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

[Danni Coy]

That mainboard seems to support both i7 and i5 processors


On Fri, Dec 4, 2009 at 7:01 PM, Iain Duncan <iainduncanlists at gmail.com>wrote:

> 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
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>
> 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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