SuperG

 It's all marketing, poser-ing, and toll collection via the i(take a 30% cut)Store. 

LOL!!




On topic: I also use the i7 2600K.


I can use 4-5 instances of GR5, several instances of True Piano, Dim Pro, ezDrummer, and/or BFD Eco, and I'm using the power of the CPU, but it's not maxed out.

tlw


I haven't built a PC this quiet (or so low in power usage) since single core days.

Yeah, I went with an Antec Sonata IV case - single chassis fan runing at 1200 RPM. Quietiest computer I've had.

The sweet spot price/performance wise is running either the 3770k or the 3820 at 4.5GHz.
With the right config, the 3770k will easily run rock-solid at 4.5GHz.
The 3820 takes a bit more know-how/tweaking to reach 4.5GHz completely stable (and quiet).

Grem

SuperG

 It's all marketing, poser-ing, and toll collection via the i(take a 30% cut)Store. 

LOL!!




On topic: I also use the i7 2600K.


I can use 4-5 instances of GR5, several instances of True Piano, Dim Pro, ezDrummer, and/or BFD Eco, and I'm using the power of the CPU, but it's not maxed out.

I run an i7 2600k @4.6GHz,and got the heads up yesterday, from Scott at ADK,that the i7 3770k @4.5 is identical in performance,and there is no real advantage to Ivy over Sandy,in amounts of plugins at various buffers,and audio in general.....Socket 2011 however is the platform that will be around for a while yet,as Ivy E [2013 Q2/3?] will also be running the 2011 socket.


The 2600k/3770k are socket 1155,for which Ivy,maybe the last new models for that platform.


Scotts Benchmarks http://www.adkproaudio.com/benchmarks.cfm pretty much show all of this,but one surprise is how overrated Dual E5-26xx are as an advantage for audio,as in not much...pretty interesting,compared to sites like Passmark,which make a 3770 look twice the power of the cool n stable OC'ed 2600k.
Bob

Hi Jim
what are the settings required to run my i3770k @4.5Ghz?

running an Asus P8Z77 mobo with 16gig DDR3 Ram
thanks guys
What a greatat forum. So informative.

You'd be better off shooting a PM over to Jim, for lots of reasons

oh ok
why is that? 

Hi Jim what are the settings required to run my i3770k @4.5Ghz?

First, you need to make sure you have hardware that's up to the task.


Substantial 3rd-party CPU cooler
Quality motherboard with necessary settings
Quality RAM with XMP (to run full speed)

You'll need to raise the Vcore... and you'll need to increase the CPU multiplier.

thanks Jim
got that.
Asus P8Z77
i3770k
Crucial DDR3 Ram 16gig
Big Cooler (cant remember the exact model, but it is a good one)
what would you suggest i ramp up the voltage to?
and what would i need to set the cpu multiplier to to get 4.5Ghz?

thank you

the wildman


oh ok
why is that? 

Because there are certain tweaks that Jim, quite rightly in my opinion, will not disclose on a public forum.