New Build --- Suggestions?
 

Just rebuilt my studio computer... I was wondering on any suggestions that would help make it more rock solid...

I have a PT FW approved interface card but I haven't put it in the computer yet. I didn't expect the Mobo to only have one standard PCI slot (plenty of PCI-express) and I kindof need that for my wireless card (which I can abandon if I get a long enough ethernet cable).

SiSoftware Sandra

Computer
Model : Gigabyte X58A-UD3R
Workgroup : WORKGROUP
Host Name : Rusty-PC
User : Rusty

Processor
Model : Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU 920 @ 2.67GHz
Speed : 2.83GHz
Cores per Processor : 4 Unit(s)
Threads per Core : 2 Unit(s)
Type : Quad-Core
Integrated Data Cache : 4x 32kB, Synchronous, Write-Thru, 8-way, 64 byte line size, 2 threads sharing
L2 On-board Cache : 4x 256kB, ECC, Synchronous, ATC, 8-way, 64 byte line size, 2 threads sharing
L3 On-board Cache : 8MB, ECC, Synchronous, ATC, 16-way, Exclusive, 64 byte line size, 8 threads sharing

Computer
Mainboard : Gigabyte X58A-UD3R
BIOS : Award (Phoenix) F1 12/28/2009
Bus(es) : X-Bus PCI PCIe IMB USB FireWire/1394 i2c/SMBus
Multi-Processor (MP) Support : No
Multi-Processor Advanced PIC (APIC) : Yes
Total Memory : 6GB DIMM DDR3

Chipset
Model : Giga-Byte X58 I/O Hub
Front Side Bus Speed : 2x 2.43GHz (4.86GHz)

Chipset
Model : Giga-Byte Core Desktop (Bloomfield) UnCore
Front Side Bus Speed : 2x 2.43GHz (4.86GHz)
Total Memory : 6GB DIMM DDR3
Memory Bus Speed : 2x 540MHz (1GHz)

Memory Module(s)
Memory Module : G.Skill F3-12800CL9-2GBNQ 2GB DIMM DDR3 PC3-12800U DDR3-1600 (10-10-10-27 4-37-11-6)
Memory Module : G.Skill F3-12800CL9-2GBNQ 2GB DIMM DDR3 PC3-12800U DDR3-1600 (10-10-10-27 4-37-11-6)
Memory Module : G.Skill F3-12800CL9-2GBNQ 2GB DIMM DDR3 PC3-12800U DDR3-1600 (10-10-10-27 4-37-11-6)

Video System
Video Adapter : Radeon X1950 Series (Microsoft Corporation - WDDM) (PS3.0, VS3.0, 256MB, PCIe 1.00 x16)
Video Adapter : Radeon X1950 Series (Microsoft Corporation - WDDM) (PS3.0, VS3.0, 256MB, PCIe 1.00 x16)

Graphics Processor

Storage Devices
WDC WD6400AAKS-65A7B0 (640.1GB, SATA300, 3.5", 7200rpm, NCQ, 16MB Cache) : 596GB (C:)
SAMSUNG HD502HJ (500.1GB, SATA300, 3.5", 7200rpm, NCQ, 16MB Cache) : 466GB (D:)
LITE-ON DVDRW LH-20A1L (SATA150, DVD+-RW, CD-RW, 2MB Cache) : 638MB (E:)

Logical Storage Devices
System Disk (C:) : 596GB (NTFS) @ WDC WD6400AAKS-65A7B0 (640.1GB, SATA300, 3.5", 7200rpm, NCQ, 16MB Cache)
Protools (D:) : 466GB (NTFS) @ SAMSUNG HD502HJ (500.1GB, SATA300, 3.5", 7200rpm, NCQ, 16MB Cache)
3.5" 1.44MB (A:) : N/A
Audio CD (E:) : 0bytes (CDFS) @ LITE-ON DVDRW LH-20A1L (SATA150, DVD+-RW, CD-RW, 2MB Cache)

Peripherals
LPC Hub Controller 1 : Giga-Byte LPC Interface Controller
LPC Legacy Controller 1 : ITE IT8720F
Audio Device : Giga-Byte HD Audio Controller
Disk Controller : Giga-Byte 4 port SATA IDE Controller
Disk Controller : Giga-Byte 2 port SATA IDE Controller
Disk Controller : Giga-Byte 91A3h
Disk Controller : Giga-Byte JMB36X PCIE-to-SATAII/IDE RAID Controller
Disk Controller : Giga-Byte JMB36X PCIE-to-SATAII/IDE RAID Controller
USB Controller 1 : Giga-Byte USB UHCI Controller #4
USB Controller 2 : Giga-Byte USB UHCI Controller #5
USB Controller 3 : Giga-Byte USB UHCI Controller #6
USB Controller 4 : Giga-Byte USB EHCI Controller #2
USB Controller 5 : Giga-Byte USB UHCI Controller #1
USB Controller 6 : Giga-Byte USB UHCI Controller #2
USB Controller 7 : Giga-Byte USB UHCI Controller #3
USB Controller 8 : Giga-Byte USB EHCI Controller #1
FireWire/1394 Controller 1 : Giga-Byte TSB43AB23 1394a-2000 OHCI PHY/link-layer Controller
SMBus/i2c Controller 1 : Intel 801xx/63xx SMBus

Printers and Faxes
Printer : Microsoft XPS Document Writer (600x600, Colour)
Fax : Microsoft Shared Fax Driver (200x200)

Network Services
Network Adapter : Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller
Wireless Adapter 1 : D-Link AirPlus G DWL-G510 Wireless PCI Adapter(rev.B) (802.11g (ERP), 54Mbps)

Power Management
Mains (AC) Line Status : On-Line

Operating System
Windows System : Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate 6.01.7600
Platform Compliance : x64

Windows Experience Index
Current System : 5.9


Thanks in Advanced!

Re: New Build --- Suggestions?
 

I would use a USB wifi adapter as you want it disabled whenever you run Pro Tools. Also, the onboard firewire works just fine so you may not even need the extra card. I would have looked for faster RAM. The RAM in my machine runs at 7-7-7-20 settings(or am I wrong that smaller numbers mean faster RAM?).

Re: New Build --- Suggestions?
 

Might've cheaped a bit on the memory but I'm not going ot sweat it for now... Maybe I can tweak it a bit down the road. I think you are right about you want smaller numbers on the ram.

You know I have a USB wireless laying around here somewhere... :rolleyes:

Plus it's a new system so maybe a BIOS update is in order too...