[Rwp] Please Help me compare these specs

[Chris Belle]

Then go with the more ram and the ssd options.


On 6/15/2015 6:30 PM, Jes via RWP wrote:
> I am going to run huge sample libraries, that with both Mitty and audio. I am a composer and I primarily record using a motif XS eight, kontakt 5, and record up to 30 or more tracks.
>
> Jes
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> Sent from my iPhone
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>> On Jun 15, 2015, at 5:29 PM, Chris Belle via RWP <rwp at bluegrasspals.com> wrote:
>>
>> I want more information about what you plan to do before recommending anything.
>>
>> Are you going to run big sample libraries, or do mostly mixing and mastering?
>>
>>
>>
>>> On 6/15/2015 12:19 PM, Jes via RWP wrote:
>>> So which would you recommend, config 1 or config 2?
>>>
>>>
>>> Jes
>>>
>>> Sent from my iPhone
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>>>> On Jun 15, 2015, at 6:55 AM, Scott Chesworth via RWP <rwp at bluegrasspals.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> I'd argue that the performance benefits are worth it, so long as you
>>>> keep decent backups and can get a replacement drive up and running
>>>> with minimal time lost if the worst happens. In my experience,
>>>> mechanical drives aren't made like they used to be anymore anyway, I'm
>>>> seeing shorter and shorter lifespans. Don't get me wrong, I'm not
>>>> saying everyone should splash the cash and be SSD for every aspect of
>>>> the system, I'm with you that I can't really see the point of having a
>>>> dedicated audio drive as SSD yet, but for anything that's primarily
>>>> there to stream samples and the OS itself, it seems like a no brainer.
>>>>
>>>> Scott
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> On 6/15/15, Chris Belle via RWP <rwp at bluegrasspals.com> wrote:
>>>>> One dirty little secret about ssd's though.
>>>>>
>>>>> They wear out faster if you write to them a lot.
>>>>>
>>>>> If you have a bigger drive, then wear leveling will allow to use all the
>>>>> cells more uniformly,
>>>>> and they will last longer.
>>>>>
>>>>> That's why even though I give up the faster boot if I have a one drive
>>>>> system, I tend to go with standard drives, MLC ssd's won't hold up for
>>>>> many many years,
>>>>> like a standard drive will, even though there's the possibility of
>>>>> mechanical failure, I have drives from before the turn of the century
>>>>> still running,
>>>>> but doubt that any ssd's will last that long.
>>>>>
>>>>> I wore out a thumb drive in a month.
>>>>>
>>>>> I know we are talking about a big difference in the nand flash quality
>>>>> here, and the usb thumb didn't have any wear leveling, but
>>>>> cells wore out on that thing
>>>>> and rather quickly and it was an expensive thumb.
>>>>>
>>>>> So my favorite place to put an MLC ssd is for a samples spooling drive,
>>>>> it won't wear out,
>>>>> and you'll get stunningly fast sample loading.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> On 6/14/2015 8:19 PM, Scott Chesworth via RWP wrote:
>>>>>> My knowledge isn't current enough and I'm in the wrong part of the
>>>>>> world to comment price-wise, but two thoughts spring to mind. A 1tb
>>>>>> SSD for your OS drive is almost definitely overkill. Seeing as you'd
>>>>>> likely be keeping sample libraries, sessions and the like on separate
>>>>>> drives and even the messiest installation of Win 7 is under 30 GB,
>>>>>> what's the rest for? That said, on the cheaper model, the OS drive
>>>>>> being a standard HD makes no sense either. Having switched a few
>>>>>> systems over to SSD here, I can tell you that the difference in boot
>>>>>> times and overall responsiveness is like night and day, a bigger
>>>>>> difference than I've seen from any other upgrade.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Hth in some way
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Scott
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On 6/15/15, Jes via RWP <rwp at bluegrasspals.com> wrote:
>>>>>>> Guys, I have narrowed things down to two configurations from studiocat
>>>>>>> in their project studio daw line. I need help understanding the specs,
>>>>>>> as I want to get the most bang for my buck but don't want to break the
>>>>>>> bank.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Config 1:
>>>>>>>   - Case: Silent Mid Tower
>>>>>>>   - Power-Supply: 500w quiet
>>>>>>>   - Haswell CPU: 4790k @ 4.4GHz (8 th..
>>>>>>>   - RAM: 32GB DDR3/1600
>>>>>>>   - OS drive: 1TB SSD
>>>>>>>   - Audio drive: 2TB HD
>>>>>>>   - Samples drive 1: 1TB HD
>>>>>>>   - Samples drive 2: 2TB HD
>>>>>>>   - Burner: 24x DVD/RW
>>>>>>>   - Video: HD4600
>>>>>>>   - Add TI chipset Firewire: For all others. Will work with my Motu
>>>>>>> Audio Express 6X6 firewire/USB audio interface.
>>>>>>> Operating System: Windows7 home premium 64-bit.
>>>>>>> Cost: $2,164.00
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Config 2:
>>>>>>>   - Case: Mid Tower
>>>>>>>   - Power-Supply: 500w quiet
>>>>>>>   - Haswell CPU: 4690k @ 3.9GHz (4 th..
>>>>>>>   - RAM: 16GB DDR3/1600
>>>>>>>   - OS drive: 500GB HD
>>>>>>>   - Audio drive: 500GB HD
>>>>>>>   - Samples drive 1: 1TB HD
>>>>>>>   - Samples drive 2: 1TB HD
>>>>>>>   - Burner: 24x DVD/RW
>>>>>>>   - Add 2nd Burner: 24x DVD/RW
>>>>>>>   - Video: HD4600
>>>>>>>   - Add TI chipset Firewire: For all others
>>>>>>> Operating System: Windows7 64-bit home premium.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Cost: $1,434.00
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