New PC build. Intel quad.

[Doc Jones]

man, can i rent some time on that supercomputer?

[Timo]

Originally Posted by Doc Jones

man, can i rent some time on that supercomputer?

Just wait until the end of 2008. Nehalem platform (Intel): native oct-core, hyperthreading (two threads per core = 16 threads), integrated DDR3 controller, and the FSB will finally be replaced with a point-to-point system.

The quads of today will have nothing on that. The performance jump will be massive!

I can't wait any longer though. Been without a dedicated music computer for a year now, since my laptop died, hence the build now. For those who can wait until Q2 2009, this new stuff should be really affordable, and also upgradable.
Core 2's coming to the end of its life span.

[Timo]

Brief update:

Swapped my order around a couple of weeks ago before putting it all through.

Before reading the DP35DP manual I didn't realise that Intel mobos don't allow overclocking at all, I thought they allowed crude OCing, just not as extensively as others, but no. So swapped the mobo choice to a Gigabyte GA-P35-DS4, as I was getting a bit paranoid as to the possibility that OCing could mean the difference between it all working at the low latencies, or not, so decided to hedge my bets. And for education. Should easily get over 3GHz.

RAM is Corsair PC6400 @ CAS4, as the new motherboard supports it.

Swapped the Seasonic PSU for a modular Corsair 520W HX as it had excellent reviews and is modular for neatness.

Buying a separate heatsink for the graphics card would have added £30 or so more, so swapped the EVGA graphics card to an MSI of the same version (nVidia 8800GT) as the MSI already has onboard heatpipes and heatsink. It's not passive, but is meant to be whisper quiet due to the heatpipes, HS, and a larger fan keeping it ticking over.

Everything's delivered, apart from the fucking Q9450 CPU which is delayed yet again (the first shipment should've been due on the 18th March). Hopefully it should come sometime next week. Itching to get started!

[jasedee]

Jesus fucking H Christ!

All that bullshit, why wouldn't you just walk into a Mac store and be done with it? You'd have a better, more stable machine without all the fucking around of choosing parts etc.

I really don't understand why anyone would want to go through all that when you can buy an off the shelf machine that just works.

Just speaking my mind here, no intents of another boring Mac vs PC thread. Sorry for the temporary hijack Timo.

[dys4iK]

Originally Posted by jasedee

Jesus fucking H Christ!

All that bullshit, why wouldn't you just walk into a Mac store and be done with it? You'd have a better, more stable machine without all the fucking around of choosing parts etc.

I really don't understand why anyone would want to go through all that when you can buy an off the shelf machine that just works.

Just speaking my mind here, no intents of another boring Mac vs PC thread. Sorry for the temporary hijack Timo.

I priced it out, when looking at a mac pro recently.

To get the same horsepower I can pay half the cost if I build my own.

[AlexHall74]

Originally Posted by dys4iK

I priced it out, when looking at a mac pro recently.

To get the same horsepower I can pay half the cost if I build my own.

Half off is relevant indeed!

[XLR8A]

Originally Posted by jasedee

Jesus fucking H Christ!

All that bullshit, why wouldn't you just walk into a Mac store and be done with it? You'd have a better, more stable machine without all the fucking around of choosing parts etc.

I really don't understand why anyone would want to go through all that when you can buy an off the shelf machine that just works.

I was a hardcore Mac zealot for quite a long time, but after OSX became available for Intel platforms i recovered. I realized that it was all about the MacOS... Today's Apple hardware isn't that special, and you can build yourself a much better workstation from a much higher quality components and for a much lower price. Purchasing an Apple Mac isn't worth it anymore, imho of course.

Just speaking my mind here, no intents of another boring Mac vs PC thread. Sorry for the temporary hijack Timo.

Too late lol, the can of worms has been opened.

[Timo]

Apple's are insanely priced. Not to mention having to learn a whole new OS from scratch, and having to replace my current software for Mac variants.

Just priced one up for a laugh.

2.8GHz quad, 4GB mem, 512MB nVidia 8800GT, 2 x 500GB HD, 1 x DVD-/+RW sets you back £2099 for a Mac Pro.

Same spec for PC has just set me back £850, and that includes the case, OS, CPU cooling, etc.

And if I ever want to upgrade a component, I can do, it's all modular.

2099 -
850
=

Go figure.

More money for studio gear!

[Juho L]

Some folks at the other forum bough Macs some time ago. Soem sort of a mass movement. Now they all have experienced the joy of broken HD and crashes. Hoho. I'll just stick with iRack and iRan.