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Marco Maiello · June 17th, 2008, 05:34 AM

Hi,
after months of fights against sony vegas i discovered something that maybe can be useful for other users.
My pc configuration was that:
Dual core 3.000 AMD
Nvidia 8800GTS
4gb (corsair RAM)
and a ASUS motherboard with the Nforce chipset driver.
After months of testing I understood that the problem of these (apparently) random errors was the motherboard and his chipset.
I changed ASUS MB with a Gigabyte with a amd 790x chipset.
Now all seems to work perfectly also with tons of native hdv clips on the timeline : )
I would like to know if other users had similar experience with hardware incompatibility : )
Bye Marco!

Rick Diaz · June 17th, 2008, 11:11 PM

Bonjourno, I have an Asus MB running Vegas with no problem. I do not use the onboard nVidia graphics, however.

Jeff Harper · June 18th, 2008, 10:36 PM

I had a Asus MB and had plenty of issues with it. Gigabit rules...

Scott Brickert · June 21st, 2008, 05:04 PM

So y'all are saying you belief it was the motherboard and not the chipset?

eg would any other 790x chipset work, or is there something particularly sanguine about Vegas and Gigabit?

I have an Abit IP35Pro and alot of problems with Vegas.....

Jeff Harper · June 21st, 2008, 10:49 PM

Scott, I simply had bad experience with Asus, with one board. Installing drivers was very inconvenient and messy, and the board just didn't suit me because of compatability issues.

I have heard great things about Abit boards, so that just goes to show you it all just depends. I'm now a believer in purchasing ready made workstations. There are so many potential issues in this editing experience, I decided to try to eliminate at least a portion of those issues by purchasing a proven workstation performer, and I haven't looked back.

Good luck with your Abit!

Bill Ravens · June 22nd, 2008, 08:05 AM

Perhaps not the chipset so mach as the OEM's application of the chipset. I've found that Intel CPU's mated with Intel mobo's are the most solid combinations I can find for edit platforms.

June 17th, 2008, 05:34 AM	#1
Marco Maiello Regular Crew Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Rome Posts: 38	Vegas errors no more... Hi, after months of fights against sony vegas i discovered something that maybe can be useful for other users. My pc configuration was that: Dual core 3.000 AMD Nvidia 8800GTS 4gb (corsair RAM) and a ASUS motherboard with the Nforce chipset driver. After months of testing I understood that the problem of these (apparently) random errors was the motherboard and his chipset. I changed ASUS MB with a Gigabyte with a amd 790x chipset. Now all seems to work perfectly also with tons of native hdv clips on the timeline : ) I would like to know if other users had similar experience with hardware incompatibility : ) Bye Marco!

June 18th, 2008, 10:36 PM	#3
Jeff Harper Inner Circle Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Cincinnati, OH Posts: 8,425	I had a Asus MB and had plenty of issues with it. Gigabit rules... Last edited by Jeff Harper; June 19th, 2008 at 01:57 AM.

June 21st, 2008, 05:04 PM	#4
Scott Brickert Major Player Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Crested Butte, CO Posts: 576	So y'all are saying you belief it was the motherboard and not the chipset? eg would any other 790x chipset work, or is there something particularly sanguine about Vegas and Gigabit? I have an Abit IP35Pro and alot of problems with Vegas..... __________________ Scott Shot-By-Scott

June 17th, 2008, 11:11 PM	#2
Rick Diaz Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 146	Bonjourno, I have an Asus MB running Vegas with no problem. I do not use the onboard nVidia graphics, however.

June 21st, 2008, 10:49 PM	#5
Jeff Harper Inner Circle Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Cincinnati, OH Posts: 8,425	Scott, I simply had bad experience with Asus, with one board. Installing drivers was very inconvenient and messy, and the board just didn't suit me because of compatability issues. I have heard great things about Abit boards, so that just goes to show you it all just depends. I'm now a believer in purchasing ready made workstations. There are so many potential issues in this editing experience, I decided to try to eliminate at least a portion of those issues by purchasing a proven workstation performer, and I haven't looked back. Good luck with your Abit!

June 22nd, 2008, 08:05 AM	#6
Bill Ravens Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: santa fe, nm Posts: 3,264 Images: 10	Perhaps not the chipset so mach as the OEM's application of the chipset. I've found that Intel CPU's mated with Intel mobo's are the most solid combinations I can find for edit platforms.