5 Aug
2009
5 Aug
'09
12:43 a.m.
On Tuesday 04 August 2009 17:52:23 Fons Adriaensen wrote:
Hello all,
I'm looking for a high performance (e.g. quad core)
machine to be used for audio processing (and running
Linux of course). Rack mount is preferred but not
essential.
What would you recommend to look at ?
I had been looking around a while back for a good audio motherboard
and Gigabyte seemed to pop up quite a bit in terms of good SNR and other
specs for onboard sound.
As for offboard/adapter card, did you look at the M-Audio offerings?
Your PSU can make a difference in terms of noise and interference,
a lot of the ones your get with pre-built machines are crud. Get a
good one (heuristic: heavier ones are better for the same price, wattage,
etc.--big transformer, caps, heath sinks, and so on). The higher end
ones come with good shielding on cables.
Raymond