i5 v i7 for ProTools Rig.

[kronk_1985]

I'm wondering whether an i5 760 is beefy enough to run a recording studio.. I'm running 16gb of RAM and SSD's.

Now, i know ProTools 10 uses the RAM to cache recording sessions.

Surely if my computer is beefy enough to run Battlefield and Skyrim on full blown Ultra (1080p) it's powerful enough to run ProTools.

I could even fit an aftermarket cooler on the cpu and overclock that biatch.

Keen to here from guys running PT (not HD), and the different loads/bounce times.

 

[sam14]

Gaming uses way less CPU that a full blown DAW session, definitely go with an i7, the 2600k would be ideal, you get 4 main cores and hyperthreading, which adds 4 virtual cores, this will give you a lot of headroom and power

 

[kronk_1985]

The i5 760 is theoretically an i7, without the virtual cores, that's why i got it. Surely an OC'd i5 760 will handle the average DAW session. Maybe not.

 

[sam14]

No, it really isn't. the second gen i5/i7's are vastly superior to the old ones.

 

[::XeS::]

And protools 10 doesn't use the ram to cache the sessions, only HD does it....with normal 10 you need to setup the ramdisk (OsX can do it...don't know windows)

 

[kronk_1985]

Thanks lads. I'll put the plan in motion.