Ah i see, i must be one of the fortunate ones luckily, mine has been fine with my MOTU

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i use a celeron 2.6ghz

512meg ram

audiophile 2496 card



i doubt i will ever upgrade until the pc dies. this is more than enough power for making music. you just need to know how to make the most of it.

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Originally posted by richg101 i doubt i will ever upgrade until the pc dies. this is more than enough power for making music. you just need to know how to make the most of it.

It's not a matter of knowing how to make music, we all know we can bounce tracks and we can save cpu by using FX. But why should we bother if we have a system that can handle everything you want in real time. Besides, I doubt synths and sequencers will get less cpu-demanding in the future..

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Replace the Noctua cooler with a Scythe Ninja. I have one and it runs my E6600 without a fan @ ~max 40 degrees

hmm...
this one?

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Silent Warrior from Scythe ..... This silent warrior can silently attack your CPU heat to accomplish the multi-mission! Model Name: Ninja PLUS Rev.B CPU Cooler Model Number: SCNJ-1100P Manufacturer: Scythe Co., Ltd. Japan Compatibility: Intel: Socket 478 all speeds Socket T / (LGA)775 all speeds AMD: Socket 754 all speeds Socket 939 all speeds Socket 940 all speeds Socket AM2 all speeds Heatsink Dimensions: 110 x 110 x 150mm Fan Dimensions: 120 x 120 x 25mm Fan Noise Level: 20.94 dBA Air Flow: 49.58 CFM Fan Speed: 1200rpm Weight: 640g (excl. fan weight)

and why is it better than NOCTUA NH-U12F ?

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Socket compatibility - Intel Socket LGA 775, AMD K8 (754, 939, 940) & AM2 Height (without fan) - 155 mm Width (without fan) - 126 mm Depth (without fan) - 70 mm Height (with fan) - 155 mm Width (with fan) - 126 mm Depth (with fan) - 95 mm Weight (without fan) - 640 g Weight (with fan) - 790 g Material - Copper (base and heat-pipes), aluminium (cooling fins), soldered joints Application - Intel all frequencies, AMD all frequencies Fan size - 120x120x25mm / 120x120x38mm (2 fans mountable) Fan - Noctua NF-S12-1200 Bearing - SSO-Bearing Blade Geometry - Straight-Blade-Design Rotational Speed (+/- 10%) - 1200 RPM Rotational Speed with U.L.N.A. (+/- 10%) - 800 RPM Airflow - 81 m³/h Airflow with U.L.N.A. - 59 m³/h Acoustical Noise - 17 dB(A) Acoustical Noise with U.L.N.A. - 8 dB(A) Input Power - 1,44 W Input Current - 0,12 A Voltage Range - 4-13 V MTBF - > 150.000 h

?

cheers.

After research I just bought:

Edirol UA-25 (ua25)USB Audio Interface

http://www.dv247.com/invt/22462/

And KRK RP5 ROKIT (RP-5) (Pair) Monitors

http://www.dv247.com/invt/21992/

I havent tried them out yet but looking forward to

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If you want to run fanless, the Scythe is better because the fins are further apart (more air to heat up). Heatsinks with close fins do not work well passively, but obviously gain a bit more when a fan is put on them.

Also, if you look closely, the Scythe actually has a normal heatsink AND heatpipes. The Noctua only has heatpipes. Go check on silentpcreview, the Scythe is pretty close with a fan, but is much better passively.

k mate, but that's the Scythe u're talking about? (the one I posted).


also a mate told me that cpus already have a cooler, therefore its not needed to buy one???

Yes, that is the one.

Your cpu will come with a cooler, which is fine for most people. If you're anything like me though, you're not "most people". The last thing I want to hear is BUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUR when I'm trying to make music. I can't hear my computer because the only moving parts are the PSU fan and the hard drive.

i just ordered a macbook. i'm pretty excited. im a PC user and normally wouldn't have even considered it but with the edu discount it came to the same price, or cheaper than most Win based laptops (and wasn't 'vista only') so it turned out a pretty good deal.

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Second going for a Scythe Ninja - they're excellent and you can even possibly go without a fan. I'd read up on www.silentpcreview.com - these guys are really in the know when it comes to hardware. There's plenty of advice on getting some decent, quiet, cooling going on there too.

For me, go with the Seasonic 420w PSU they recommend on there because anything more is pointless. I bought a 500w Seasonic for my DAW initially and had all sorts of problems because it's literally TOO much wattage for what I had. 420W is even too much really - if you've got dual-SLI graphics cards then you can think about more, otherwise - don't bother (from what I have gathered at least!).

Bare in mind a lot of motherboards will have a little teeny fan on them which are LOUD components - best find a passively cooled one.

Also you seem to be looking for some very pricey, hot and NOISY (fans!) GPU cards. I went for one of these: http://www.oninocomputing.co.uk/gra...300_128_mb.html - runs both my monitors at high res (1600x1200 and 1200xwhatever).

That is unless you want to play games or do graphics work of course.

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