
bongolation
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OK, I started to buy an IWill KA266-R today, but received advice not to do so because of the poor DDR performance of the ALi chipset. In looking at some of the reviews, I was surprised to find widely differing performance with DDR depending on application, regardless of momboard. Likewise with RAID.
OK, back at Square One. Again.
What shall I get?
Let's narrow this down:
1: It _will_ be an AMD, probably a 1.2GHz T-Bird. After working at Intel, no Intel product enters my house, ever, period, end of story. Let's move on...
2: Is DDR worth a bent quarter for a DAW or is audio recording one of those applications where DDR doesn't do much, if anything? No reviews of DDR performance that I've seen _ever_ touch on its applicability for audio, though some audio card manufacturers recommend DDR MBs for their equipment. DDR is plenty cheap now, so if it DOES help in a DAW, let's go for it if it's not a total waste. Answers? Good sites on this question?
3: Likewise RAID: Finding a board with RAID 0+1 and DDR is pretty pricey and difficult, and numerous people say that RAID is probably not worth it for audio recording in any case, a very expensive way to get but a marginal increase in speed/decrease in latency. Performance can be bettered with less money spent elsewhere.
4: Given an AMD CPU, which combination of the above features makes most sense for a quality setup with a moderate number of tracks and plugins?:
a: No DDR, no RAID
b: DDR, no RAID
c: RAID, no DDR
d: DDR and RAID
5: Which MB are best candidates after our final a, b, c or d decision, above?
As always, thanks for any solid help. I plan to order this week.
OK, back at Square One. Again.
What shall I get?
Let's narrow this down:
1: It _will_ be an AMD, probably a 1.2GHz T-Bird. After working at Intel, no Intel product enters my house, ever, period, end of story. Let's move on...
2: Is DDR worth a bent quarter for a DAW or is audio recording one of those applications where DDR doesn't do much, if anything? No reviews of DDR performance that I've seen _ever_ touch on its applicability for audio, though some audio card manufacturers recommend DDR MBs for their equipment. DDR is plenty cheap now, so if it DOES help in a DAW, let's go for it if it's not a total waste. Answers? Good sites on this question?
3: Likewise RAID: Finding a board with RAID 0+1 and DDR is pretty pricey and difficult, and numerous people say that RAID is probably not worth it for audio recording in any case, a very expensive way to get but a marginal increase in speed/decrease in latency. Performance can be bettered with less money spent elsewhere.
4: Given an AMD CPU, which combination of the above features makes most sense for a quality setup with a moderate number of tracks and plugins?:
a: No DDR, no RAID
b: DDR, no RAID
c: RAID, no DDR
d: DDR and RAID
5: Which MB are best candidates after our final a, b, c or d decision, above?
As always, thanks for any solid help. I plan to order this week.