| Geek thread [message #97641] |
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Deej [5]
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I've been spec'ing out processors. It's been a while since I've done
anything like this but I got curious. there are some monster performers out
there by Intel now.........truly supercomputer stuff and price tags of
$1800.00 per CPU, but it seems like the Intel Q6600 which costs around
$250.00 and can be clocked to in excess of 3.5GHz per core, is an incredible
CPU for audio because the mainboards have chipsets compatible to most
audio/DSP hardware. AMD seems to have recently come out with a CPU called a
9850 that is a quad core that is about the same price as the Intel Q6600 and
performs at roughly the same level.
It's a whole 'nuther world out there since I built my last DAW.
If I can get Chris to build me a DAw that can run my UAD-1 cards and my RME
hardware and I work at 1.5ms latency while tracking (which I can do now on
my current Opteron 185, though once the track counts get higher, it starts
to ping the CPU meter in Cubase so I have to go to 128k buffers.
I just want something that can sorta' loaf along at low latency like Paris.
I'm not too worried about using UAD-1 plugins while tracking anyway. It's
looking like a Q6600 on the right mobo might do just that.
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| Re: Geek thread [message #97654 is a reply to message #97641] |
Mon, 31 March 2008 08:37  |
TCB
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Registered: July 2007
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Hey Deej,
I usually go with video or audio conversion to get an idea about audio centric
(i.e. FPU) performance. This is the current run down for mpeg -> DIVX conversion
from Tomshardware.
http://www23.tomshardware.com/cpu_2007.html?modelx=33&mo del1=946&model2=882&chart=430
Which is pretty effed up. The fastest processors can now apparently do this
in nearly twice real time. Damn, maybe I should buy a new 'puter.
As far as overclocking, just be sure your various cards will play nice. These
days I wonder if it's worth it, but it is always lots of fun, particularly
when things burn up. That sweet, sweet smell of burning solder traces . .
.
TCB
"Mr. Simplicity" <noway@jose.net> wrote:
>I've been spec'ing out processors. It's been a while since I've done
>anything like this but I got curious. there are some monster performers
out
>there by Intel now.........truly supercomputer stuff and price tags of
>$1800.00 per CPU, but it seems like the Intel Q6600 which costs around
>$250.00 and can be clocked to in excess of 3.5GHz per core, is an incredible
>CPU for audio because the mainboards have chipsets compatible to most
>audio/DSP hardware. AMD seems to have recently come out with a CPU called
a
>9850 that is a quad core that is about the same price as the Intel Q6600
and
>performs at roughly the same level.
>
>It's a whole 'nuther world out there since I built my last DAW.
>
>If I can get Chris to build me a DAw that can run my UAD-1 cards and my
RME
>hardware and I work at 1.5ms latency while tracking (which I can do now
on
>my current Opteron 185, though once the track counts get higher, it starts
>to ping the CPU meter in Cubase so I have to go to 128k buffers.
>
>I just want something that can sorta' loaf along at low latency like Paris.
>I'm not too worried about using UAD-1 plugins while tracking anyway. It's
>looking like a Q6600 on the right mobo might do just that.
>
>
>
>
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| Re: Geek thread [message #97669 is a reply to message #97654] |
Mon, 31 March 2008 19:40 |
Rich Lamanna
Messages: 316
Registered: February 2006
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I'm particularly fond of the sound of crackling which proceeds the
subsequent smell of burning solder or plastic :-)
Rich
"TCB" <nobody@ishere.com> wrote in message news:47f1052f$1@linux...
>
> Hey Deej,
>
> I usually go with video or audio conversion to get an idea about audio
centric
> (i.e. FPU) performance. This is the current run down for mpeg -> DIVX
conversion
> from Tomshardware.
>
>
http://www23.tomshardware.com/cpu_2007.html?modelx=33&mo del1=946&model2=882&chart=430
>
> Which is pretty effed up. The fastest processors can now apparently do
this
> in nearly twice real time. Damn, maybe I should buy a new 'puter.
>
> As far as overclocking, just be sure your various cards will play nice.
These
> days I wonder if it's worth it, but it is always lots of fun, particularly
> when things burn up. That sweet, sweet smell of burning solder traces . .
>
>
> TCB
>
> "Mr. Simplicity" <noway@jose.net> wrote:
> >I've been spec'ing out processors. It's been a while since I've done
> >anything like this but I got curious. there are some monster performers
> out
> >there by Intel now.........truly supercomputer stuff and price tags of
> >$1800.00 per CPU, but it seems like the Intel Q6600 which costs around
> >$250.00 and can be clocked to in excess of 3.5GHz per core, is an
incredible
>
> >CPU for audio because the mainboards have chipsets compatible to most
> >audio/DSP hardware. AMD seems to have recently come out with a CPU called
> a
> >9850 that is a quad core that is about the same price as the Intel Q6600
> and
> >performs at roughly the same level.
> >
> >It's a whole 'nuther world out there since I built my last DAW.
> >
> >If I can get Chris to build me a DAw that can run my UAD-1 cards and my
> RME
> >hardware and I work at 1.5ms latency while tracking (which I can do now
> on
> >my current Opteron 185, though once the track counts get higher, it
starts
>
> >to ping the CPU meter in Cubase so I have to go to 128k buffers.
> >
> >I just want something that can sorta' loaf along at low latency like
Paris.
>
> >I'm not too worried about using UAD-1 plugins while tracking anyway. It's
>
> >looking like a Q6600 on the right mobo might do just that.
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
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