ago, RexRed said:

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And as MSMCLEOD says, be sure to go into ILOK and deauthorize the old computer to avoid having to contact ILOK to do it.

...

Actually, if your licenses are on iLok dongle, they're the only ones you DON'T need to worry about deauthorizing.  If the license is on the dongle it'll just work.

As much hate as iLok gets, this is the one scenario where it's a huge time saver.

[RexRed]

18 hours ago, msmcleod said:

Actually, if your licenses are on iLok dongle, they're the only ones you DON'T need to worry about deauthorizing.  If the license is on the dongle it'll just work.

As much hate as iLok gets, this is the one scenario where it's a huge time saver.

Mine are on a dongle but some may save them on their PC 😀

[azslow3]

On 12/30/2024 at 2:09 PM, RexRed said:

Pure Power 12 M 1000W | ATX 3.1 | 80 Plus® Gold | Modular Power Supply | for PCIe 5.0 GPUs and GPUs with 6+2 pin connectors | 12VHPWR Cable Included | Silent 120mm be quiet! Fan - BN506

Better not... BeQuiet has made a mistake in new fans design. Even DarkPower is no longer "quite".  Also they have just 5 years warrantee (my has died after 5.5 , badly, after rare occasional reboots). I have switch to "original" (BeQuiet is just a mod)  FSP PSUs (cheaper, have 10 years warrantee and no bad fans so far).