14 Jan
2010
14 Jan
'10
5:40 p.m.
Hi,
My 5 year old AMD64 machine smoked yesterday so I'm looking to
build something new. On interesting new processor is the Intel I5-661.
I'm wondering whether very many folks are using Intel motherboard in
Linux DAWs? I've not used one before for any reason so it's a new
vendor to me. The model I read about in a test document was the
DH55TC, but I'm partial to the DH55HC as I need more than 1 PCI slot:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813121396
Comments and ideas welcome.
Thanks in advance,
Mark
14 Jan
14 Jan
5:55 p.m.
On 01/15/2010 08:40 AM, Mark Knecht wrote:
Hi,
My 5 year old AMD64 machine smoked yesterday so I'm looking to
build something new. On interesting new processor is the Intel I5-661.
I'm wondering whether very many folks are using Intel motherboard in
Linux DAWs? I've not used one before for any reason so it's a new
vendor to me. The model I read about in a test document was the
DH55TC, but I'm partial to the DH55HC as I need more than 1 PCI slot:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813121396
Comments and ideas welcome.
We've just got a couple for desktop use at the office and combined with
a flash drive they are definitely fast.
No idea about the impact on audio though, sorry. Can have a look into it
today if no one else has any advice.
Patrick Shirkey
Boost Hardware Ltd
5:59 p.m.
On 14 January 2010 at 13:40, Mark Knecht <markknecht(a)gmail.com> wrote:
My 5 year old AMD64 machine smoked yesterday so
I'm looking to
build something new. On interesting new processor is the Intel I5-661.
I'm wondering whether very many folks are using Intel motherboard in
Linux DAWs? I've not used one before for any reason so it's a new
vendor to me. The model I read about in a test document was the
DH55TC, but I'm partial to the DH55HC as I need more than 1 PCI slot:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813121396
Comments and ideas welcome.
I also had my ABIT-AV8-3rd-Eye motherboard for my Athlon 64-X2
die last Summer. I replaced the motherboard with an old unused
one, an Abit AX8 VIA K8T890. I chose that board because of the
number of its PCI slots as I need one each for my 2 M-Audio Delta
1010 audio adapters. I'm going to try to stay with my same
hardware for now. But, I see a time when there won't be enough
legacy PCI slots in new motherboards to allow for multiple 1010s
in a computer. At that time I might convert to firewire adapters
as the FFADO project has made very good progress from what I can
tell. Please let us know what you choose to do.
Thanks....
--
Kevin
8:12 p.m.
On 15/01/2010 8:40 AM, Mark Knecht wrote:
Hi,
My 5 year old AMD64 machine smoked yesterday so I'm looking to
build something new. On interesting new processor is the Intel I5-661.
I'm wondering whether very many folks are using Intel motherboard in
Linux DAWs? I've not used one before for any reason so it's a new
vendor to me. The model I read about in a test document was the
DH55TC, but I'm partial to the DH55HC as I need more than 1 PCI slot:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813121396
Comments and ideas welcome.
FWIW, I've been looking at Gigabyte's i5-compatible boards lately. I've
had good success with Gigabyte in the past, and the boards have been
reviewing pretty well, too. Also, if you go for one of the higher-end
models (the GA-P55A-UD4, for instance), you get Firewire ports running
from a TI chipset, which are strongly recommended when it comes to
running Firewire audio interfaces.
Thanks
Leigh
Thanks in advance,
Mark
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