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Eleusene
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Posted : Oct 17, 2010 22:33
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On 2010-10-07 00:00, orange wrote:
its ok... i would although get a gigabyte mobo and a 6core cpu it would not make much difference in the price but biggish difference on performance.
gigabyte for audio is the best you can get... after about 100+ audio pcs ive made its the way to go.
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I went with the x6 1055t, the difference to the x4 965 was only 30e. And I followed your suggestion and bought the gigabyte ga-880gma. it's a micro atx but I do only need one pci slot and the onboard graphic is enough for me cause I don't play games.
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Kaz
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Posted : Nov 21, 2010 07:54
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I dislike the AMD offerings, as compared to Intel's 1156 platform their performance/watt just sucks. The Core i5 750 is stronger than any AMD (non-server) CPU, and uses less power than any Phenom II x4 or x6. Of course, I'm also sure that all those CPUs are plainly too strong for audio work - and therefor require too much power and give off too much heat. I also think that any studio PC shouldn't have a power supply of over 460W, as you do not need any power-guzzling features such as graphics cards.
I can see why some people would be eager to over-engineer a PC, in order to make it future proof, and therefor buy a stronger CPU and a massive power supply, but I think that this is a design choice that is brought by a history of many years when PCs just weren't strong enough (up to 2008).
btw: I have also done my fair share of studio builds, and while most artists wouldn't know that PCs can be quiet and will be satisfied with anything that works fast, once they replace an old machine with a silent one that runs all the basic OS stuff fast, they are far more impressed by their newly much-more-silent studio (which they spend far more money on than their PC) much more than they could be by any PC.
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Kaz
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Posted : Jun 5, 2011 13:08
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The COMPLETELY SILENT Machine:
CPU: Intel Core i3-2100T price: $134.99
The cutting edge of low power computing. At 2.5GHz, this CPU should be able to handle even the heaviest projects.
CPU Cooling: Case Default
More on that later.
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H67N-USB3-B3 price: $114.99
Gigabyte reliability (and compatibility with more exotic OS choices) in a mini-ITX form factor.
RAM: G.Skill Sniper Low Voltage Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) price: $89.99
1.25V means the lowest power for desktop DDR3 memory. Also offers great performance.
Storage: Intel 320 Series 2.5” 300GB price: $559.99
300GB should be all you need unless you intend to work in full-on orchestral production. This is silent, fast, power efficient and offers some excellent reliability features.
Computer Case: HD-Plex H3.S Fanless Chassis price: $218.00
Yes, the (un-upgradable) power supply is 80W. You don't need more with this hardware. No, you will not be able to use any internal upgrades. That was what USB was invented for. But this is a fanless case, which acts as a giant heatsink for your CPU and PSU.
Total build price: $1117.96
This is the studio dream. The brother (HTPC) case for this has been tested by SPCR, and it can offer complete silence. It is compact and sturdy, light, and strong enough to run any project. You could install an HDD, but that would be some noise when running. The case could even handle a more robust 2120 CPU (not even a low power one), but frankly, it is just unnecessary – so reliability comes first.
In a year from now, CPUs will advance more (we are about 6-12 months from Intel's new 22nm CPUs, which should offer better performance for even less power). SSDs will get cheaper, and will hold more data. But quite frankly, these upgrades are superficial. You could still use those, of course, but they are unnecessary.
The holy grail has been achieved. A computer powerful enough for any project, with extreme responsiveness, ridiculously short loading times, high reliability, and complete silence. The price for this feature set is an unbelievable bargain, with the added bonus that you can take it over to other people's studios and work with it there. Oh, and in full-load it will use less power than a 60W light-bulb.
Hallelujah.
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Disrupted
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Posted : Jun 7, 2011 18:21
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Nice guide.
This is going to my bookmarks(Not having the time to read it all but i will).
Is building a Custom PC require lots of experience, if not where can i get started?
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Kaz
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Posted : Jun 9, 2011 01:29
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On 2011-06-07 18:21, Disrupted wrote:
Nice guide.
This is going to my bookmarks(Not having the time to read it all but i will).
Is building a Custom PC require lots of experience, if not where can i get started?
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It's actually much simpler than what you'd think. Anyone that can build an Ikea table will find it easier. Maybe I'm saying this because I have a lot of experience in this. But basically, all the cables can only fit where they are needed to. Make sure every cable fits where it's supposed to, follow instructions to make sure you're doing everything right. If you have some experience fixing your own computer - then it's not such a big leap. Installing RAM is easy, you've installed one PCI/PCIe card, you've installed them all, same with HDDs, DVD-Rs, etc.
CPU heatsinks are generally the part that can be most complicated, but there are plenty of guides on the internet. Perhaps in my next revision of this guide I will link to external resources as well.
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I build my own computer for the first time this year, its easy, fun and you learn a lot while researching for parts.
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Posted : Jun 10, 2011 19:11
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On 2011-06-07 18:21, Disrupted wrote:
Nice guide.
This is going to my bookmarks(Not having the time to read it all but i will).
Is building a Custom PC require lots of experience, if not where can i get started?
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It's actually much simpler than what you'd think. Anyone that can build an Ikea table will find it easier. Maybe I'm saying this because I have a lot of experience in this. But basically, all the cables can only fit where they are needed to. Make sure every cable fits where it's supposed to, follow instructions to make sure you're doing everything right. If you have some experience fixing your own computer - then it's not such a big leap. Installing RAM is easy, you've installed one PCI/PCIe card, you've installed them all, same with HDDs, DVD-Rs, etc.
CPU heatsinks are generally the part that can be most complicated, but there are plenty of guides on the internet. Perhaps in my next revision of this guide I will link to external resources as well.
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Thanks a lot for replying,
This confirmed what some people were saying to me.
Can't wait to get started!
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