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Intel Core Duo P8700 2.53Ghz
Hi
This is a specific question. Is anybody using an Intel Core Duo P8700 2.53 Ghz sucessfully with X2 64 bit? (Win 7).
Background - Digging out an old Dell Latitude E6500, might give it a whirl.
(Please no need to talk about other hardware specs, or Cakes recommendations, got that base covered, I'm after actual experiences with people who have this chip - thanks).
Thanks
Alex
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Re:Intel Core Duo P8700 2.53Ghz
2013/02/10 16:16:21
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Not the chip you want, but I'm pretty close, and X2 works fine: Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 3.00 GHz X2 seems to be a little lighter load than X1 was, but that's only intuitive. Coincidentally, I just installed Sibelius 7 last week. That was the first software I've encountered that listed Core 2 Duo as the minimum hardware requirement. Probably time for me to build another PC.
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Re:Intel Core Duo P8700 2.53Ghz
2013/02/11 23:38:56
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Thanks.
Anybody with the chip or am I being too specific!:)
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Re:Intel Core Duo P8700 2.53Ghz
2013/02/12 02:35:06
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I used Sonar 8.53 on a P8600 2,4 GHz (4 Go Ram, Vista 32) without any problem.
Hope it could help (but afraid it doesn't)...
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Re:Intel Core Duo P8700 2.53Ghz
2013/02/12 12:47:49
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Again - not an exact match
I am still running an Intel Core 2 Duo E7400 @2.79GHz with Windows 7 64bit , Sonar X2a and 8 Gigs of RAM
It still does the job quite well. I don't have any of the crazy problems I've been reading about that some folks are having - but I don't do tons and tons of softsynths either.
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Re:Intel Core Duo P8700 2.53Ghz
2013/02/12 13:08:48
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I was using a Duo Core 3.1Ghz machine, with 1333Mhz buss and 8 Gig RAM. I had issues with X1 dropping out and the CPU spiking to 100% at times, depending on the number of plug-ins. With 20 channels and 2-3 plug-ins each, I started having major drop-outs. Moved to a Quad Core, 8-thread CPU and the only time I have drop-outs is switching screensets. I think just adding buffers, you should be ok.
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Re:Intel Core Duo P8700 2.53Ghz
2013/02/12 13:28:58
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It's not an exact match, but I'm using an Intel i5 Quad Core with 4GB RAM.
Works fine here.
No problems at all.
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Re:Intel Core Duo P8700 2.53Ghz
2013/02/12 13:37:05
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Before long we will have crays and AMDs listed cheers. And 8 cores ;)
Thanks folks..
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Re:Intel Core Duo P8700 2.53Ghz
2013/02/12 15:54:16
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No crays here Alex - we had a crayfish earlier on, if that's any help 
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Re:Intel Core Duo P8700 2.53Ghz
2013/02/12 17:49:06
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No problems with my bed, it works !
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Re:Intel Core Duo P8700 2.53Ghz
2013/02/12 18:34:58
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P8700 2.53 Ghz I think you're being a bit too specific on the CPU, but it's not really important to be so. the thing here is to compare the CPU with models of the same batch .. Core2duo P8700 2.53ghz is good enough for Sonar for sure.. These are among the last batch of Core2duo IIRC, they run at 1066mhz of FSB ... Don't be fooled by the intended, marketed obsolescence of Intel chips.. even though these are 5 years old (launched in 2008), Look at the benchmarks, these chips run as fast as the lowest Core I3 chips. http://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu_lookup.php?cpu=Intel+Core2+Duo+P8700+%40+2.53GHz Of course these are not fast machines by today's standards, don't expect to run 8 instances of Omnisphere or Kontakt on that.. but it should be able to do most basic projects just fine... Afterall, we used to make albums on Pentium4 ... The only problem I'd expect, is the amount of RAM ... lucky for you, you probably have DDR3 Sodimm in there, so it makes it worthwhile to upgrade RAM, as older DDR2 RAM is really getting expensive. I hope that helps you a bit. Cheers ! V
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Re:Intel Core Duo P8700 2.53Ghz
2013/02/12 18:36:35
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Not the exact chip/CPU here either, but I used X1 Pro on a laptop with a Core 2 Duo T7500 (2.2 GHz(?)) CPU - i.e. less powerful than the P8700.
Tweaked Vista a bit, swapped the C-drive for a faster one & could run roughly 20-30 tracks depending on number unfrozen of plugs & latency-settings.
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Re:Intel Core Duo P8700 2.53Ghz
2013/02/13 09:56:50
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@Alex,
Next time post for people who DON'T use that chip, and you will find all the ones that really do. :)
Me, I use a Pringles chip - Sour cream and onion. :)
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Re:Intel Core Duo P8700 2.53Ghz
2013/02/13 10:22:54
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Sell by date at 9000 posts. Do not feed. @48/24 & 128 buffers latency is 367 with offset of 38. Sonar Platinum(64 bit),Win 8.1(64 bit),Saffire Pro 40(Firewire),Mix Control = 3.4,Firewire=VIA,Dell Studio XPS 8100(Intel Core i7 CPU 2.93 Ghz/16 Gb),4 x Seagate ST31500341AS (mirrored),GeForce GTX 460,Yamaha DGX-505 keyboard,Roland A-300PRO,Roland SPD-30 V2,FD-8,Triggera Krigg,Shure SM7B,Yamaha HS5.Maschine Studio+Komplete 9 Ultimate+Kontrol Z1.Addictive Keys,Izotope Nectar elements,Overloud Bundle,Geist.Acronis True Image 2014.
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Re:Intel Core Duo P8700 2.53Ghz
2013/02/13 10:36:51
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Apparently they made one stinking chip and you have it!
:)
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Re:Intel Core Duo P8700 2.53Ghz
2013/02/13 10:54:32
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I personally prefer pita chips over pringles, but that just might be me!
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Re:Intel Core Duo P8700 2.53Ghz
2013/02/13 11:10:02
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Pita chips cause Fire Wire problems :)
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Re:Intel Core Duo P8700 2.53Ghz
2013/02/13 11:25:37
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Not sure how close the CPU match
I've got a system using
- Intel(R) Core(TM) 2 Duo T7500 (2.2GHz/4MB L2Cache)
Is it adequate for Sonar X2?
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