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Re: i7 Builds - Specs and Results
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Guess it depends what you're used to also. I've grown up with Windows machines, so to me they make sense and are logical (somewhat)...where as I know people who have always had Macs, and find Windows illogical. Much of a muchness really. But if you're after bang for buck, custom build i7 is the way to go in my opinion...especially when you factor in over clocking
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PT10, Focusrite Liquid Saffire 56, Eleven Rack, i7 950 @3.80GHz, Noctua NH-D14 CPU cooler, GA-X58A-UD3R, Corsair CMD12GX3M6A1600C8 12GB, SAPPHIRE VAPOR-X HD5770 1GB GDDR5 PCIE, Caviar Black 500GB 32MB Cache OS drive, 2x Caviar Black 1TB 64MB Cache Sata3 (Audio and library), Broadcom BCM94322MC wireless network adapter W7 - 312 dverbs @ 64 buffer/ 403 dverbs @ 1024 |
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Well, i put together a mock build pretty similar to mine. I noticed you're in the US so took the liberty of putting together the cart on Newegg. Only differences are different brand hot swap bays and i'm using the P183 case instead of the P193 and it came to about $1800. Alternatively you may decide you don't need 12gb of RAM, or may not need an expensive graphics card if the PC is only for PT...and may well decide you'd prefer the i7 980X CPU over the 950. Basically just gotta work out what you want
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PT10, Focusrite Liquid Saffire 56, Eleven Rack, i7 950 @3.80GHz, Noctua NH-D14 CPU cooler, GA-X58A-UD3R, Corsair CMD12GX3M6A1600C8 12GB, SAPPHIRE VAPOR-X HD5770 1GB GDDR5 PCIE, Caviar Black 500GB 32MB Cache OS drive, 2x Caviar Black 1TB 64MB Cache Sata3 (Audio and library), Broadcom BCM94322MC wireless network adapter W7 - 312 dverbs @ 64 buffer/ 403 dverbs @ 1024 |
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Thanks Remis!
So what is the advantage of the i7 950 over the 920 or 960? I know the 980x is the holy grail, but if I can get a 920 for $250 or whatever... is there a noticeable difference? Honestly where I am right now is - I have a 2006 Dell XPS 400 - I just put a FW card in to be able to use my new Avid Mbox Pro (3rd gen) and I have a PT 9 crossgrade waiting on me, but I don't have Win 7 yet, so im just waiting until i get everything where I want it. I should have $1600 in hand in Feb/March to do a build. But I will also need video monitors. I'd like to do dual monitors at some point... but at least would like to get one 27" screen if I cant do a dual set up right away. Im also running the latet Melodyne Editor (wish I had not upgraded from the plug in), so I need to make sure I am compatible with that for optimal performance. I dont have a lot of plugins yet, but will likely be going heavy on the VI's as finances permit. |
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$1600 should get you a nice build. Mine only cost me more as i added things I didn't necessarily need, like hot swap bays, a fan controller, 4 case fans, 12Gb of RAM, a higher end graphics card and a monster CPU cooler. One of these builds will definitely be compatible for the use you're talking about
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PT10, Focusrite Liquid Saffire 56, Eleven Rack, i7 950 @3.80GHz, Noctua NH-D14 CPU cooler, GA-X58A-UD3R, Corsair CMD12GX3M6A1600C8 12GB, SAPPHIRE VAPOR-X HD5770 1GB GDDR5 PCIE, Caviar Black 500GB 32MB Cache OS drive, 2x Caviar Black 1TB 64MB Cache Sata3 (Audio and library), Broadcom BCM94322MC wireless network adapter W7 - 312 dverbs @ 64 buffer/ 403 dverbs @ 1024 |
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What about C.I.A.2 ?
Should that be enabled or disabled ? |
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CPU Intelligent Accelerator 2 (C.I.A.2) is designed to automatically adjust CPU computing power
to maximize system performance. C.I.A.2 allows your system bus to be changed dynamically based on CPU loading through the use of 5 preset states. NO...it should NOT be enabled. this would cause your system to fluctuate dependin' on loads...one of last things you'd want in a DAW IMHO. the more one is aware of their systems state (ie...clock speed, ram timings, voltages, etc) , the better. enablin' CIA2 would remove that awareness. can you say 9xxx errors???
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New build running PT 9.01
COOLER MASTER Centurion 5 CAC-T05-UW Black Aluminum GIGABYTE GA-X58A-UD3R LGA 1366 Intel X58 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard GA-X58A-UD3R Rev.2 BIOS FE VGA PNYlVCQFX380-PCIE-PB FX380 RT ENERMAX MODU82+ EMD625AWT_II 625W ATX12V v2.3 Intel Core i7-950 Bloomfield 3.06GHz LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Processor BX80601950 CORSAIR DOMINATOR 12GB (6 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model Western Digital Caviar Black WD5002AALX 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive Western Digital Caviar Black WD1002FAEX 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive LITE-ON 24X DVD Writer Black SATA Model iHAS424-98 LightScribe Support Microsoft Windows 7 Professional 64-bit 1-Pack for System Builders - OEM Mbox2 - moved to different usb ports because of some lag. Not sure that was the problem but it seemed to go away once the usb port was changed. Went through the W& x64 optimizations. Went through the Avid Windows Guide. I haven't done a dverb test or added Strike, etc. I have the playback engine set to: 64 samples and 128 samples 7 processors (at 8, getting inconsistent HW buffer error) cpu usage limit at 90% DAE playback buffer level 2 cache size: large plug-in streaming buffer: check box, optimize for streaming content on audio drives. So far it's running smoothly. Will post again after loading some older sessions with more plugins. Any suggestions would be welcome.
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PT 12, Gigabyte GA-X79-UD3 ATX LGA2011 MB,Intel Core i7-3930 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor,Asus NVIDIA GeForce GT 640 2GB GDDR3 PCI-e Video Card, Patriot Viper 3 Low Profile Blue 32GB (4x8GB),Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo CPU Cooler, Rosewill Stallion Series RD700 700W Power Supply,Western Digital Caviar Black Internal system/session/samples,Windows 7 Professional 64-bit,Mbox2 |
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Please make sure that RTAS Engine Ignore Errors During Playback/Record box is unchecked Start the computer. Create a brand new 24bit/48k Session on your audio drive for the Dverb test. Open up the system usage window in PT. Then, go to Setup > Playback Engine... > and make sure the RTAS engine: Ignore Errors During Playback/Record(may cause clicks and pops) is NOT checked. Also, Go to your buffer setting and select 1024(CPU usage must be 95% or highest possible). Set up your time line ruler for Min:Secs. You want to be in grid mode and set up your grid for Min:Secs and 1 second. Create one mono audio track. Take the selector tool, put it on the 5 minute mark in your audio track and drag this to the start of your session. You will now have 5 minutes selected in this track. Go to AudioSuite > Other > Signal Generator and click on the "process" but. You should now see a 5 minute test tone. Create another audio track and insert 5 Dverbs in all the inserts. Record arm the Dverb track. Click on the track name so it is high lighted white, and hit shift+alt+D then hit enter. Record arm the new track and continue this pattern. You want to be able to record WITHOUT THE TEST TONE BREAKING UP!! Keep adding Dverbs and recording. If the test tone starts to breakup, then delete some Dverbs until you can hear a SOLID TEST TONE for 5 MINUTES. This is VERY VERY important. The test tone has to be 100% solid!!!" Dverb 2.0 Test: 240 I left strike and tlspace in the plugins folder. I don't know if that would make a difference. Another thing that was odd in this testing was I added up to 50 tracks of dverbs and the tone broke until I removed down to 30 tracks. I then started adding tracks and got to 49 and the tone broke up. It didn't at 48. I started removing tracks one by one and still the tone was breaking up. I'm down to 20 tracks and the tone is still breaking up. Some how, I don't think I'm running the test correctly. Any thoughts.
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and then there was... getting back to work!
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PT 12, Gigabyte GA-X79-UD3 ATX LGA2011 MB,Intel Core i7-3930 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor,Asus NVIDIA GeForce GT 640 2GB GDDR3 PCI-e Video Card, Patriot Viper 3 Low Profile Blue 32GB (4x8GB),Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo CPU Cooler, Rosewill Stallion Series RD700 700W Power Supply,Western Digital Caviar Black Internal system/session/samples,Windows 7 Professional 64-bit,Mbox2 |
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thanks for postin' your build. i'll add it to page 1
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