On Nov 30, 2016 15:01, Len Ovens <len@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > On Wed, 30 Nov 2016, David Jones wrote: > > > On Nov 30, 2016 10:17, Len Ovens <len@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> > >> > termtech <termtech@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> > > >> >> Fascinating! ANY one or two of the cores are OK, > >> >> yet ANY three or all four of them causes the noises. > >> > > >> > Don't know what CPU you have, but sounds like SMT (hyperthreading isn't > >> > working well for you? > >> > >> His 4 core i5 doesn't have ht... (according to the intel web site) > > > > My i7 doesn't have the problem, either. Makes me wonder if OP's i5 chip > > or one of the supporting chips on the motherboard has a defect? > > Or an engineering mistake, low latency and PCI performance is not exactly > top priority in todays computer world. > > I have an i5 (4 core no ht) and a D66, which is the same ice1712 to the > PCI bus as the OP. No problems. I have an azus MB which I chose for > maximum number of PCI slots (3) so I had as much choice of slot as I could > get. I chose minimum on board bells and whistles because those are just > more to get in the way of my audio. Intel video (on chip) and even ps2 > mouse and keyboard. (I have an old mechanical KB that has a switch for "at > or xt" to show how old it is). While I don't use a USB Audio Interface, I > don't like USB mice if I can avoid them... I have found USB interrupts > troublesome in the past. The only USB device I have is a scanner which is > turned off when not used, plus the odd USB mem stick and a second keyboard > I use with midikb as a controller sometimes for testing. Audio is not plug > and play really on a PC (win or linux) if you want low latency it needs > exrta work. Linux at least gives one the tools to do that. Agreed. Pro audio work (Win or Linux - don't now about MacOS) is such a tiny fraction of total PC use, so I don't think PC makers consider it at all. Even a friend who pursued a music career using Windows systems set up and supplied by experts at Sweetwater never got reliable RT audio performance. (He's now considering a Mac and Pro Tools.) David W. Jones gnome@xxxxxxxxxxxxx authenticity, honesty, community http://dancingtreefrog.com _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-user
