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Old 11-29-2002, 01:46 PM
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Default Re: Best System for PTLE for under $1000.00

Sorry dont mean to butt in here but I have a quick question for you athlon guys. Im thinking of upgrading to athlon xp, do need ddr ram or will regular ram suffice.
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Old 11-29-2002, 01:55 PM
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Check the specifications of your motherboard. It will either require SDRAM or DDR RAM.
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Old 11-29-2002, 02:06 PM
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sO ITS THE Mobo that decidesit (forgive my ignorance) and either one will work ok w/PT?
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Old 11-29-2002, 02:28 PM
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Originally posted by RickyBob:
Guys,

I finished building my system last night and it works like a champ. No real problems thanks to all the advice here. However, I do have a few questions now that I've done it.

1) I got the Raedon 7500 graphics card, but I ended up with the PCI version instead of the AGP version. Will this cause any problems down the line?


If you can take it back and get the AGP version, I think that's a better bet. The Digi 001 uses a pretty big slice of the available PCI bandwidth, and so do video cards. If you have (or ever plan on adding) a few other PCI cards (Promise controller, second audio card, network card, etc.) then problems may arise. Save yourself the headaches and go with the AGP vid card if at all possible.

2) I got my drives formatted and moved to the Promise controller with no problem (IBM 40G and 80G), but I can't find anyplace to turn RAID off. This is the ASUS A7V333 with MOBO. It boots into BIOS version 2.20.0.14 and then goes right into FASTTRACK 133 "Lite" 2.00.1.2.3. Is there some place other than these two programs that I need to look to turn off RAID? Or does it even matter if it's still on?

If there's no drives plugged into the onboard Promise controller, you shouldn't have any problem - it just takes few seconds longer to boot up. If you want to disable the onboard RAID, I THINK it's a mobo jumper you'll have to set. I'm sorry, but I'm not in front of mine at the moment, but the info should be in the A7V333's user guide.

3) The Volcano 7+ is really noisy. I can't see anyone recording in the same room as this thing. What do you guys do? As I see it, I've got two options. One is to build an isolation box. The second is to move the computer to a different room. I could do that, but it introduces a bunch of other questions, not the least of which is how much distance can be between the Digi001 PCI card and the unit it self?

Not sure about the V7, but with the V9, you can set things up so that the fan "varispeeds" and will run very slowly when CPU temps are lower and faster when the CPU temp goes up. This is controlled via the BIOS. Assuming that the fan in question supports this, your computer then will automatically adjust the cpu fan speed as needed. The majority of the time I find my Vocano is significantly quieter than my old (non-adjustable speed) Coolermaster fan.

P.S. I need to order Digi 001 now. Anyone recommend a good, knowledgable dealer with great prices?

I'd suggest calling Sweetwater. Their support and service are good, and prices on the Digi 001 seem to be about the same everywhere - in the neghiborhood of $800.
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Old 11-29-2002, 02:32 PM
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Sorry dont mean to butt in here but I have a quick question for you athlon guys. Im thinking of upgrading to athlon xp, do need ddr ram or will regular ram suffice.
<font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Athlons use DDR RAM. The speed of the RAM is going to depend on WHICH Athlon CPU you decide on, as well as the motherboard. For example, the Asus A7V266-E that I used to run (with an Athlon XP 1800, then a XP 2100 CPU) used PC2100 DDR RAM, while my Asus A7V333 / XP 2400 combo can use PC2700 DDR RAM.
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Old 11-29-2002, 04:44 PM
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to disable RAID on the A7V333, check the manual on page 21.
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Old 11-29-2002, 07:36 PM
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Phil,
I may be mistaken, but I thought there were a few motherboards that took socketed Athlons that accept either regular SDRAM or DDR SDRAM.

It is not correct to say Athlons take DDR memory. It really does depend on the motherboard. An Athlon Slot A, Socket A, and XP can take a variety of kinds of memory.

The motherboard really is the determinant.

I also may have made a mistake in an earlier post about combining the PAL Heatsink with an A7V333.

You may want to see if the oversized heatsink will work with it. It only works with certain motherboards.

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Old 11-29-2002, 07:42 PM
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Either one will work with Pro Tools.

I had an A7V with an Athlon Socket A 1.4 GHz and 384 PC133 SDRAM. I got 21 tracks off the test mentioned here.

DDR memory is faster so provides better performance.

It is very expensive.
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Old 11-29-2002, 10:08 PM
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i'm picking up my computer tomorrow
(I SOMEHOW TALKED WORK INTO BUYING THIS FOR ME!!!)
for my digi 002
2 80 Gig Maxtors
P4 2.4 GHZ
Swan Firewire drive
but i have the 845 Chip...will this cause problems? digidesign suggested this chip or the 850

let me know

and do I even need a secondary sound card?
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Old 11-30-2002, 09:44 AM
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Default Re: Best System for PTLE for under $1000.00

question for all you guys w the ASUS A7M266(single proc). what is the fastest processor i can put in this mobo. i want to upgrade from my 1.33 but cant find any info on the asus website about where the processor speed maxxes out. any help would be appreciated.
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