Great article. How do you think your system would fair in the original Antec Solo verses the Solo II. Im looking to build A DAW in a Solo that I already have on hand. Will not have a Graphics card though, so power requirements should be even less. I just thought it would be nice to see a side by sid...

Does anyone happen to know of any articles that explain optimal OS and program setup on an SSD. I know that the drives are good for reading but not writing. The more they get written on the slower they get and the quicker they die. I'm looking for some help on how to install W7 and programs on the d...

Just want to know if you found out if you could fit that HS in the mini?

I found this one: NH-U12P SE2
http://www.noctua.at/main.php?show=prod ... 31&lng=en
Is there anything else I am missing?


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I use mainly Ableton Live which does take advantage of multicore CPUs. I do traditional recording which is not too CPU intensive, however I also do experimental music using Samples, VIs, and live audio with VSTs on many tracks. I want a machine that is more powerful than I need so I can experiment w...

Thanks for the Help, I have been convinces to drop the raid. If I ever do build a RAID it will be outside of the DAW. I'm still thinking about which processor to put in the system. I really like the processors with Turbo and HyperThreading. However a Q9550S is only 65w, but really expensive. Will it...

I'm building a new pc to be used for mastering recording and producing music in a room that I am building onto my house. Running mostly Ableton Live with lots of effects, instruments, tracks and vsts. I will be doing a lot of in house sampling. I know this may be overkill but I would like to build a...

Thanks for the help.
I decided to go with the HD 4350 passive.
It does what I need it to do, got good reviews and will only cost $20
after rebate.

Is there a SPCR recomended list for Graphics Cards? Looking for a card on a i7-920 build for a DAW with Duel monitors. No gaming. Light video editing. Want something cool, quiet, poweverfull enough to run two 22 inch monitors, be able to smoothly play back HD video, have either 2 dvi or one HDMI and...

OK. If this is already covered in another post please let me know. I want to know the optimal combination of drives and what to have on those drives for a DAW. I will be using ableton live with lot of VSts pluggins and samples. I will be recording as well. I really like the super fast read speeds of...

I'd love to get my hands on a q9550s for the same price as a q9550.
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Anyone tried one of these yet and benchmarked
power consumption and performance compared to the 95w version???

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SCsteelBand.com

Has anyone done a build with the q9400s. It seems like a good chip for a DAW. Powerful yet only 65wats. Is there any difference in the performance compared to the q9400? The only drawback is the price, but maybe that will drop in the next quarter. I really would like the q9550s but that is $350. Sto...

Thanks forth input sonic6k. I am starting to second guess the approach of building an Upgradable BFB DAW instead of just a BFB DAW. I have been running my studio off my Laptop P-m(1.6ghz) with 2 gigs of RAM. It records great (though it has crashed recording when I was also editing effects in real ti...

Thanks forth input sonic6k. I am starting to second guess the approach of building an Upgradable BFB DAW instead of just a BFB DAW. I have been running my studio off my Laptop P-m(1.6ghz) with 2 gigs of RAM. It records great (though it has crashed recording when I was also eciting effects in real ti...

It seems like there are quad core 95w chips on the LGA 1156.
Is intel going to build new chips on both of these sockets for the foreseeable future?

Sorry for the double post.

Those chips are great for the money, but a little power hungry.
Are there any chips for that socket that run less than 130w.
If not are there any in the works? It seems that intel is going to go down to 35nm and should use less watts.

I've been looking to build a DAW for some time now. I want your opinions on when in the future would be a good time to build a DAW using an intel quad core that would be at the price sweet spot and be upgradable 2 years down the road. Is now a good time or should I wait for a new chipset to have mor...

Is there going to be any lower wattage quad cores coming out or is
95watts about as low as they can get them?

Ok, I decided to wait till the fall to build. By this time I should know the status on drivers for the my Onyx on 64 OSs. Plus hopefully prices will drop and/or better tech for the$. That is unless the US$ continues to plummet combined with global inflation due to higher energy costs. I guess we wil...

I would love to go with a 64 bit system but my interface, the Mackie Onyx 1640 announced that they will not develop an xp64 driver. They are in the process of working on Vista 64, though no promises on time-line.

Also, should I go with xp pro or xp home.
I will not be doing any internet and am just looking for a cheap
stable system until my Onyx 1640 drivers are compatible wit vista 64.

Never mind, that ram is only recommended for vista 64.

Do you think CORSAIR XMS2 DHX 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 would fit.
I could not find dimensions for most ram even on manufacturers websites.

Does anyone know if using the XIGMATEK HDT-S1283 120mm Rifle CPU Cooler with the Scythe SY1225SL12M 120mm "Slipstream" Case Fan(oh yeh can you even use this "Case Fan" for CPU cooling) will block any of the memory slots on the Asus P5K-E mobo? Would to know before I start buying components because I...

Ok If I go with the Antec Solo Asus P5K-E Q9300 2 F1s XIGMATEK HDT-S1283 How do I know how much CFM do I need to push in order to keep them properly cool. I was planning on going with 2 Scythe SY1225SL12M 120mm and one REAL SILENT CASE FAN DF1209SL-3 92mm Should I under volt these and if so to what ...

OK, Just got an Antec Solo off ebay for$70 including shipping.
Still thinking about the other components. Figured I could not go wrong with this case though.

Thanks for all the advice. I looked at the Asus specs for the P5K-E. It did not say it had any USB. Maybe USB is so standard they did not list it. Other than that it looked great. If someone could clarify that would be great. "Quad core - unnecessary for audio work. You'll barely put a dual core und...

I'm looking to build a deidicated audio workstation. No internet. I'm using Ableton Live as my Rec/Editing Software. It does take advantage of multiprocessing. I deal with very large sessions(20+gigs) I am currently running off of my laptop and external drives. But it is dragging and often clips wit...