Recent content by keithsterling

Thanks for the response Jamesbond007, I am opting for 4 new modules and I'll try to sell the old RAM on Ebay. Someone with an older system may want some old 9-9-9-24 Crucial Ballistix gamer memory. I'm ok with the machine running a little bit slower, because it's high time to upgrade to a...

ok thanks for the reply tedyun. I'll purchase 4 new modules and re-purpose the old ones.

I have 16GB of Crucial Ballistix 9-9-9-24 DDR3 1.35V RAM in my computer. I want to upgrade to 32GB, but Crucial no longer sells DDR3. They recommend 11-11-11 RAM but I am worried that it will slow the system down. I am not overclocking, but the BIOS indicates that it's using the 9-9-9-24...

Thanks for the reply Vanhaze. Are you working at 44.1 and 48kHz, or 88.2 and 96k? If a 4770k will run large logic and PT sessions with 25 VIs at 88.2 I'll build one right now. I run some big sessions, albeit at 44.1kHz. Some of the new plugins (Kontakt 5 etc) are starting to bring my...

Hi Vanhaze, I also work in audio. I was considering waiting for Haswell E 8-core in order to have a system that can work natively at 88.2kHz with large plugin loads and multiple VI', but it seems like this won't be possible for a while. I've also decided to build an Ivy Bridge 3930k machine...

Thanks to both of you for your very helpful replies. I'm going to go ahead and build a Ivy Bridge E system now instead of waiting.

I work in music and would like to only work in 88.2kHz sampling rates in the future. This will require a lot of power. Will it be possible to build a Hackintosh around Intel's upcoming 8 core Haswell chip, or will the necessary support in OSX be missing? I'm not as technical as some of...

OK, I just found Jester969's post in a thread regarding running 3 monitors, and is states that "A HD6870 will do 3 monitors and works OOB." After a little Googling I find that in a under Windows "It will do 4 displays. 2 via DVI/HDMI and then 2 more through displayport." I think I'll take a...

Thanks Jester, I have already seen all those links, and all the other ones about the NVS 290 on the internet :-) None of them afaik address the multi-card 4 monitor scenario. In retrospect my post should have asked: "What is the easiest and most reliable way to implement 4 monitors on a...

I just got my pcie x1 slot NVS 290 video card running in my machine. I need 2 more monitors, so I think the logical choice is another NVS 290. I will get the x16 slot version. Is this a wise choice for Logic and Pro Tools, and support apps such as Izotope Ozone 5 Advanced? I think the cards...