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