Brad
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I am in the process of upgrading my DAW. This whole thing started as "Hey, I think I need more RAM..." and now I am building a whole new machine! I love this disease!!
I will need to rob my old DAW of a few things as I build the new one. This, of course, will render my current(old) machine useless and leave me hoping that the new one will work fine out of the box.
Here is my dilemma: I have all parts except for the soundcard (Delta TDIF) because it is back ordered. It will ship in about two weeks. I want to get this thing up and running to make sure I don't have anything defective. If I build now, I can do everything except install the soundcard (the MB - Asus A7S333 - has onboard audio) and at least know that things are working. For all intents and purposes, I can just do any monitoring through the built-in audio support. Besides, when the new soundcard comes, I can just install it and move some jumpers around and I am in business. I don't think (crossing my fingers) that I will have to fly anything out of my comp digitally in the next few weeks. Even if I did, I suppose I could do the next scenario if an emergency arises...
OR I can yank the soundcard out of my current set-up (M-Audio DiO 24/48) and have the digital outs that I might (still crossing fingers) need in the next 2-3 weeks. The only problem with this is: I haven't really cared all that much about the compatibility of that card with my new system, so it's a crap shoot. And I would have to do a soundcard swap in a couple of weeks again anyway - pain in the ass.
Or I can just wait.
But that is hard. All of these components look so freakin' sexy. They are calling my name. "Build me... build me Brad!"
Now, I know most of you guys are gurus and are probably thinking this is a no-brainer - but I don't - see, I think changing a soundcard is a big deal. I think opening up the case is a big deal. I am a pussy when it comes to computers.
So, please enlighten me. There is something I am not thinking of, I am sure.
Every vote counts.
Thanks,
Brad
I will need to rob my old DAW of a few things as I build the new one. This, of course, will render my current(old) machine useless and leave me hoping that the new one will work fine out of the box.
Here is my dilemma: I have all parts except for the soundcard (Delta TDIF) because it is back ordered. It will ship in about two weeks. I want to get this thing up and running to make sure I don't have anything defective. If I build now, I can do everything except install the soundcard (the MB - Asus A7S333 - has onboard audio) and at least know that things are working. For all intents and purposes, I can just do any monitoring through the built-in audio support. Besides, when the new soundcard comes, I can just install it and move some jumpers around and I am in business. I don't think (crossing my fingers) that I will have to fly anything out of my comp digitally in the next few weeks. Even if I did, I suppose I could do the next scenario if an emergency arises...
OR I can yank the soundcard out of my current set-up (M-Audio DiO 24/48) and have the digital outs that I might (still crossing fingers) need in the next 2-3 weeks. The only problem with this is: I haven't really cared all that much about the compatibility of that card with my new system, so it's a crap shoot. And I would have to do a soundcard swap in a couple of weeks again anyway - pain in the ass.
Or I can just wait.
But that is hard. All of these components look so freakin' sexy. They are calling my name. "Build me... build me Brad!"
Now, I know most of you guys are gurus and are probably thinking this is a no-brainer - but I don't - see, I think changing a soundcard is a big deal. I think opening up the case is a big deal. I am a pussy when it comes to computers.
So, please enlighten me. There is something I am not thinking of, I am sure.
Every vote counts.
Thanks,
Brad
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