Huge number of Audio Tracks & Plug-Ins: Disc Glitch

Cubase
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hello everyone,

i’m working on windows7 (64-bit) with cubase 5.5.1 32-bit… 6GB RAM… Cubase and Windows on C: Samsung HD103SJ and Audio Source on Disc D: Seagate Barracuda 7200.12

audio interface: rme multiface II, I’m using 512 or 1024 latency

I’m working on a huge project with nearly 200 audio tracks, no midi or VST instruments… everything is bounced to audio, 24-bit… i’m using a lot of plug-ins…
my problem: I get disc-glitches… audio won’t play smoothly…
do you think I can improve the situation by changing the hard disc set-up?

Changing my C: System (Cubase) Hard Disc to SSD would be good?! But I have to install everything new and I don’t have the time for it…

Changing D: (where I store my audio tracks and the project folders) to a faster Hard Disc?

Mmmmh, I guess the best try woould be to upgrade to cubase 64-bit?
Can I install another cubase version (let’s say cubase 6 64-bit) simultaneously on my system? (the cubase version that supports 64-bit is cubase 6 and 7, right?)

do you think I can add-install the 64 bit versions of some plug ins I’m using and cubase 5 (32bit) and cubase 6 (64bit) would work without compromises (of course, I don’t want to run both versions simultaneously;)

thanks for your help and recommondations.

best wishes,
michael

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Memory usage? ASIO Meter level? You can have multiple versions installed.

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memory usage via task manager is about 4GB… in Cubase the ASIO meter level (F12): Disc is spiking a lot (100%, red) and CPU only 20%…

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so, that’s the problem? I can’t imrpove the situation by switching to a better/faster hard disc (ssd)?
32-bit /4GB limitation is the problem for audio spikes?