Recording Studio Rig: i7-2700K | GA-Z68X-UD7 | Radeon HD6870

[adamsmasher]

Very cool!

Glad to see you're running well with Pcie. I'm running a Lynx Aurora via FW with a similar setup and it runs well, but not perfect. Its a p67 mobo and i've tried the onboard FW and the syba TI card.

I guess i'm going to have to byte the bullet and go PCIe.

Here's my digs:

@_@

I don't think I can put enough smilies in for this. You guys both have insane set ups!

 

[karacho]

Here's my digs:

UIII..das wird ja immer besser

 

[netgear65]

Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus I do not see Black-Plate back... :? ...

Changed after photo...

 

[Stork]

...Here's my digs:

I like the Lian Li PC-C32 case. The non rack version would make a very good case for a larger AV HTPC system.
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004VEPL4G/
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811112352&Tpk=lian%20li%20pc-c32b

(Please add a system description to your signature block, too, per Rule #3. Doing so, you will help us help you better. And you get to show off your system's components. )

 

[markyb1980]

Wow!

Genuinely impressed by these studio setups, and the thought that has gone into making powerful, useable Hackintoshes rather than spending 4x the money to get a Mac Pro of similar performance!

 

[BoomR]

I guess i'm going to have to byte the bullet and go PCIe.

Here's my digs:

UBER-nice digs, my man! And I think you'll like the difference of the PCIe card option. MUCH less latency that way...

 

[subaro0o]

Very nice room! Great setup!

 

[BoomR]

Re: Core i7 2700K – GA-Z68XP-UD7 – 16GB RAM – Radeon HD 6870 1GB

How is your low latency performance with the apogee rig? Just as on a mac?

Latency is like 1.8ms.... Virtually undetected. And the Symphony I/O Only works on a Mac

I am tempted to pick a different GA Mobo with more pcie slots, sata ports, and dual ethernet. Would you recommend against it or is it ok as long as its a GA with DSDT available. The board in question is a GA-P67A-UD7.

I don't think my mobo is in production any more, but still can be purchased through a few outlets. My mobo is a UD7, too, so has the same # of PCIe slots as the board you cite. Mine also has dual Ethernet & I believe the max# of SATA ports, too. Mine also has on-board FireWire with TI chipset.

Good luck with your build!!

 

[the3030club]

Thanks for kind words. Aside from latency i'm hoping that PCIe will solve some glitchy stability problems i've always had with FW - even on my old mac pro.

 

[OtisKopp]

I am so tempted to copy your build! I am running my studio on an iMac, need more power and this looks like it will do the job wonderfully. I'm using a FW Audio Interface as well, might have to try the PCIe card too.