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- Oct 21, 2002
My brother does music production, using mostly Cubase, Logic, and Protools. He uses all software synth, so he's moving a lot of bandwidth. He currently runs an XP3200 based system that I built him a while back (when it was cutting edge!) and is looking to upgrade. I was plotting something out with a budget of about $1100 or maybe a bit more. Wondering if this system-
A64 3000+ socket 939
Thermalright XP 120
DFI Lanparty Nforce4 (can't remember the model #)
G.Skill PC4400 2X512mb TCCD
Fortron 450w PSU
GeForce 6600GT PCI-express
Using the same RAID HD setup, same monitor, same case, etc that he already has, would be better than this
Asus PC-DL
2X 1.6ghz Xeons D1 stepping SL6XK
PC3500 Kingmax 2X512
2X windtunnels with 80mm adapters
Sparkle/Fortron 550w EPS
GeForce 6800 or 6800GT or maybe ATI X800XL
This was built using the guide stickied in this forum. The Xeons hopefully would run at 3.0 or maybe a bit more.
Had to go with a lower end video card on the A64 system to keep within budget, but even the 6600GT is plenty for him and he could always go SLI someday. The A64 rig seems very much more upgradeable- not much upgrade path for the dually. But assuming the A64 is a good OCer with FSB getting to maybe 240-250ish, and assuming the Xeon setup goes to 200-210ish FSB, which would be better for him? He is a light gamer, and needs it to be rock solid reliable at all times.
A64 3000+ socket 939
Thermalright XP 120
DFI Lanparty Nforce4 (can't remember the model #)
G.Skill PC4400 2X512mb TCCD
Fortron 450w PSU
GeForce 6600GT PCI-express
Using the same RAID HD setup, same monitor, same case, etc that he already has, would be better than this
Asus PC-DL
2X 1.6ghz Xeons D1 stepping SL6XK
PC3500 Kingmax 2X512
2X windtunnels with 80mm adapters
Sparkle/Fortron 550w EPS
GeForce 6800 or 6800GT or maybe ATI X800XL
This was built using the guide stickied in this forum. The Xeons hopefully would run at 3.0 or maybe a bit more.
Had to go with a lower end video card on the A64 system to keep within budget, but even the 6600GT is plenty for him and he could always go SLI someday. The A64 rig seems very much more upgradeable- not much upgrade path for the dually. But assuming the A64 is a good OCer with FSB getting to maybe 240-250ish, and assuming the Xeon setup goes to 200-210ish FSB, which would be better for him? He is a light gamer, and needs it to be rock solid reliable at all times.