i7 Builds - Specs and Results

[Dorian27]

Completed the new build last night:
Asus Sabertooth x79 2011, i7-3820, Corsair HX750, Corsair Vengeance 32GB, Win 7 Pro, Coolermaster Haf.

The build was relatively simple and the PC runs like a champ, no problems at all in the build.

Installing PT LE8 on it however; A nightmare. going on the 11th hour now, and still not successful on the install.

[Dorian27]

Finally up and running, Pro tools 8.0.5 installed. The only thing I am mising is the AIRplug-ins.

To Install LE8 I had to do one piece at a time-then I updated.

Everything is running very cool-I had my PC on all day and the hottest my MOBO got was 40C, my cpu stayed a cool 22C. Everything else was in between, 32C was about the average.

I am getting some system interupts without much going on though.

[guitardom]

Originally Posted by Dorian27

Finally up and running, Pro tools 8.0.5 installed. The only thing I am mising is the AIRplug-ins.

To Install LE8 I had to do one piece at a time-then I updated.

Everything is running very cool-I had my PC on all day and the hottest my MOBO got was 40C, my cpu stayed a cool 22C. Everything else was in between, 32C was about the average.

I am getting some system interupts without much going on though.

give this dpc latency checker a go and see if it comes up with anything

[sw0mgt]

I've posted a build-list a few days ago, but I didn't get much feedback and I've changed a few components since then. I'm about to plunge $1700 into this system, so I'd love if somebody could look over my parts and tell me they are compatible/good for PTLE 8.

Motherboard:
ASUS P9X79 DELUXE LGA 2011 Intel X79 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard with UEFI BIOS

CPU:
Intel Core i7-3930K Sandy Bridge-E 3.2GHz (3.8GHz Turbo) LGA 2011 130W Six-Core Desktop Processor BX80619i73930K

Thermal Compound:
Prolimatech PRO-PK1-5G PK-1 Thermal Compound - 5 Gram

Heatsink:
Noctua NH-D14 SE2011 140mm and 120mm SSO CPU Cooler

RAM
G.SKILL Ripjaws Z Series 32GB (4 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1866 (PC3 14900) Desktop Memory Model F3-14900CL10Q-32GBZL

SSDs:
2x Crucial M4 CT128M4SSD2 2.5" 128GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)

HDDs:
1 x SeaSonic S12 Energy Plus SS-650HT 650W ATX12V V2.3 / EPS12V V2.91 SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified ...Western Digital AV-GP WD10EVDS 1TB SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal AV Hard Drive -Bare Drive

1 x Western Digital Caviar Blue WD5000AAKS 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive

GPU:
EVGA 320-P2-N811-AR GeForce 8800 GTS 320MB 320-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card

PSU:
SeaSonic S12 Energy Plus SS-650HT 650W ATX12V V2.3 / EPS12V V2.91 SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified ...

1394a:
SIIG FireWire 2-Port PCIe Model NN-E20012-S2

DVD-ROM:
1 x PLEXTOR 18X DVD±R Super Multi DVD Burner Black SATA Model PX-810SA/SW-BL

Case:
SilverStone Fortress Series SST-FT02B-USB3.0 Black 4.5mm aluminum unibody frame, 0.8mm steel body ATX Mid Tower Computer ...

Fan controller:
Scythe Kaze Master Pro 5.25 Fan Controller

Fan: (to replace the loud 120mm case fan)
Scythe SY1225SL12L 120mm "Slipstream" Case Fan

[guitardom]

Originally Posted by sw0mgt

I've posted a build-list a few days ago, but I didn't get much feedback and I've changed a few components since then. I'm about to plunge $1700 into this system, so I'd love if somebody could look over my parts and tell me they are compatible/good for PTLE 8.

Motherboard:
ASUS P9X79 DELUXE LGA 2011 Intel X79 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard with UEFI BIOS

CPU:
Intel Core i7-3930K Sandy Bridge-E 3.2GHz (3.8GHz Turbo) LGA 2011 130W Six-Core Desktop Processor BX80619i73930K

Thermal Compound:
Prolimatech PRO-PK1-5G PK-1 Thermal Compound - 5 Gram

Heatsink:
Noctua NH-D14 SE2011 140mm and 120mm SSO CPU Cooler

RAM
G.SKILL Ripjaws Z Series 32GB (4 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1866 (PC3 14900) Desktop Memory Model F3-14900CL10Q-32GBZL

SSDs:
2x Crucial M4 CT128M4SSD2 2.5" 128GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)

HDDs:
1 x SeaSonic S12 Energy Plus SS-650HT 650W ATX12V V2.3 / EPS12V V2.91 SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified ...Western Digital AV-GP WD10EVDS 1TB SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal AV Hard Drive -Bare Drive

1 x Western Digital Caviar Blue WD5000AAKS 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive

GPU:
EVGA 320-P2-N811-AR GeForce 8800 GTS 320MB 320-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card

PSU:
SeaSonic S12 Energy Plus SS-650HT 650W ATX12V V2.3 / EPS12V V2.91 SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified ...

1394a:
SIIG FireWire 2-Port PCIe Model NN-E20012-S2

DVD-ROM:
1 x PLEXTOR 18X DVD±R Super Multi DVD Burner Black SATA Model PX-810SA/SW-BL

Case:
SilverStone Fortress Series SST-FT02B-USB3.0 Black 4.5mm aluminum unibody frame, 0.8mm steel body ATX Mid Tower Computer ...

Fan controller:
Scythe Kaze Master Pro 5.25 Fan Controller

Fan: (to replace the loud 120mm case fan)
Scythe SY1225SL12L 120mm "Slipstream" Case Fan

everything seems legit. my question would be, why this massive of a computer and still running PT 8??

if your staying at 8, you will never access more than about 3.5 gb of the 32gb of ram your installing. typically these huge sticks of ram do have decreased performance in comparison to smaller counterparts.

its not officially supported to run on W7 so they will offer no support if you go that route.

why 2 ssd drives?? i could see one for the OS but thats about it. they are still questionable on longevity and are known to decrease performance after a certain amount or writing, rewriting over the same cells.

your one drive link is bad. assuming its a 1tb WD black?

personally i would be more prone to slim down on the system and work on getting an updated version of PT

[sw0mgt]

How much memory will be available in PT10?

[sw0mgt]

I'm having a difficult time figuring out what more PT10 will get from my system than PT8. Any ideas?

[guitardom]

Originally Posted by sw0mgt

How much memory will be available in PT10?

rough question.

with pro tools 10, exactly the same as 8, though things will run a bit better in W7 64bit and as stated, 8 is not supported on W7 though it is known to work.

10HD or 10 w CPTK does give you the new timeline cache feature witch generically saying loads the audio files into ram for insanely fast response time and overall better performance. with this a few extra gb is fine. typically 2-6gb on top of the roughly 4gb for the os is more than enough for music production.

so far initial tests are showing better performance in W8 than even W7. its obviously really early to tell but i would be watching this very close as 8 will be full release in october.

also if you have ANY plans of going to PT11 in the future, 10 would give you a much better upgrade pricing structure and start getting your aax plugins in order.

[Dism]

Originally Posted by guitardom

rough question.

with pro tools 10, exactly the same as 8, though things will run a bit better in W7 64bit and as stated, 8 is not supported on W7 though it is known to work.

10HD or 10 w CPTK does give you the new timeline cache feature witch generically saying loads the audio files into ram for insanely fast response time and overall better performance. with this a few extra gb is fine. typically 2-6gb on top of the roughly 4gb for the os is more than enough for music production.

so far initial tests are showing better performance in W8 than even W7. its obviously really early to tell but i would be watching this very close as 8 will be full release in october.

also if you have ANY plans of going to PT11 in the future, 10 would give you a much better upgrade pricing structure and start getting your aax plugins in order.

^ All of this.

64 bit is becoming essential, even if all of your apps aren't yet. Plus, there are always options like Reaper or VE Pro for hosting heavy VIs outside of Pro Tools. I can fill up my 16GB if I want to, easily.

[guitardom]

Originally Posted by Dism

^ All of this.

64 bit is becoming essential, even if all of your apps aren't yet. Plus, there are always options like Reaper or VE Pro for hosting heavy VIs outside of Pro Tools. I can fill up my 16GB if I want to, easily.

Also I am going to assume plugin company's will start porting mainly for aax soon and rtas will become after thought or not at all.