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Daw pc
May 11, 2016 23:18:39 GMT -6
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Post by rocinante on May 11, 2016 23:18:39 GMT -6
Okay it's time I upgrade. I feel like Scotty from star trek: "I'm giving her all she's got cap'n but I don't think she can take much more!"
Its the god damn verbs.
I like layering on the tails.
Im printing stems with reverbs on them and adding reverbs to reduce the load on my cpu but she's starting to crack.
I need a bricasti.
She's been great to me. Dell 690 with upgrades.
Im looking at a t7500 or z800 by the major players. Mostly cause i rock a trusty motu pcix-424 (and if i didn't id rock a lynx or rme). I'm slightly limited do to its pcix format. Yes i could grab an pcie card which i may very well do but i can save $300 keeping the pcix and im reading a good deal about people grabbing older pcs and upgrading the f*** out of them.
12 cores (2 x hex) and 96 gigs of ram. Workstations.
I dont want to use a mac even though i used them in the past. Im not comfortable like i am on a pc i know they're great.
I currently run 24 io with near zero latency unless im bogged down with plugs. Then trouble. Tests prove the pci format is still of the best (great gs thread on it actually ) so I'm thinking I'll keep it that way.
So do all you guys build your own?
Any ideas?
What are you rocking?
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Daw pc
May 12, 2016 6:32:32 GMT -6
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Post by kilroyrock on May 12, 2016 6:32:32 GMT -6
I got an I7 5820k with 6 cores (12 threads, so it performs like 12 cores), 16 gigs on a gigabyte X99 motherboard. I also got the thunderbolt 2 addon card, so I can do thunderbolt windows interfaces like the MOTU line and hopefully focusrite's claret series one day (I use the saffire 56 now). I upgraded due to a flood, but I would have issues prior to that using a ton of eleven rack plugs in a session, I'd be getting spikes. I don't get any of that any longer, and it's awesome. I think if you're spending 500-1000 on a new computer, spending 270 on the pci-e card that can handle 4 interfaces is good. It's gonna be hard to find a motherboard that even still does pci-x or even regular pci cables. I had to get a new pcie firewire card that supported pci 2.0, as modern motherboards won't even support pci 1.0 protocols. You may be SOL with the pci-x card. I also wouldn't count on every motherboard fitting a branded dell case, they tend to build that so that the heat sinks and power supplies maximize space saving. Also, modern computers tend to run hotter, so you want more fan space. microcenter and newegg can get you a decent case for 50-60 bucks. I came from a core2quad, btw, to compare to my I7 5820k. It runs REALLY solid. Never any issues, other than trying to use old pci 1.x protocols  I also have an 8 io MOTU 1224 if you do want to expand with that new card... real cheap... |
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Daw pc
May 12, 2016 8:33:44 GMT -6
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Post by rocinante on May 12, 2016 8:33:44 GMT -6
I don't need the best (obviously) but I'd like pretty damn good. A modern mobo with an i7 is gonna be a lot and out of my reach atm. Throw in a new pcie and even more so. Might i remind you; I'm build a neve-ish summing mixer god damn it. S**** expensive. Jk.
I am not keeping the case (although I could with a t7500 mobo and im also not entirely opposed to grabbing a pcie card. An affordable and upgradable pc is really what I'm after.
And im cool on the 1224s. I actually had a bla modded 1224 and it was really a decent adda but was limited to 48k and I needed the flexibility to go to 96k. I recorded a lot of bands and music through the 1224.
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Daw pc
May 12, 2016 8:47:24 GMT -6
Post by kilroyrock on May 12, 2016 8:47:24 GMT -6
I got my processor, motherboard,ram,videocard,firewirecard,thunderbolt card all for about 800. Most of that was the processor and motherboard - 500 or so. That same processor now is definitely cheaper though. With all pc technologies and how fast they increase in speeds, you'll be paying more for a limited use motherboard than if you'd just front that 275 for the pci-e motu and got a better motherboard. What's nice with mine, is if I really DID want to go mac (god forbid), the x99 boards are known to make great hackintosh's
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Daw pc
May 12, 2016 13:28:44 GMT -6
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Post by rocinante on May 12, 2016 13:28:44 GMT -6
You make a solid argument. I wouldn't dismiss dual quad or hex core pc's though. I know of several 3d and video designers who swear by them. My sometimes biz partner/video designer thinks im ridiculous looking s t older dell workstations and such.
Building one would probably be the smartest move. I was hoping someone would chime in with an older system they upgraded and are happy with the results.
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Daw pc
May 12, 2016 15:10:00 GMT -6
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Post by keymod on May 12, 2016 15:10:00 GMT -6
Have ADK build you one to the specs you desire. You won't regret it.
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Daw pc
May 12, 2016 17:15:42 GMT -6
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Post by rocinante on May 12, 2016 17:15:42 GMT -6
Oh ive read and wish i could go the adk route. In this case I'm diy-ing it to save a few bucks (neve summing mixer).
Btw I read several threads where adk built a client an upgraded dell t7500. So if its good enough for them... I honestly didn't just pull a random pc out of my ass. Precision workstations are beasts.
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Daw pc
May 13, 2016 5:47:17 GMT -6
Post by kilroyrock on May 13, 2016 5:47:17 GMT -6
I have a single hex core, if I had another 500-700 I'd dual hex core in a second. When I open up the system load in PT, it looks like my old HD2 rig with all of those processors! ha
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