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| Re: From 3 to 4 cards ?!? [message #76902 is a reply to message #76896] |
Sun, 10 December 2006 01:12   |
JeffH
Messages: 307
Registered: October 2007
Location: Wamic, OR
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Jan,
Mac or PC? Don't about the MAc side, but PC side you could be stepping
into some goo because of IRQ conflicts. Got around having problems with
this by using a Magma case. Went from 3 to 4 cards a month ago. Hasn't
had a hitch.
Just be ready to know your motherboard REALLY WELL!!!
Hoov
J.S. wrote:
> Hey there,
> I have just recently found my way back to this NG ... good to know that you
> guys are still going strong.
> I have a quick quetions for you guys: I am playing with the idea of adding
> another card to my system --- simply for track count ... no I/O. I was
> cerious how many of you guys have played around with that kind of a step. I
> remember that adding a second card to my first was a simple thing, but
> adding the third card took a while in terms of system stability. It seems
> everytime I have built a system, adding the third card makes things much
> harder to get stable.
> What are your experiences with a forth card? I have a 650 watt Power supply,
> so I think I am ok with that. I am just wondering whether card 4 is really a
> matter of adding a PCI expansion and just having to spend the money, or if I
> can still slip by with this one more edition.
> I just can't afford a lot of downtime, since things are pretty busy.
> Thanks,
> Jan
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| Re: From 3 to 4 cards ?!? [message #76907 is a reply to message #76902] |
Sun, 10 December 2006 10:23 |
sonicartproductions
Messages: 27
Registered: October 2005
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I am on a PC. So, you did do the expansion thing though, ay.
Jan
"Jeff hoover" <jkhoover@excite.com> wrote in message
news:457bccef$1@linux...
> Jan,
>
> Mac or PC? Don't about the MAc side, but PC side you could be stepping
> into some goo because of IRQ conflicts. Got around having problems with
> this by using a Magma case. Went from 3 to 4 cards a month ago. Hasn't
> had a hitch.
>
> Just be ready to know your motherboard REALLY WELL!!!
>
> Hoov
>
>
>
> J.S. wrote:
>> Hey there,
>> I have just recently found my way back to this NG ... good to know that
>> you guys are still going strong.
>> I have a quick quetions for you guys: I am playing with the idea of
>> adding another card to my system --- simply for track count ... no I/O. I
>> was cerious how many of you guys have played around with that kind of a
>> step. I remember that adding a second card to my first was a simple
>> thing, but adding the third card took a while in terms of system
>> stability. It seems everytime I have built a system, adding the third
>> card makes things much harder to get stable.
>> What are your experiences with a forth card? I have a 650 watt Power
>> supply, so I think I am ok with that. I am just wondering whether card 4
>> is really a matter of adding a PCI expansion and just having to spend the
>> money, or if I can still slip by with this one more edition.
>> I just can't afford a lot of downtime, since things are pretty busy.
>> Thanks,
>> Jan
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| Re: From 3 to 4 cards ?!? [message #76908 is a reply to message #76907] |
Sun, 10 December 2006 11:45 |
DJ
Messages: 1124
Registered: July 2005
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I have done 4 x EDS cards in an ASUS A7V8x mobo. It has 6 PCI slots and two
of them share with the AGP so I used the 4 slots that didn't share with the
AGP and it worked fine. Just disable everything you aren't using in the bios
and make sure you know which PCI slots share with the AGP. That's the deal
killer. If you've got 4 x PCI slots that do not share an IRQ with the AGP
then you may be able to pull this off.
Deej
"J.S." <sonicartproductions@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:457c4e46@linux...
>I am on a PC. So, you did do the expansion thing though, ay.
> Jan
>
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> "Jeff hoover" <jkhoover@excite.com> wrote in message
> news:457bccef$1@linux...
>> Jan,
>>
>> Mac or PC? Don't about the MAc side, but PC side you could be stepping
>> into some goo because of IRQ conflicts. Got around having problems with
>> this by using a Magma case. Went from 3 to 4 cards a month ago. Hasn't
>> had a hitch.
>>
>> Just be ready to know your motherboard REALLY WELL!!!
>>
>> Hoov
>>
>>
>>
>> J.S. wrote:
>>> Hey there,
>>> I have just recently found my way back to this NG ... good to know that
>>> you guys are still going strong.
>>> I have a quick quetions for you guys: I am playing with the idea of
>>> adding another card to my system --- simply for track count ... no I/O.
>>> I was cerious how many of you guys have played around with that kind of
>>> a step. I remember that adding a second card to my first was a simple
>>> thing, but adding the third card took a while in terms of system
>>> stability. It seems everytime I have built a system, adding the third
>>> card makes things much harder to get stable.
>>> What are your experiences with a forth card? I have a 650 watt Power
>>> supply, so I think I am ok with that. I am just wondering whether card 4
>>> is really a matter of adding a PCI expansion and just having to spend
>>> the money, or if I can still slip by with this one more edition.
>>> I just can't afford a lot of downtime, since things are pretty busy.
>>> Thanks,
>>> Jan
>
>
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| Re: From 3 to 4 cards ?!? [message #76912 is a reply to message #76908] |
Sun, 10 December 2006 14:12 |
Rod Lincoln
Messages: 883
Registered: September 2005
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I have a friend who doesn't post here, but uses Paris, who has a 6 slot intell
board of some kind, and runs 6 EDS submixes, sharing with the AGP and everything.
No expansion. I would not try this though.
Rod
"DJ" <nowayjose@dude.net> wrote:
>I have done 4 x EDS cards in an ASUS A7V8x mobo. It has 6 PCI slots and
two
>of them share with the AGP so I used the 4 slots that didn't share with
the
>AGP and it worked fine. Just disable everything you aren't using in the
bios
>and make sure you know which PCI slots share with the AGP. That's the deal
>killer. If you've got 4 x PCI slots that do not share an IRQ with the AGP
>then you may be able to pull this off.
>
>
>Deej
>
>"J.S." <sonicartproductions@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>news:457c4e46@linux...
>>I am on a PC. So, you did do the expansion thing though, ay.
>> Jan
>>
>>
>>
>> "Jeff hoover" <jkhoover@excite.com> wrote in message
>> news:457bccef$1@linux...
>>> Jan,
>>>
>>> Mac or PC? Don't about the MAc side, but PC side you could be stepping
>>> into some goo because of IRQ conflicts. Got around having problems with
>>> this by using a Magma case. Went from 3 to 4 cards a month ago. Hasn't
>>> had a hitch.
>>>
>>> Just be ready to know your motherboard REALLY WELL!!!
>>>
>>> Hoov
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> J.S. wrote:
>>>> Hey there,
>>>> I have just recently found my way back to this NG ... good to know that
>>>> you guys are still going strong.
>>>> I have a quick quetions for you guys: I am playing with the idea of
>>>> adding another card to my system --- simply for track count ... no I/O.
>>>> I was cerious how many of you guys have played around with that kind
of
>>>> a step. I remember that adding a second card to my first was a simple
>>>> thing, but adding the third card took a while in terms of system
>>>> stability. It seems everytime I have built a system, adding the third
>>>> card makes things much harder to get stable.
>>>> What are your experiences with a forth card? I have a 650 watt Power
>>>> supply, so I think I am ok with that. I am just wondering whether card
4
>>>> is really a matter of adding a PCI expansion and just having to spend
>>>> the money, or if I can still slip by with this one more edition.
>>>> I just can't afford a lot of downtime, since things are pretty busy.
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> Jan
>>
>>
>
>
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| Re: From 3 to 4 cards ?!? [message #76914 is a reply to message #76908] |
Sun, 10 December 2006 14:37 |
sonicartproductions
Messages: 27
Registered: October 2005
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Hey DJ,
how beefy was your Power supply. I think I was actually wrong --- I think I
actually have a 550watt powersupply. You think that is still enough?
Jan
"DJ" <nowayjose@dude.net> wrote in message news:457c613d@linux...
>I have done 4 x EDS cards in an ASUS A7V8x mobo. It has 6 PCI slots and two
>of them share with the AGP so I used the 4 slots that didn't share with the
>AGP and it worked fine. Just disable everything you aren't using in the
>bios and make sure you know which PCI slots share with the AGP. That's the
>deal killer. If you've got 4 x PCI slots that do not share an IRQ with the
>AGP then you may be able to pull this off.
>
>
> Deej
>
> "J.S." <sonicartproductions@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:457c4e46@linux...
>>I am on a PC. So, you did do the expansion thing though, ay.
>> Jan
>>
>>
>>
>> "Jeff hoover" <jkhoover@excite.com> wrote in message
>> news:457bccef$1@linux...
>>> Jan,
>>>
>>> Mac or PC? Don't about the MAc side, but PC side you could be stepping
>>> into some goo because of IRQ conflicts. Got around having problems with
>>> this by using a Magma case. Went from 3 to 4 cards a month ago. Hasn't
>>> had a hitch.
>>>
>>> Just be ready to know your motherboard REALLY WELL!!!
>>>
>>> Hoov
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> J.S. wrote:
>>>> Hey there,
>>>> I have just recently found my way back to this NG ... good to know that
>>>> you guys are still going strong.
>>>> I have a quick quetions for you guys: I am playing with the idea of
>>>> adding another card to my system --- simply for track count ... no I/O.
>>>> I was cerious how many of you guys have played around with that kind of
>>>> a step. I remember that adding a second card to my first was a simple
>>>> thing, but adding the third card took a while in terms of system
>>>> stability. It seems everytime I have built a system, adding the third
>>>> card makes things much harder to get stable.
>>>> What are your experiences with a forth card? I have a 650 watt Power
>>>> supply, so I think I am ok with that. I am just wondering whether card
>>>> 4 is really a matter of adding a PCI expansion and just having to spend
>>>> the money, or if I can still slip by with this one more edition.
>>>> I just can't afford a lot of downtime, since things are pretty busy.
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> Jan
>>
>>
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| Re: From 3 to 4 cards ?!? [message #76927 is a reply to message #76914] |
Sun, 10 December 2006 20:17 |
DJ
Messages: 1124
Registered: July 2005
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Mine's a 550W. No problems.
;o)
"J.S." <sonicartproductions@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:457c8997@linux...
> Hey DJ,
> how beefy was your Power supply. I think I was actually wrong --- I think
> I actually have a 550watt powersupply. You think that is still enough?
> Jan
>
>
>
> "DJ" <nowayjose@dude.net> wrote in message news:457c613d@linux...
>>I have done 4 x EDS cards in an ASUS A7V8x mobo. It has 6 PCI slots and
>>two of them share with the AGP so I used the 4 slots that didn't share
>>with the AGP and it worked fine. Just disable everything you aren't using
>>in the bios and make sure you know which PCI slots share with the AGP.
>>That's the deal killer. If you've got 4 x PCI slots that do not share an
>>IRQ with the AGP then you may be able to pull this off.
>>
>>
>> Deej
>>
>> "J.S." <sonicartproductions@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:457c4e46@linux...
>>>I am on a PC. So, you did do the expansion thing though, ay.
>>> Jan
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> "Jeff hoover" <jkhoover@excite.com> wrote in message
>>> news:457bccef$1@linux...
>>>> Jan,
>>>>
>>>> Mac or PC? Don't about the MAc side, but PC side you could be stepping
>>>> into some goo because of IRQ conflicts. Got around having problems
>>>> with this by using a Magma case. Went from 3 to 4 cards a month ago.
>>>> Hasn't had a hitch.
>>>>
>>>> Just be ready to know your motherboard REALLY WELL!!!
>>>>
>>>> Hoov
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> J.S. wrote:
>>>>> Hey there,
>>>>> I have just recently found my way back to this NG ... good to know
>>>>> that you guys are still going strong.
>>>>> I have a quick quetions for you guys: I am playing with the idea of
>>>>> adding another card to my system --- simply for track count ... no
>>>>> I/O. I was cerious how many of you guys have played around with that
>>>>> kind of a step. I remember that adding a second card to my first was a
>>>>> simple thing, but adding the third card took a while in terms of
>>>>> system stability. It seems everytime I have built a system, adding the
>>>>> third card makes things much harder to get stable.
>>>>> What are your experiences with a forth card? I have a 650 watt Power
>>>>> supply, so I think I am ok with that. I am just wondering whether card
>>>>> 4 is really a matter of adding a PCI expansion and just having to
>>>>> spend the money, or if I can still slip by with this one more edition.
>>>>> I just can't afford a lot of downtime, since things are pretty busy.
>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>> Jan
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
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