I haven't really kept up since the Q6600 craze.


While I don't do massive track counts (16 max), they are all internal soft synths (Superior Drummer, Amplitude, Dim Pro, z3ta, etc with plenty of ProChannel) and edit w/ Sound Forge, Melodyne.  I do everything in 24bit/48k.

Sandy vs. Ivy... Any particular favorite chipsets?

My i7 2600k seems to be doing quite nicely. Might be starting to cross over into "not so cutting edge" territory but I bought it to keep up with whatever I can throw at it over the next five years. I have no concerns.

I am also quite happy with Sandy Bridge and i7-2600K, at least for a few more years.

I just read this today about the future of Intel sockets:

http://semiaccurate.com/2012/11/26/intel-kills-off-the-desktop-pcs-go-with-it/

arachnaut


I am also quite happy with Sandy Bridge and i7-2600K, at least for a few more years.

I just read this today about the future of Intel sockets:

http://semiaccurate.com/2012/11/26/intel-kills-off-the-desktop-pcs-go-with-it/

Well that's something to lower your spirits.

Bristol_Jonesey

arachnaut

I am also quite happy with Sandy Bridge and i7-2600K, at least for a few more years.

I just read this today about the future of Intel sockets:

http://semiaccurate.com/2012/11/26/intel-kills-off-the-desktop-pcs-go-with-it/

Well that's something to lower your spirits.

It sure is!

I'm kind of speechless, I can't believe it.

Where does this leave AMD and all the motherboard manufacturer's?

I have to admit, the best system (DAW) I ever had was a pure Intel based one ... but ... it is never a good idea to force people in to something like this.

The problem with this is, even if the end users that are totally against this and end up boycotting Intel, they are so deep in the sack with corporations that buy in bulk, that guys like us won't even be a blip in their radar. They could care less about us.

Oh well ... it was a good run.

I wonder how this will effect guys like Jim, and other DAW manufacturer's?

Bub

Bristol_Jonesey

arachnaut

I am also quite happy with Sandy Bridge and i7-2600K, at least for a few more years.

I just read this today about the future of Intel sockets:

http://semiaccurate.com/2012/11/26/intel-kills-off-the-desktop-pcs-go-with-it/

Well that's something to lower your spirits.

It sure is!

I'm kind of speechless, I can't believe it.

Where does this leave AMD and all the motherboard manufacturer's?

I have to admit, the best system (DAW) I ever had was a pure Intel based one ... but ... it is never a good idea to force people in to something like this.

The problem with this is, even if the end users that are totally against this and end up boycotting Intel, they are so deep in the sack with corporations that buy in bulk, that guys like us won't even be a blip in their radar. They could care less about us.

Oh well ... it was a good run.

I wonder how this will effect guys like Jim, and other DAW manufacturer's?

Intel is just being Intel, trying grab all it can as usual. I don't think AMD is down for the count. though. In terms of DAW performance, the most important performance feature is I/O. How well the processor can handle context-switching is what gives stability. (Obviously, the quality of kernel drivers matters here too.) Basically, your high-end spare-no-expense Intel system won't give all that much more appreciable performance than a mid-market AMD in an audio application. 




In gaming, where the sheer amount of video data to be transferred can overwhelm a system may show some differences, depending on the game, the features it uses, and so on. However, anything over 30fps is a waste of bandwidth.

Wow. I don't cuss much on here but f*ck Intel. This seems like a very bad move on their part. All hail AMD!

Did you read any of the other reports on the site?

The one entitled "Intels Small Business Advantage" will make your hairs stand on end, whether you have any or not!

This gets better:

http://semiaccurate.com/2...mroller-and-excavator/

I hope ASUS and Gigabyte waltz in and start making their own CPUs. They have the most to lose and the most to gain from this bullpuckey. Not sure if that's possible what with patent nonsense.