MONSTER new machine by Jim @ Studiocat

I almost feel I don't deserve it!  This thing is a monster.  I think I want to be buried in it!  (IT'S THAT BIG) I've never seen a computer better built than this.  Thank you Jim!  
 
On my old machine, one instance of Kontakt, running the included Choir patch would register 49% of my CPU.  On this machine it takes only 1%.
 
If you are thinking about getting a new computer, please do yourself a favor, and check out Studiocat!
 
Pro Studio DAW
·         Case Silent Mid Tower
·         Power-Supply 600w quiet
·         Haswell CPU 4770k @ 4.5GHz
·         RAM 16GB DDR3/1600
·         OS drive 500GB HD
·         Audio drive 1TB HD
·         Burner 24x DVD/RW
·         Video HD4600
·         Operating System Windows 8 x64

Jim definitely does good work. I've had mine for a few years now and it has been rock solid.
 
Regards,

Jim Roseberry is always top of mind for audio and any pc difficulty.
Happy to share the word...
...same for Scott Garrigus and all the folks I've exchanged thoughts, questions, quips here on the CW forum

Paul P
 
It's nice to have a beast, and I'm happy for you, but I wonder about the need to overclock a DAW ?
 
In my mind stability, longetivity, low temp/fan noise etc. are more important that trying to get the last bit of horsepower, unless you also need that for something else (or just the fun of it).
 
How much realworld (daw) difference does a 1 GHz increase really provide ?
 

That cpu is a good one to overclock. Todays cpus are "almost" designed to do it. They have lots of headroom. So your not really pushing it to the limits like the old days. Also the RAM and other components are also much more stable and reliable and built for the very reason of overclocking. Today's overclocked systems are really much more realiable than the past.

I recently purchased a block of consulting time with Jim to assist setting up my home built DAW, including overclocking my i7-3770K. As a result, my system is now incredibly stable, runs cool and quiet, with DPC latency hovering just under 10us. I've owned and built a LOT of DAWs over the years, and the knowledge/experience/expertise I received from Jim was the BEST money I've spent for my studio in a very long time.

Jim any chance you could give use mesurements on noise emissions on stress tests ..for desktop (and rack mount units) ?
Do you have sample that you can send to the SAE for me to show and test it with students ?
 

I havent got round to learning how to OC my haswell chip yet. There are some OC presets in the bios I guess I could try, I've heard it overclocks nicely at 4.2I've only got an artic pro v2 cooler. Not sure if that's enough. Anyone got any idea where I could learn how to do this without burning my house down? :-)

Bibs

musec03
Jim Roseberry is always top of mind for audio and any pc difficulty.
Happy to share the word...
...same for Scott Garrigus and all the folks I've exchanged thoughts, questions, quips here on the CW forum

Thanks, Roy! Glad to help, when I can.
 
Scott

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wizard71
Anyone got any idea where I could learn how to do this without burning my house down? :-)

How about overclock.net ?
 
I haven't hung out there but have ended up there during searches.  Seems like a decent place.
 
I'm still skeptical that overclocking is all that useful in a daw, but it's only a feeling.