Hi All,
I am in the market for a new production machine.
I have had some assistance from friends in the IT industry putting together a machine we agree would be sufficient to run fairly large projects in Cubase 5 - without latency issues and CPU clipping.
I’d just like some opinions regarding the machine spec we’ve put together - see below.
CPU
- Intel Haswell lga1150 i5-4590 - Quad core / 4 threads , 3.3ghz box cpu / 3.7ghz turbo boost , 22nm , SSE4 , AVX2 , BMi, FMA3, vPro , TSX , VT-x + VT-d + AES-N , built-in dual channel DDR3-1600 memory controler , 25.6Gb/sec memory bandwidth , built-in HD4600 graphics ( 20EU , 350/1150mhz , dual stream video decode + HDMi ) , 6mb L3 cache , 84w - Quick Sync Video + InTru 3D + Insider + Clear Video HD + Tripple Display Capable + wireless display Capable
MOTHERBOARD
- Asus Z97i-Plus : all-in-one LGA1150 mini-iTX mb , with 5X protection ( DiGi+ VRM 6+2-phase digital power design + OCP + ESD guard ( 4x dedicated TVS protections for USB/audio/LAN ) + 100% all high-quality solid capacitors + stainless steel back I/O port ) + Mem!ok button + USB BioS Flashback + DirectKey for direct BIOS access , BlueTooth + WiFi-Go ( 2.4/5GHz dual band 802.11AC with 2T2R antenna ) ; support smartphone/tablet as remote control , easy sync netween PC and smartphone ( file transfer + screen capture )
- UEFi mouse-controlled bios + FBT+ SRT+ SCT+ RRT+ Rapid Storage+ Rapid Start Technology ; intel Z97 chipset , 2x dual channel DDR3-3200(O.C)/1600 with XMP support upto 16Gb , 4x SATA6G + 10Gb/sec M.2/NGFF type2280 SSD socket with raid 0/1//0+1/5/10 , on-board tripple-display VGA with Quad output ( HDMi+ Dvi + D-sub+ DP ) + Realtek ALC892 DTS 7.1 audio with optical s/pdif out ( with de-pop circuit + dedicated L/R track layer ) + intel 218V gigabit lan + 2.4/5GHz dual band 802.11AC WiFi ; 1x pci-e 3.0(16x) , with 4x USB3.0 + 4x USB2.0 , USB3.0 with UASP (USB Attached SCSI Protocol) , 1xPS2 - mini-iTX
RAM
- Corsair CMY16GX3M2A1600C9 , VengeancePro , black PCB+heatsink with Silver accent , 8 layers PCB design , 8Gb x 2 kit - support Intel XMP ( eXtreme Memory Profiles ) , ddr3-1600 , CL9 , 1.5v - 240pin - lifetime warranty
SSD HARD DRIVE
- Corsair CSSD-F256GBLX 256Gb Force LX series 2.5" SATA6G SSD , with Toggle NAND flash , Silicon Motion SM2246EN controller , MLC Solid-State Drive , 256mb cache , read : 560mb/sec / write 300mb/sec , Random Read/Write 4K ioPS : 76000 / 70000 , with BGC (Background Garbage Collection) + built-in EDC/ECC - 3 years warranty
HARD DRIVE
- Western Digital Purple WD30PURX 3Tb/3000gb , with AllFrame technology designed for 24x7 upto 32x cameras surveillance , co-work with works with ATA streaming , sata6G , with intellipower ( 5400-7200rpm for powersaveing ) , 64mb cache , 145mb/sec , designed for 24x7 digital video surveillance or business-critical applications ( NAS , video surveillance … ETC ) - 3 years warranty
PSU
- Coolermaster RS500-ACABM3 Thunder 500w ( 12v : 408w ) , Eps12V V2.91 + ATX 12V V2.31 , dual 12V rail , 6x SATA + 3x 4pin molex + 2x 8(6+2)pin PCI-E power , 24pin ( 4 pin detachable ) , 1x 120mm pwm fan with intelligent fan speed control ; with OVP, OCP, OPP, SCP - 3 years warranty - no power cord
Cheers
Rodney