[Ardour-Users] building a new machine for Ardour

Matthew Polashek matt at tinysongs.net
Tue Dec 9 06:06:47 PST 2008


Try this?

Intel BOXDG45FC Mini ITX Intel Motherboard		129	1	129
Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 3.0GHz LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor		169	1	169
Kingston 2GB 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Desktop Memory		28.99	2	57.98
SAMSUNG Slim 8X DVD±R DVD Burner Black EIDE/ATAPI Model SN-S082H		45.99	1	45.99
StarTech PCI-Express 1x Left Slot Riser Card Model PCIE1RIS		16.99	1	16.99
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 250GB 3.5" SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive		54.99	2	109.98
Morex 7677 1U Mini-ITX Rackmount w/200W ATX Power Supply	1	189.99	1	189.99
CoolJag OAK-7 1U Server CPU Cooler - Socket 775		32	1	32
				
			sub total	750.93

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> Message: 1
> Date: Mon, 8 Dec 2008 16:39:58 -0500 (EST)
> From: "Justin M. Streiner" <streiner at cluebyfour.org>
> Subject: [Ardour-Users] building a new machine for Ardour
> To: ardour-users at lists.ardour.org
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> I'm planning to build a new machine to do my audio work early next year. 
> To start off, it will mainly be to mix and master audio that is tracked on 
> other devices, but eventually I plan do do more tracking directly in 
> Ardour.  The plan is to be able to record at least 24 tracks 
> simultaneously, with the option of expanding in the future, if needed.
>
> That said, does anyone have any recommendations as far as motherboards, 
> etc?  In other words have any of you been using hardware that has 
> performed well and been reliable?  I've been using Asus mobos for the past 
> 4-5 years and been very happy with them.  I'm also not against making the 
> switch to AMD CPUs if needed.
>
> Beyond that I'm planning to have two hardware SATA-300 RAID sets in the 
> box - a mirrored set for the system drive and a striped/mirrored set for 
> for the audio data.  I do plan to get a mobo that can handle > 4 GB of 
> RAM, but I don't think I'll put more than 4 into the box until it makes 
> more sense to make the jump to 64-bit...
>
> jms
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