windsurfer25x
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Critique this sandy bridge build
Gigabyte GA-Z68X-UD3H-B3 LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
Intel Core i7-2600k Sandy Bridge 3.4 GHz
Mushkin Enhanced Redline 8GB 2x (2 x 4 GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM 1866 (PC3 14900)
EVGA 03G-P3-1584-AR GeForce GTX 580 (Fermi) 3072MB 384-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0
Cooler Master Silent Pro M700 RS-700-AMBA-D3 700W ATX12V V2.3 SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 Plus BRONZE Certified Module
and three:
Seagate Barracuda XT ST32000641AS 2TB 7200 RPM 6.0GB/s 3.5'' Internal Hard drive
Looking at building a desktop DAW. For working with audio mainly, but also video more and more now. I plan on getting Adobe Production Premiere CS 5.5 once I'm a student this winter and am able to get student pricing.
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Re:Critique this sandy bridge build
2011/09/19 18:17:35
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windsurfer25x
Gigabyte GA-Z68X-UD3H-B3 LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
I had, I say had, this board. It was fine as long as I did not use my firewire interface/controller (Tascam FW-1884). DPC Lat was normal without the FW-1884, but nearly through the roof with it. This was on a TI Fire Wire card*. If you're not using a Fire Wire controller/interface you'll probably be fine. *Gigabyte is now using Via FireWire chipset, not TI.
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jcschild
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Re:Critique this sandy bridge build
2011/09/19 18:31:20
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do NOT buy the Mushkin redline or any mushkin at this point for Sandy Bridge.
fine for X58 and Xeon.
corsair, OCZ would not touch either.
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Kev999
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Re:Critique this sandy bridge build
2011/09/19 19:05:42
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windsurfer25x
and three:
Seagate Barracuda XT ST32000641AS 2TB 7200 RPM 6.0GB/s 3.5'' Internal Hard drive
Consider substituting one of the drives with a smaller faster one, e.g. a Western Digital VelociRaptor. You don't need 2TB for a system drive.
post edited by Kev999 - 2011/09/19 19:14:49
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Alegria
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Re:Critique this sandy bridge build
2011/09/19 19:15:20
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Why only 8GBs of ram? Why choose the Core i7 2600k when also purchasing a GeForce GTX 580? And as per Kev999, why such a big mechanical OS drive? "jcschild"
Mushkin, corsair, OCZ would not touch either. What brand would you recommend for the SB Scott?
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Re:Critique this sandy bridge build
2011/09/19 19:20:01
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jcschild
do NOT buy the Mushkin redline or any mushkin at this point for Sandy Bridge.
fine for X58 and Xeon.
corsair, OCZ would not touch either.
So far, my Mushkin Redline 7-9-7-24 is working on my I7 2600K. What kind of trouble should I expect?
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Re:Critique this sandy bridge build
2011/09/19 22:28:28
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Seagate Barracuda XT ST32000641AS 2TB 7200 RPM 6.0GB/s 3.5'' Internal Hard drive 6TB? That would take me a lifetime to fill 50%.
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windsurfer25x
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Re:Critique this sandy bridge build
2011/09/19 22:52:55
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Fast processor and GPU for audio and video acceleration, 6TB.. maybe considering doing a RAID config, working with HD Video soo...
and it was 2x 8Gigs = 16
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Re:Critique this sandy bridge build
2011/09/20 08:33:08
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jcschild
do NOT buy the Mushkin redline or any mushkin at this point for Sandy Bridge.
fine for X58 and Xeon.
corsair, OCZ would not touch either.
So far, my Mushkin Redline 7-9-7-24 is working on my I7 2600K. What kind of trouble should I expect?
if its working then good! and are you actually running @ 1600 and your timings are 7-9-7? are they 2 gig sticks or 4gig? we have had a lot of memory issues with SB with 4gig sticks, Mushkin changes ICs a lot we had to stop using them due to incompatibility with SB systems. (tends to be micron as well) we had to get Samsung chips on the modules for compatibility. Super Talent is who i went back to. but now there is a shortage of samsung ICs in the channel. FYI unless they specficially say Samsung they are not...
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windsurfer25x
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Re:Critique this sandy bridge build
2011/11/03 11:44:42
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So I finally am getting another computer. Here's what I ordered Asus P8Z68 Mobo Intel i7 2600k 16 gigs of Kingston RAM MSI Nvidia GTX 570 (plan on taking advantage of the CUDA cores in Adobe Premiere) CoolerMaster Silent Pro 800 Watts 80+ Gold standard efficiency Intel 320 series SSD 160 GB for OS a 1TB 7200 HDD and I have to get one more HDD The case I got was http://www.thermaltakeusa.com/Product.aspx?C=1390&ID=1835#Tab0 Should get it in a couple of days!
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Alegria
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Re:Critique this sandy bridge build
2011/11/03 12:27:33
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Do you intend on using the "Marvell" controller, and if so, let me know how it turns out for you. That's the only problem I've had with the P8Z68 mobo. I simply don't use it. And when I'm ready (to expand with SSDs for my libraries), I'm going to have to look at a PCIe solution (lot's of affordable options here).
How much did it cost you for your Intel SSD?
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windsurfer25x
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Re:Critique this sandy bridge build
2011/11/03 12:56:31
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$309
Right now with the flooding in Thailand and HDD pricing it seemed feasable
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Re:Critique this sandy bridge build
2011/11/03 13:05:17
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I know... I have 2 600GBs raptors (SATA 3) that I purchased at the beginning of the summer, when the price was right. Ouff!
Aside Intel's known reliability when dealing with SSDs, did you get a chance to look at OCZs offerings. Particularly the Vertex 3 models. Performance-wise, they run circles around the 320 series for about 30% less $. But regardless, you won't go wrong with an SSD.
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