Considering 2 options (current system below at 4 cores, 2.33, 6 gig ram)
i7 - 6 core with HT, overclocked to 4.4, 16 gig ram - asus motherboard
i7 - 4 core with HT at 3.3 16 gig ram - msi motherboard
about £400 or so difference in price give or take
is it a case of that extra £400 being well worth it, or would I notice much better ASIO performance compared to now at the cheaper option
Appreciate any advices, recently installed a ssd, works great and notice the difference but I realise I want a faster processor now, with sata 111, and faster ram on a new mother board
overclocked by Scan, thinking gonna buy a bundle… So I’ll buy the mobo with processor, a PSU, and a case, the rest of the stuff I can take from my existing computer (videocard, firewire card, system SSD with o/s on it, and data HDs for libraries).
Never built before (but they do the Mobo and processor),and I have so much good bits I’ve added to my system I use now, I dont wanna sell it to buy a whole new computer and re install everything
Plus they will overclock it and test it, will cost about £1000 Gulp. But I’ve read that 3930k is v fast and want a system that I can maybe run for 5 years before it needs looking at again
I’ve been trying to determine just how much faster the 6 core 3930k is than the i7 3770k quad core. Is there that much of an improvement for running vsts and such. I’d be looking at 16bg of ram.
Woah! So the 3930k is near as dammit twice as fast as a 2600K? What a processor that must be!
I put together a 2600k system about a year ago. I had previously had an old dual core AMD processor which was reliable but nowhere near as powerful. I have yet to even scratch the surface of the 2600k. The 3930k must be a beast of biblical proportions.
Scott, thank you for sharing your knowledge on this forum - really helpful.
This info is really valuable, thanks a lot. It looks like the 3770k is 53% faster than the 3930 @32 not over cIocked.I know its impossible to do but I just wish there was some real world benchmark as to what this means in a project studio. Like how many instances of Kontakt loaded with the VSL samples could a person get. The difference between the 2 cpus is roughly $250 at Newegg; wonder if its worth it.
Yes , I meant that the other way around. So on a new build is it practical to try and maintain PCI compatibility? I need a new DAW but ,at least for now, want to use my Emu 1820m soundcard which is PCI. I’m hearing that the Asus H77 or Z77 mobos emulate the PCI bus in software and there legacy devices screw with the system. Can new builds successfully utilize older components?
That’s some valueable information!
So do we get a better performance with a 3820 than a stock3770k?
And will my old RME HDSP3296 PCI work ok with an AsusX79 or Z99 motherboard?