Motherboard and soundcard

[grs]

Just quickly, how much CPU increase?

Also the only cpu influence I notice with the RME is with the mixer app open, and I think that was a thing of the past also, that always felt like 5% to 10% cpu but not so much now.

Originally Posted by ten

@ grs...

It happens on all RME soundcards, including the firewire ones. The problem is when your using a project, finish and save up for the day, when you come back to it and load up again, for no apparent reason the cpu usage will be higher. We tried several cards (me the ff800) over several systems and several driver releases quite extensively and it happened every time. I even noticed it myself before doing these tests using my own projects and I just put it down to the complexitiy of todays daws....but now we know different. The same tests run on Echo, Emu and Lynx cards did not produce the same bad results as on the RME kit.

Of course it might only be certain situations/projects this problem arises....but it DOES happen, and thats the issue.

Unfortunately, the RME top guy (Matthais) was quick to shun this information saying he will not comment on the topic at all which worries me even more.

RME hinted they had fixed the problem over several driver releases, but according to people I know still with the cards it actually has not been fixed at all.

Very glad I got rid of mine when I did, having so much fun with the Lynx card now.

ten