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Old 09-10-2018, 06:44 PM
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Default Anybody running HD/Native and HP Z820?

Giving this workstation a hard look as I can't get reliable performance from current i7 system. Curious if anyone has some hands-on experience?
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Old 09-11-2018, 09:18 AM
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Default Re: Anybody running HD/Native and HP Z820?

This one Dave?

https://support.hp.com/us-en/document/c03271150

It doesn't say which CPU....

This one says E5-2600 v2 series.

https://support.hp.com/us-en/document/c03270729#AbT4


this CPU seems pretty stout....especially when you consider 2 of them...... E5-2697 v2

https://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php....70GHz&id=2009 / 24 cores

https://www.cpubenchmark.net/high_end_cpus.html
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Old 09-11-2018, 11:08 AM
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Default Re: Anybody running HD/Native and HP Z820?

Yes, I can get a used tower with dual 6-core at 3.5GHz and 64GB of RAM for around $1200. Hate to retire an almost new system, but if I can't get work done..........
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Old 09-11-2018, 02:07 PM
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Default Re: Anybody running HD/Native and HP Z820?

I'm have an HP z840 using a digi 003 running Pro Tools Ultimate 2018.4 and its smooth as butter.
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Yes, I can get a used tower with dual 6-core at 3.5GHz and 64GB of RAM for around $1200. Hate to retire an almost new system, but if I can't get work done..........
So how is it going with the Z820?

I bought a Z420 to play around with. Abandoned my craptastic Win7/PT combo for a recycled Mac Pro.

My HD Native card is in a Mac Pro Tower. But I put Win 10 Pro on the Z420 and flashed its BIOS. Ready to live dangerously once again...
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Okay, 2 weeks with the z820 and so far, its been about 90% perfect. I still get the occasional -9xxx error but they are few and far between. Only problem now is; how to get 3 screens going again. I tried adding a second Quadro 600 but that caused a major problem(no boot). Pulled the extra card and had to run Windows Startup Repair, which worked. It seems from all my research, that the Display Port can actually handle 2 screens, so I just ordered a splitter that takes the one Display Port and converts that to 2x HDMI ports(fingers crossed).

Its got a Samsung 850 EVO system drive but still takes a lot longer to boot than the old rig. Not sure what's going on with that but I can live with it

Also had to add a pair of USB hubs as there are not enough ports for all the USB peripherals(3 iLoks, Console One, Faderport, mouse/keyboard, Waves dongle....)
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My Z420 came with a Nvidia K4000. It has two DP and a DVI port. Pretty sure all three can be used with the correct connections. The DVI did not work with a basic monitor, it needs the type with the extra connectors.

Go on the HP web page and check to see if you have the most recent BIOS. Mine had a 2016 BIOS, but the most recent was July 2018.
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My Z420 came with a Nvidia K4000. It has two DP and a DVI port. Pretty sure all three can be used with the correct connections. The DVI did not work with a basic monitor, it needs the type with the extra connectors.

Go on the HP web page and check to see if you have the most recent BIOS. Mine had a 2016 BIOS, but the most recent was July 2018.
I'll take a look BIOS. The DVI connection is working fine for my main screen(43" LED TV running 1920x1080). I've looked at the K4000 as the next step if the splitter I bought doesn't work. I'll need an adapter to convert the SATA power connection to fit the K4000(which I believe can actually run 4 screens)
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The latest BIOS is 3.94:

The following fixes have been made in BIOS version 03.94:
-Fixes an issue where system could fail to boot after upgrading to Windows 10, version 1803.
The following enhancements have been made in BIOS version 03.94:
-Updates Intel processor microcode to 0x42D for Ivy Bridge-EP processors, 0x714 for Sandy Bridge-EP C2/M1 processors and 0x61d for Sandy Bridge-EP C1/M0 processors.
-Includes enhancement to mitigate CVE-2018-3639 and CVE-2018-3640.
-HP strongly recommends promptly transitioning to this updated BIOS version.
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Hmmmm. BIOS update was easy but I still can't get it boot from the optical drive so I can run a backup.
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