2015/02/11 15:09:35
Sycraft
Desertdrone
Thanks for the info,  Not trying to start a intel vs amd battle I have nothing against intel just more cost based for me right now , will check out those power supplies 
I do have some vst effects that i use but alot of my effects are running from external sound modules.

 
Me either, just offering my advice. I don't dislike AMD, I just find their current offerings to be lacking, so I recommend Intel. As with any of my recommendations it is just what I would do (and did do) with my money, not The One True Way(tm). As I said, any quad core CPU these days tends to be way more than enough for all but the most extreme studio work, so it is not like you won't be happy with the performance.
2015/02/12 02:58:59
Sandmännchen
Don't start this build !!! A FX 8350 (Socket AM3+) doesn't fit in a FM2+ board.
2015/02/12 12:41:13
Desertdrone
Sandmännchen
Don't start this build !!! A FX 8350 (Socket AM3+) doesn't fit in a FM2+ board.



 
Cool Thanks I didn't buy a motherboard yet Thanks for the alert :)
2015/02/12 12:42:09
Desertdrone
I guess I wiil look at the am3+ motherboards 
2015/02/13 18:56:51
cclarry
Desertdrone
I guess I wiil look at the am3+ motherboards 



Yes, always make sure the motherboard you purchase is compatible with the processor,
and that it's CPU Wattage will match the processor...my FX-8300 is a 95 watt processor, but
the FX-8350 is a 125 watt processor.  These are very important considerations.  Also, if you plan
on overclocking, make sure you upgrade the CPU cooler and Case fans.

(I don't overclock...I don't see the point of "stretching the rating" to void the warranty)


2015/02/16 03:03:46
Desertdrone
The Motherboard I Ordered this weekend so just have  I decided on the ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0 which is a am3+ motherboard. 
  Don't plan to do a lot of overclocking I do  plan to get a liquid cpu cooler though. 
2015/02/16 06:39:52
cclarry
Desertdrone
The Motherboard I Ordered this weekend so just have  I decided on the ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0 which is a am3+ motherboard. 
  Don't plan to do a lot of overclocking I do  plan to get a liquid cpu cooler though. 



That's a nice board.  I'd have bought that one if I could have afforded it.
One of the advantages of the one I bought is that it has Firewire.  Even
though Firewire is on it's way out, some of the better interfaces are Firewire.
And it has 8 USB 2.0, 4 USB 3.0, and 2 eSata ports.  That's a lot of connections.
I got it for $100...for a 990 board that's dirt cheap...

I still would have liked to have had the Sabertooth though...

My system maintains about a 35 degree C temp....so that's pretty impressive
for only having the stock cooler on the CPU...
2015/02/16 13:28:56
Desertdrone
The only thing I noticed about the board it only seems to have one regular pci , my main interfaces have been 2 detla 1010's  I may have to finally move on I been having my eye on the focusrite interfaces  will see :)
2015/02/16 13:41:57
Cactus Music
I just build a new DAW and I used a 750 Watt Coolmaster PS, I had weird issues from day one with Blues screens on boot up. After only one month the PS died. 30 minutes before a client was coming over!!!
I had a 165 Watt no name brand PS sitting there and I quickly swapped it over. 
I ran the whole session for 4 hours hoping it would not also die. It didn't. 
I used it for a week and not only did it work,,, my random blue screens are now gone. 
I replaced the 165 watt with a Sparkle 450 Watt from a local tech. They said that's the only brand they have used in the last 15 years without issue. 
They also said 750W was way overkill for my system.  That's why the 165 watt had no problem. She said modern hardware is way more energy efficient and the days of huge power supplies are in the past unless your a gamer. She said a 350W would be a good match up and so to pacify my old school thinking sold me the 450W. 
 
Anyhow, my home built machine is running top notch now so while Power supplies are important, it's the quality, not the quantity that counts. 
 
 
 
2015/02/16 20:17:26
cclarry
Desertdrone
The only thing I noticed about the board it only seems to have one regular pci , my main interfaces have been 2 detla 1010's  I may have to finally move on I been having my eye on the focusrite interfaces  will see :)



That was another reason I bought the Gigabyte board...it has 2 PCI x16, 2 PCI x4, and 2 PCI-E...

It's performed very well so far...I'm quite pleased.

The "Stock" board that came with the kit was a Gigabyte GA-78 POC...it worked...no USB 3, no nothing really,
but it did work...LOL  I finally made the move up so that when I do upgrade the processor I'll be ready
for it...
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