yeah they removed it on snow leopard
but even with those settings, you can't get to the main one you need to change
its in firmware somewhere and changing it is dangerous / not possible
intel i7 980x
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yeah they removed it on snow leopard
but even with those settings, you can't get to the main one you need to change
its in firmware somewhere and changing it is dangerous / not possible
by the way what interface were you testing with?
if it was firewire, then i can't even imagine the amount of performance a pci-e device could give.
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If anyone's interested:
Sonar 8 Multi-track Audio Export
Export Rate in KB/s
http://www.anandtech.com/bench/CPU/...118.89.147.123.122.105.119.112.120.106.97.121
i7 980x -> 171.8
i7 920 -> 130.8
Sonar 8 Multi-track Audio Export
Export Rate in KB/s
http://www.anandtech.com/bench/CPU/...118.89.147.123.122.105.119.112.120.106.97.121
i7 980x -> 171.8
i7 920 -> 130.8
I've had a fireface on the 980X although I've got a RME Raydat that I'll probably be putting in there, in my experience you won't find that much of a difference between them, the PCIe will give slightly better plugin load at the lower latency but both are good.
Might be able to test the X5680 tomorrow will post results if I get a chance.
Might be able to test the X5680 tomorrow will post results if I get a chance.
drew_drummer
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Not meaning to hi-jack, but I'm going to be building something similar to this:
And making an i7 hackintosh that wont suffer from all that speedstepping bullshit that the Mac Pro's do!!
And making an i7 hackintosh that wont suffer from all that speedstepping bullshit that the Mac Pro's do!!
JeffTD
Senhor Testiculo
good luck, the speedstepping issue is OS based and can't be completely removed apparently.
kev
Im guybrush threepwood
You guys must be kidding, you cant switch that stuff on Macs? LOL christ. Speed step and power saving is a huge enemy of audio.
Drew- I might make a couple of revisions to that dude. I think the venemous x is a better plan for CPU cooling by a touch, and maybe go for the GA-EX58A-UD5? It was the same price when I got my a couple of months back, and you get the glory of a few more bits and bobs like usb 3.0 which could turn out to be handy. I have the Fractal Design in Silver finish btw, fucking fab case
Enjoy hitting 4.3ghz on air with it
Drew- I might make a couple of revisions to that dude. I think the venemous x is a better plan for CPU cooling by a touch, and maybe go for the GA-EX58A-UD5? It was the same price when I got my a couple of months back, and you get the glory of a few more bits and bobs like usb 3.0 which could turn out to be handy. I have the Fractal Design in Silver finish btw, fucking fab case
Enjoy hitting 4.3ghz on air with it 
John_C
formerly Skeksis268
drew_drummer
Dancefap
It gets disabled in the bios on a PC. You cannot access the EFI bios on a Mac. Therefore, Hackintosh beats Mac Pro.
drew_drummer
Dancefap
You guys must be kidding, you cant switch that stuff on Macs? LOL christ. Speed step and power saving is a huge enemy of audio.
Drew- I might make a couple of revisions to that dude. I think the venemous x is a better plan for CPU cooling by a touch, and maybe go for the GA-EX58A-UD5? It was the same price when I got my a couple of months back, and you get the glory of a few more bits and bobs like usb 3.0 which could turn out to be handy. I have the Fractal Design in Silver finish btw, fucking fab case
Cool man, I'll check out that cooler. But erm... my graphic/list shows the Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD5 already. Unless you meant a different model and just got confuzzled? Oh right, sorry... didn't spot the A!
drew_drummer
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Hmmm.... some user-reviews indicate that the Noctua is the best air cooler around right now. I'm also put off by the Venomous not having any fans. How will heat be extracted from the case? The case fans?
JeffTD
Senhor Testiculo
It gets disabled in the bios on a PC. You cannot access the EFI bios on a Mac. Therefore, Hackintosh beats Mac Pro.
Fucking hell... Imma do this with my Q6600 this summer - I just need to swap my mobo for an intel-based one to make it fully compatible.
Ermz
¯\(°_o)/¯
kev
Im guybrush threepwood
Drew- looks like they are pretty much bang on dude from what i can find now. IIRC the noctua is rather large though in comparison.
Ermz- I think the U12P-SE2 is a bit older now- it is increasingly difficult to find good benchmarks for them along with all the other coolers these days though without a thorough google as there are tonnes around.
Ermz- I think the U12P-SE2 is a bit older now- it is increasingly difficult to find good benchmarks for them along with all the other coolers these days though without a thorough google as there are tonnes around.
drew_drummer
Dancefap
Hmm. I'm thinking of getting this stuff and just putting it in a rack case:
http://www.microdirect.co.uk/Home/Product/39017/Codegen-4U-600-black-4U-rackmount-chassis-NO-PSU
These are supposed to be decent. Got a friend who highly recommended it.
a 4u rack will not be able to take the larger CPU coolers around on the noctua range you are looking at the NH-U9B as being the tallest one you can use, that will easily cool a 980X nice enough though.
I've got the dual X5680 at home with me this weekend and will be benchmarking it, should be interesting results!
I've got the dual X5680 at home with me this weekend and will be benchmarking it, should be interesting results!
Foiled, I assume you work in the computer industry to be able to try out these processors so easily?
drew_drummer
Dancefap
I want it to be super quiet, so I probably wont get the rack case, and just stick with the Fractal Designs one.
Ermz
¯\(°_o)/¯
Christ, the NH-D14 is $120 here.
How's that Fractal Designs R2 case compared to the Antec P183?
How's that Fractal Designs R2 case compared to the Antec P183?
