hah

Just had the same problem.. As far as I know, a quad core will be better for heavy cpu work like cubase, photoshop etc because of the raw cpu power, and the dual core will be better for gaming and office work because of the higher cpu speed.

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Originally posted by Lolo so what about a brand new iMac. If you don't like mac OS, you can still install boot camp and winxp on there.

best thing about the mac's is the os. bying a mac for using windows makes no sense then.

thx for the replies guys...
after all this opinions etc, I still haven't decided about some stuff...

Motherboard: Asus P5K3 Deluxe WIFI - 279.90€ ?



CPU: Intel CORE 2 QUAD Q6600 2.4 SKT775 FSB1333 - 329.90€



SoundCard: E-MU® 1212M PCI - 150$~110€ ?



or

E-MU's 1616 PCI - 350$-256€ ? (I'm not using almost any output gear)



or

M-Audio Audiophile 2496 - 119€ ?

http://www.multimediastore.pt/store....jpg&w=500&sq=Y

or

M-Audio Delta 1010 - 479€ (I'm not using almost any hardware gear)

http://www.multimediastore.pt/store....jpg&w=500&sq=Y

GraphicCard: XFX Geforce 8600 GT FATAL1TY 256MB DDR3 PCi-x - 184,90€ ?



or

XFX 6800XT 256MB DDR3 PCI-X TV D-DVI D-VGA (OUTLET) - 99.90€ ?



or

XFX GeForce 8500GT 256Mb (PCI-E) - 100€ ? Other ?



RAM: 2x1GB DDRII Kingston 800MHz - 69.90€



or ?

HDD: 3,5" SATA - 500 GB - 149.00€

+1 with 150 gb ?

Case: Midtower NOX CoolBay Side Window Black - 64.90€ ?



Source: 600W Silent 32,90€ ?



DVD: DVD+RW/-RW Aopen DUW1616/ARR 16x Double Layer Retail Black (OUTLET) - 44.90€ ?




Thanks guys.

You say your using no output hardware.. But what about for monitoring? Do you have monitors, or how do you plan to address the issue of hearing what you are doing?

You need to address that before you can understand which sound interface will suit your needs.

for the power supply get Corsair HX Series CMPSU-520HX 520W

whisper quite, built like a tank, don't get that no name crap.

sound card: presonus firebox (has everything anyone could ever need in a sound card with amazing quality (unless you needed more inputs, in which case theres the firepod)

for ram it depends on how hefty your apps are (ie. big sample libraries that are taxing on ram, or mostly just vsts) if the first, i'd look at getting sticks of 2gb, that saves more space for the future (since most mb's have 4 slots)

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Originally posted by DeZmA As far as I know, a quad core will be better

if you're using a quad, dont use xp. i cant remember why exactly, but xp doesn't handle quads well. also, ableton and fl don't have very good multicore support. with such programs, youre better off with a dual core. cubase, reaper and sonar will take full advantage though.

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Originally posted by djbruuen for the power supply get Corsair HX Series CMPSU-520HX 520W whisper quite, built like a tank, don't get that no name crap.

+1! best psu's made

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Originally posted by djbruuen sound card: presonus firebox

-1! Echo AudioFire4 are the same price, but have better ADC/DAC. I'd take one of those instead.

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Originally posted by echosystm if you're using a quad, dont use xp. i cant remember why exactly, but xp doesn't handle quads well. also, ableton and fl don't have very good multicore support. with such programs, youre better off with a dual core. cubase, reaper and sonar will take full advantage though.

ah? can u give me more details, etc, about this?

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You say your using no output hardware.. But what about for monitoring? Do you have monitors, or how do you plan to address the issue of hearing what you are doing?

well, mate, i still don't have monitors, but im also going to get them soon, so which card shall i get?
E-MU® 1212M PCI, E-MU's 1616, PCI M-Audio Audiophile 2496 or M-Audio Delta 1010 ? or even Echo AudioFire4 like echosytm said/presonus firebox like bruuen said?

I had some good experiences with the audiophile 2496, just a shame they have not released vista drivers yet.

It's the first thing I hear that xp can't handle quad cores, are you sure about this?

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I remember rain (daw builder) did a bench with a quad core xp vs. vista. vista killed xp, even though we all know vista cant match xp's performance. everyone was drivelling that its got something to do with xp having bad quad core support.

it's probably application (cubase) specific. i honstly don't know and i cbf finding it. i did 4 sets of squats, deadlifts, leg presses and calf raises today. i have an excuse.

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Originally posted by damnuok ah? can u give me more details, etc, about this?

FL has absolutely stupid dual core support. All it does is loads "some" (usually none in my experience) VST INSTRUMENTS (no fx) onto a separate core. If youre running FL, just stick to a single core, it will perform best. Ableton can load full fx chains etc, but its not very efficient. Ableton isn't very efficient in general though... So it probably wont be an issue for you.

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Originally posted by damnuok well, mate, i still don't have monitors, but im also going to get them soon, so which card shall i get? E-MU® 1212M PCI, E-MU's 1616, PCI M-Audio Audiophile 2496 or M-Audio Delta 1010 ? or even Echo AudioFire4 like echosytm said/presonus firebox like bruuen said?

If we're ignoring I/O capacity... The E-MU 1616M has the best ADC/DAC. Following that VERY CLOSELY is the AudioFire 4. The 1212M is rated higher than the AudioFire, but the unit is inside your computer box and can pick up noise - best off external. Theres a bit of a drop then down to the 1010 and Fireboxes, which are probably about the same.

Personally, I chose to take the audiofire over the E-MU, because Echo have a much better reputation with drivers. However, the presonus does have the best preamps out of all of them. If you want to record vocals, it might be worth the drop in ADC/DAC quality. Delta 1010s have a lot of IO, but are pretty dated.

what do you mean with..."ableton its not very efficient. Ableton isn't very efficient in general though" ?

I know a guy that uses quadcore q6600 and he's running Battery, VStation, 6x Kontakt, 2x Zeta+ (2x oversampling), Sampler, 24x EQs {Waves SSL, URS}, 9x dynamics {SSL, L2, TransX, Marquis, Elephant2, Sonalksis 315}, 6x reverb {Princeton, ArtsAcoustic}, 2x MultiTap2, 3x Waves S1, 4x MS-Matrix, RBass, PSP MixTreble, BBE), PAZ without any problem...

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Originally posted by Eric J motherboard - anything that doesnt have an Intel 945 chipset. (Intel boards are good, just avoid the 945 chipset)

Why not this board dude??

I have this board and have had no problems(yet)

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