[LAU] hardware & distro recos for using with Presonus Firepod?

[Iain Duncan]

I guess my other option to keep the mATX and spend a little more to go with

- Intel i7 860 quad core 2.8ghz
- gigabyte P55M-UD2 micro ATX with decent firewire

any thoughts on the above welcome!

iain

On Fri, Dec 4, 2009 at 12:34 AM, Danni Coy <danni.coy at gmail.com> wrote:

> Intel is generally considered faster for a single processor workstation
> these days, but unless your planning to do a lot of very CPU intensive stuff
> (silly amounts of plugins or softsynths) It really shouldn't matter.
> In my opinion stability / quiteness (power consumption) is more important
> than CPU power. If you need 3d graphics then AMD do have some nice low power
> solutions, otherwise go with whatever is easiest for you.
>
> My list would be
> 1) A case with good sonic insulation. (the last one I bought for an audio
> workstation was an Antec something 180)
>
> 2) A high quality power supply with as large a fan as possible (larger fans
> make less noise).
>
> 3) Possibly a 3rd party CPU heat sink/fan combo design with quiteness in
> mind.
>
> 4) Look for a board with esata - It's very handy :)
>
> A lot of parts are rated for their noisyness at
> http://www.silentpcreview.com/  last time I built a workstation I cross
> referenced their reccomended parts with what my hardware people had until I
> found a match.
>
> Of course if you have your machine built into another room etc you won't
> need to worry so much about sound.
>
>
> On Fri, Dec 4, 2009 at 5:37 PM, Iain Duncan <iainduncanlists at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> Thanks Daniel, that's good to know. Do you ( or anyone else ) have a
>> recommendation as to the ( holy war ) AMD Phenom vs Intel i5 or i7 question?
>> It's been years since I paid attention to hardware for linux audio and
>> suddenly I need to replace a machine quickly. I'm hoping to stay in midrange
>> for price. Too many options!
>>
>> Iain
>>
>>
>
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