4 Dec
2009
4 Dec
'09
3:37 a.m.
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
On Thu, Dec 3, 2009 at 11:25 PM, Danni Coy <danni.coy(a)gmail.com> wrote:
I would look for a microatx Gygabyte Mainboard with
built in firewire... I
have one of these at home, Gygabyte are one of the only manufacturers that
do onboard texas instruments firewire. Which was at least when I was looking
at it generally the to have chipset family for firewire audio on linux.
On Fri, Dec 4, 2009 at 4:48 PM, Iain Duncan <iainduncanlists(a)gmail.com>wrote;wrote:
Hi folks, my machine just died so it's time
to shop for a new one, and
might as well kick the tires on distros at the same time. Can anyone give my
their recommendations (and stay-away-froms) for a microATX factor board/chip
combo that will work well for setting up a linux audio workstation to be
used with a Presonus Firepod?
Anyone have experiences to share re the Ubuntu Studio 9.10 and the
Firepod? ( or other presonus firewire cards ).
thanks
Iain
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4 Dec
4:34 a.m.
New subject: hardware & distro recos for using with Presonus Firepod?
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(a)gmail.com>wrote;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
4:51 a.m.
New subject: hardware & distro recos for using with Presonus Firepod?
Thanks again guys. From what I've read so far, I'm leaning towards the Intel
Core2Duo E8600, mostly because I know that some of the apps ( csound ) I use
will benefit more from a faster chip than more cores, and the E8600
overclocks to 4 gigs without problems. The disappointment for that is that
it seems Gigabyte don't have an LGA775 board with t1 firewire in the
microATX size... :/
Thoughts? use different mobo company? abandon micoATX plan?
thanks!
On Fri, Dec 4, 2009 at 12:34 AM, Danni Coy <danni.coy(a)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(a)gmail.com>wrote;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
5 a.m.
New subject: hardware & distro recos for using with Presonus Firepod?
Danni Coy 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.
(Not related to Firewire, but to noise avoidance)
We have recently built som machines at NOTAM that produce very little noise:
http://www.notam02.no/projects/index.php?title=Noiseless_PC .
/ Hans
--
Hans Wilmers
NOTAM
Nedre Gate 5
N-0551 Oslo Norway
tlf.: +47 22358065
http://www.notam02.no
5:01 a.m.
New subject: hardware & distro recos for using with Presonus Firepod?
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(a)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(a)gmail.com>wrote;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
5:03 a.m.
New subject: hardware & distro recos for using with Presonus Firepod?
On Fri, Dec 4, 2009 at 1:01 AM, Iain Duncan <iainduncanlists(a)gmail.com>wrote;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!
Especially feedback on whether the price jump to i7 over i5 is worth it for
audio.
thanks
5:09 a.m.
New subject: hardware & distro recos for using with Presonus Firepod?
That mainboard seems to support both i7 and i5 processors
On Fri, Dec 4, 2009 at 7:01 PM, Iain Duncan <iainduncanlists(a)gmail.com>wrote;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
On Fri, Dec 4, 2009 at 12:34 AM, Danni Coy <danni.coy(a)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(a)gmail.com>wrote;wrote:
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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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