Hi Guys I am thinking of getting a new DAW put together. Can anyone tell me what is better for a DAW Ivy Bridge or Sandy Bridge ?

With motherboard would it be better to go for a Socket 1155 or 2011.

With Ram Do Is it a good Idea to go for Ram faster than the 1600 that the 2011 boards can take ?

Is over clocking a Cpu a bad idea for a Daw ? I see some online stores doing some bundle deals with the Cpus over clocked but would like to know if this is a bad idea or not ?

I keep looking at it all on online stores but I just get lost....

Thanks for all help with this.

Norrie

I think as long as it's overclocked professionally Norrie, it shouldn't be a problem.

I bought a bundle containing CPU/Mobo/Ram for my general internet/office pc and this thing absolutely smokes!

I also installed X1 & X2 on in and if anything, it's more stable than my main DAW! And I haven't done any of the usual tweaks - it just works.

I think I bought it from Overclockers, but my memory is a bit hazy on that.

Hi Jonesey ! Thanks !

I was checking out the bundles on OC... Whats your thoughts on Sandy Bridge Vs Ivy Bridge ?
BR> I cant decide weather to go for a Sandy or Ivy I5 or I7 and if I should go for the over clocking option or not.

Hi Norrie,

Running the 3770k (Ivybridge) at 4.5GHz is a sweet-spot price/performance wise.
Socket 2011 (Sandybridge-E) will be a little faster... but the motherboards are more expensive and USB-3 isn't integrated into the X79 chipset.

The k series CPUs are multiplier-unlocked by Intel... specifically for controlled over-clocking.
As long as you have the right components... and the right configuration, the machine should be 100% stable.

sandy vs IVY made no difference in benchmarks at all..
howwever the 2600k is getting hard to find and is only a few $ less than the 3770k
mobos are only slightly less as well so why not get the newest..

overclocking rocks when done correctly, a disaster if not..

How about Xeon? It appears to be in the mix price-wise.

Xeon is no different than its desktop counterpart. they are the exact same processor and generally more money.

there have at times been price points where they were less but rare. also no over clock.

only place for Xeons is dual Xeons and then you better buy the dual 3.1GHz @ $2k each.. and still be over spending compared to an X79 single

Thanks for the replies guys !

Yeah the Xeon chips come in around £800 - £1000 here and that's waaaaay out my price range,

I am leaning towards this as my build....

i7-3770K 3.50GHz (Ivybridge)
Gigabyte Z77X-UP5 TH or UP4
G.Skill RipJawsZ 32GB (8x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9

Unless anyone can say a reason to go for i7-3820 3.60GHz (Sandybridge-E)?

The other 2011 chips are almost double so out of my price range but the Z79 boards are about the same price.

Thanks again
Norrie

http://www.adkproaudio.com/benchmarks.cfm

2nd graph down.. i would do the 3820..
however been forwarned ram on the socket 2011 is a bugger
need to buy 1.35v and preferable samsung chips.

You want to make sure the motherboard has an Intel chipset.
Also a good idea to know the maximum RAM the motherboard will handle.