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paul__dl · 06-16-2010, 10:03 PM

Calibre is awesome software. But it doesn't seem to run very well on slow computers. This isn't surprising; I've been trying to manipulate a massive database of thousands of files in various formats with a 1.0 ghz Celeron and 1 gig of RAM in a flimsy netbook. It takes forever to do anything -- I got so frustrated that I backed up the database and then cleared it from my hard drive.

So I'm thinking of a new computer, and I'll be trying to get more value and performance by ordering the parts individually and assembling it all at home. I know... a little bit of what I'm doing. One of the significant functions for this new machine will be managing a very large calibre database -- sifting through and organizing files, format conversion so I can view files on the ipod, whatever.

Will I see a significant performance increase in calibre using a CPU with more cores? Does 32-bit vs. 64-bit matter? Is RAM important? Operating system -- can I do okay with Linux, or is one OS better than another for this?

Thanks.

06-16-2010, 10:03 PM	#1
paul__dl Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2010 Device: iphone 3g	calibre optimal system specs Calibre is awesome software. But it doesn't seem to run very well on slow computers. This isn't surprising; I've been trying to manipulate a massive database of thousands of files in various formats with a 1.0 ghz Celeron and 1 gig of RAM in a flimsy netbook. It takes forever to do anything -- I got so frustrated that I backed up the database and then cleared it from my hard drive. So I'm thinking of a new computer, and I'll be trying to get more value and performance by ordering the parts individually and assembling it all at home. I know... a little bit of what I'm doing. One of the significant functions for this new machine will be managing a very large calibre database -- sifting through and organizing files, format conversion so I can view files on the ipod, whatever. Will I see a significant performance increase in calibre using a CPU with more cores? Does 32-bit vs. 64-bit matter? Is RAM important? Operating system -- can I do okay with Linux, or is one OS better than another for this? Thanks.