Who here is using a Delta product and a AMD TB CPU?

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I'm curious. Is it working ok? I'd rather not be the beta tester. Any problems, what chipsets etc.

I'm thinking of upgrading, but I don't want to go PIV just yet. The AMD TB's are cheap and I know they are a good chip. My only question is compatability with Nuendo/Cubase and M-Audio soundcards. I'm thinking of going for a AMD 1.4 GHz chip with most likely an ASUS board.

Thanks.
 
Thanks Dobro, looks like I'll be the guinea pig. Not for a few months though. I'll put in a 1GHz PIII in the meantime.
 
athlon and delta

a wonderful combination so far. midiman shit has the most compatible drivers available i think.. i have a kt7 mobo with a delta 44. the only problem i had was i had to raise my voltage to the cpu to avoid glitches. (shitty power supply i think)
 
I'm using an Athlon 1.4 on an ASUS A7M266 board with an Audiophile. The machine itself is great - fast and stable. But I haven't been able to get the soundcard to interface with Sonar correctly yet. I think this is more my fault and not having everything set up properly yet. If my feeble mind is able to get everything working correctly, I'll post back and let you know how it's working.
 
Might not be a concern for you, but just FYI - the machine runs HOT! It's like having a space heater in the room. You can definitely tell when it's running. I think I have something like 5 fans running in my machine to keep the temp reasonable. It's loud. Still haven't figured out how I'm going to use my condensor mic anywhere near the thing. But I digress...
 
My new setup (since last week):

AMD T-Bird 1.2GHz
256MB Infineon SDRAM
Asus A7V133-C mainboard
M-Audio Delta 1010
SB Live! Value
Innovision TNT2 32MB display adapter

Primary audio apps: Cakewalk Pro Audio 9, Sound Forge 5.


Everything works fine so far.

ryan_temp is right though. If you're going to buy a T-Bird, you MUST take heat in to consideration. When I first got my system 2 weeks ago, I got a cheap HSF (heatsink fan) and a cheap case (bad heat dissipation, only 1 fan) and my system would hang everytime I would try to do anything CPU intensive. I was running temps as high as 69 C / 45 C (cpu/mainboard) which was way too hot, causing the instability. I got a better HSF and added an additional fan to my case which brought me down to peaks of 59 C / 40 C which is still too hot but it's low enough that my system now runs stable. (When I get the cash I'm buying a new case.)

So if you're going to buy an AMD system, BE SURE to get a good HSF and a good case (at least 2 fans and hopefully good conductive material.) The recommended temps are max 55 C / 35 C.

Another thing to watch out for is the chipset. Be very selective when it comes to picking out your mainboard. There's lots of links in here on the subject. So far I'm happy with my Asus A7V133-C.
 
Thanks Ryan_temp, Mrlip and Ham on Rye.

I didn't actually think about the heat problems. I've built many TB systems, they do run excessively hot. 69 degrees is hot, but they are rated up to 90 degrees. Just means your chip will last for 10 years instead of 20 :) . My concern is noise - I don't want case fans running. I think a heavy duty HS/Fan and a reasonable size case should keep the temps with reason. I'm at the end of the line for my motherboard as far as MHz goes. It's P4 or AMD TB. Actually there are the new PIII chips as well, I predict those will go up in to the higher GHz as well. Decisions, Decisions.

Thanks again.
 
Emeric, I don't know if you mean farenheit or celsius, but my 1.2 GHz runs around 130 F after it's been on a while. Still, everything remains stable, so I assume that's an "ok" temp. I've had this setup for a while now.....AMD 1.2GHz T-Bird(266), ASUS A7M266 mb, 256MB DDR ram.

Anyway, the reason I am posting is about fan noise. If you're willing to spend a bit of money, QuietPC.com has some nice cpu fans/heatsinks and also power supplies. I have both and they run much quieter than standard stuff....even quieter than the Antec stuff that's supposed to be so quiet.

Also, I have an Antec Gemstone case.....the one that comes with the duct/exhaust fan over the cpu. I took it out 'cause the sound of the air rushing through the duct was too loud. So, basically I only have the power supply's fan and the fan over the cpu's heatsink...oh ya, and the fan on the motherboard's main chip. No fan on the front of the case or the back. I guess this might shorten the overall life, but like I said everthing has been quite stable all these months I've had this setup.

Romeo
 
That's 54.4 degree's C, which is well within spec.

I feel that the less fans you have the better, depending on your circumstance. Getting your PC outside of the recording space would be ideal, but it's never an ideal world.

I've been thinking of browsing through the local dump, and see if I can find a small fridge and somehow retrofit it to my computer case, bit of ventilation in the back, might work. I'm finding hard drive noise more annoying than fan noise, very high freq whining. There is an affordable solution to all this, I intend to find it.

Thanks for the info Mrboogie.
 
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