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How does this new PC spec look please??
Hi there
I am finally upgrading from Sonar 6 --> X1 [X2], and I would appreciate people's comments on the following PC specification please:
Intel i7 3770 Ivy Bridge Quad Core with HT 3.4GHz LGA1155 Processor
Gigabyte GA-H77M-D3H motherboard Intel H77 chipset
G.SKILL Ripjaws x 8GB [2x4GB] DDR3 1600MHz (PC3 12800) high perfomance memory
24X SATA internal DVD writer
Western Digital Blue Edition 1TB 3.5" SATA3 internal HDD 7200RPM 32M cache
Leadek Winfast GTX560 1GB GDDR5 graphics card, dual DVI + Mini HDMI, 256Bit, dual fan
ALSO, I would like to guage opinion whether I could realistically install the OS and Sonar on my C: drive, but run all my audio from an external USB3.0 drive?
thanks in advance
Bob
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Re:How does this new PC spec look please??
2012/09/12 18:14:37
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I'm not familiar with all those brands but it looks like if it all works it will be a pretty powerful system and WELL within the recommended specs range for X1 (which is WAY better than minimum specs). Not sure about the external USB 3 but it is supposed be extremely fast. Still an internal SATA might be preferable for actual project audio and save the external for stuff like samples for VSTs and what not. That seems to be the way most companies recommend the DAW be set up. I might be wrong though and there are obviously many ways to approach this. Cheers.
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Re:How does this new PC spec look please??
2012/09/12 18:18:01
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That looks like a very strong setup. The only thing that you might want to add is an extra internal 1T harddrive if you store a lots of samples or record plenty of audio. Your CPU and 8 Gig RAM is powerful enough to run many instants of VST effects plugins or synths.
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Re:How does this new PC spec look please??
2012/09/12 18:46:12
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That looks like a very strong setup. The only thing that you might want to add is an extra internal 1T harddrive if you store a lots of samples or record plenty of audio. Your CPU and 8 Gig RAM is powerful enough to run many instants of VST effects plugins or synths.
Exactly! An extra internal 1TB drive,even if you only use it for back up. Also a good CPU cooler is always a good idea,as Ivy can run a little hot,even a Zalman CNPS5X [$30 in Oz]made a huge difference for me, compared to a stock intel one. Cheers Bob
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Re:How does this new PC spec look please??
2012/09/12 18:50:30
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Intel i7 3770 Ivy Bridge Quad Core with HT 3.4GHz LGA1155 Processor Gigabyte GA-H77M-D3H motherboard Intel H77 chipset G.SKILL Ripjaws x 8GB [2x4GB] DDR3 1600MHz (PC3 12800) high perfomance memory 24X SATA internal DVD writer Western Digital Blue Edition 1TB 3.5" SATA3 internal HDD 7200RPM 32M cache Leadek Winfast GTX560 1GB GDDR5 graphics card, dual DVI + Mini HDMI, 256Bit, dual fan ALSO, I would like to guage opinion whether I could realistically install the OS and Sonar on my C: drive, but run all my audio from an external USB3.0 drive? FWIW, I wouldn't want that Motherboard, the Blue series HD, or that video card (unless you plan to do a decent amount of video editing using Vegas Pro or Premier CS6 (Mercury Engine). For DAW purposes, that video card is complete overkill... and it's adding noise/heat.
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Re:How does this new PC spec look please??
2012/09/12 18:58:02
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Thanks so far for your feedback. I take the point about the video card being overkill.....it is part of a package deal, otherwise, I too wouldn't have opted to get that video card.
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Re:How does this new PC spec look please??
2012/09/12 19:00:33
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Jim Roseberry
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FWIW,
I wouldn't want that Motherboard, the Blue series HD, or that video card (unless you plan to do a decent amount of video editing using Vegas Pro or Premier CS6 (Mercury Engine). For DAW purposes, that video card is complete overkill... and it's adding noise/heat.
Jim is the man to listen to CERTAINLY when it comes to building daw computers! Just wondering about the motherboard,as with my i7 2600k build my Gigabyte Z68XP-UD3[rev.1] has been flawless. I missed the "Blue" HDD for sure. Bob
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Re:How does this new PC spec look please??
2012/09/12 19:14:39
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Jim Roseberry
Intel i7 3770 Ivy Bridge Quad Core with HT 3.4GHz LGA1155 Processor Gigabyte GA-H77M-D3H motherboard Intel H77 chipset G.SKILL Ripjaws x 8GB [2x4GB] DDR3 1600MHz (PC3 12800) high perfomance memory 24X SATA internal DVD writer Western Digital Blue Edition 1TB 3.5" SATA3 internal HDD 7200RPM 32M cache Leadek Winfast GTX560 1GB GDDR5 graphics card, dual DVI + Mini HDMI, 256Bit, dual fan ALSO, I would like to guage opinion whether I could realistically install the OS and Sonar on my C: drive, but run all my audio from an external USB3.0 drive?
FWIW,
I wouldn't want that Motherboard, the Blue series HD, or that video card (unless you plan to do a decent amount of video editing using Vegas Pro or Premier CS6 (Mercury Engine). For DAW purposes, that video card is complete overkill... and it's adding noise/heat.
Jim is the man to listen to CERTAINLY when it comes to building daw computers!
Just wondering about the motherboard,as with my i7 2600k build my Gigabyte Z68XP-UD3[rev.1] has been flawless.
I missed the "Blue" HDD for sure.
Bob
I missed the "Blue" HDD for sure. I'm not sure exactly what the "Blue" hard drive offers me, to be honest! Hopefully the m/b will be fine with Sonar X1. Thanks for your input Bob.
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Re:How does this new PC spec look please??
2012/09/12 19:20:18
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Im guessing Jim "frowned upon" the blue HDD,as its a lightweight/green,oh how do I put it...a wimpy model instead of a Heavy Duty one,also meaning Not As Good,as a WD Caviar Black[the heavy duty performer class HDD].
I hope that's correct.
Bob
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Re:How does this new PC spec look please??
2012/09/12 20:04:10
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There you have it. There's a reason people pay big bucks for custom builds. The hardware is tested and proven and sometimes different hardware handles different programs and gear differently. I wish I had the cash to pay for one but I went for all the seemingly fool proof parts and built my own. Even then I found out that my MOBO didn't want to play well with my old Echo interface so I had to drop more cash on something new. Also getting a custom build means you'll get everything configured properly for a DAW as well as support. My system is great but it took FOREVER to research, acquire parts and assemble/configure. Now I'm still having slight issues that I KNOW could be resolved by a pro just tweaking it out a bit. However things are working well enough so I'm leaving the rig alone for now. Cheers.
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Re:How does this new PC spec look please??
2012/09/12 22:05:18
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It looks better than a pit bull chewing the $hit out of a beer can
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Re:How does this new PC spec look please??
2012/09/12 22:09:19
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You may want to look into an SSD drive for your C drive and even for your sample drive if you can afford it.
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Re:How does this new PC spec look please??
2012/09/12 22:13:55
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What is your audio interface? That's the most important component.
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Re:How does this new PC spec look please??
2012/09/12 23:02:15
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daveny5
What is your audio interface? That's the most important component.
Hi Dave My audio interface is the Focsurite 8i6 USB. A simple unit but has quite nice mic pres in it for the price! thanks Bob
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Re:How does this new PC spec look please??
2012/09/12 23:12:31
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It looks better than a pit bull chewing the $hit out of a beer can
This is true! LOL.
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Re:How does this new PC spec look please??
2012/09/12 23:15:02
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A1MixMan
You may want to look into an SSD drive for your C drive and even for your sample drive if you can afford it.
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hi A1 - thanks for the reply. How 'easy' would it be for me to swap the current hard SATA drive for the SSD you mentioned? Is there much 'difficulty' in configuring the new SSD drive in terms of drivers and so on?? Thanks :-)
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Re:How does this new PC spec look please??
2012/09/12 23:22:50
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A1MixMan
You may want to look into an SSD drive for your C drive and even for your sample drive if you can afford it.
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hi A1 - thanks for the reply. How 'easy' would it be for me to swap the current hard SATA drive for the SSD you mentioned? Is there much 'difficulty' in configuring the new SSD drive in terms of drivers and so on?? Thanks :-)
No drivers are required for a hard drive, even an SSD. You can literally just use an imaging app (like ghost) to copy the drive, install it and you're good to go.
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Re:How does this new PC spec look please??
2012/09/13 10:53:21
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"bonster"
G.SKILL Ripjaws x 8GB [2x4GB] DDR3 1600MHz (PC3 12800) high perfomance memory Memory being very affordable these days, you may want to consider 2 x 8GB instead of the current 2 x 4GB configuration. This would allow you to up the memory to 32GBs (your motherboard is limited to 4 DIMM slots) in the future simply by purchasing another 2 x 8GB kit.
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Re:How does this new PC spec look please??
2012/09/13 12:22:54
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That graphic card will make a lot of noise..
For audio you allways should use a second drive. And maybe a third for a dedicated sampledisk....
This would mean you'd need around 500 watts out of a supply.
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Re:How does this new PC spec look please??
2012/09/14 02:09:45
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If you do not use microphones around the computer then a tiny bit a fan noise isn't going to hurt anyone IMHO. My beast has a 2 gig video card (probably a 670 off the top of my head) and a fair few fans (the overclocked cpu runs at around 45 deg C) and my Factal Design R3 case keeps it all nice and quiet. I'd rather be able to do what I want with my PC rather than make it a slave to one thing. Grum.
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Re:How does this new PC spec look please??
2012/09/14 16:03:28
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Memory being very affordable these days, you may want to consider 2 x 8GB instead of the current 2 x 4GB configuration. This would allow you to up the memory to 32GBs (your motherboard is limited to 4 DIMM slots) in the future simply by purchasing another 2 x 8GB kit.
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Re:How does this new PC spec look please??
2012/09/14 16:08:16
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I like my Zalman case but it was tricky to find.
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Re:How does this new PC spec look please??
2012/09/14 22:00:25
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Thanks for all your input team! Just took the plunge and purchased it along with some other goodies.
Intel i7 3770 Ivy Bridge Quad Core with HT 3.4GHz LGA1155 Processor
Gigabyte GA-H77M-D3H motherboard Intel H77 chipset
G.SKILL Ripjaws x 32GB high perfomance memory
24X SATA internal DVD writer
120GB SSD Sata III drive [for Win 7/Sonar X2]
120GB SSD Sata II drive [for Samples]
1TB WD 3.5" SATA3 internal HDD 7200RPM 32M cache [for Audio project folders]
Leadek Winfast GTX560 1GB GDDR5 graphics card, dual DVI + Mini HDMI
1 x 27 inch LG monitor [main 'working' screen]
2 x 21 inch Acer monitors [which I already had previously]
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Re:How does this new PC spec look please??
2012/09/14 22:40:40
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I see that you opted for two SDD drives. One thing I would highly suggest is a HDD cooler for your regular hard drive. You can even use the cheap ones from Ebay ($3 - $4)...they make a world of difference in the temp of your hard drive.
I have one on all three HD's in my system. Yes, they make a little noise, but that's what I have an isolated studio room for. The thing is...once a hard drive is powered up...it's hot enough to burn you within a couple of minutes without a HD cooler. You put one of those coolers on it....and you can touch it after an hour of use and it's cool to the touch....! I know this from experience.
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