BJaY escribe: > I've just managed to lay my hands on enough cash to upgrade to a decent > computer for audio, and I haven't got a clue as to which motherboard to go > for. I'm thinking of AMD64 3700+1Gig RAM (I use big sound fonts). I'm a > little confused by the motherboard blurb, there seem to be loads of boards > with similar specs but very different prices. If anyone could help with the > following questions I'd be grateful (sorry if some of them are a bit OT): I'd stick to Asus, whichever model you take you can't get a better mobo IMHO. > Is integrated graphics still bad ? Will I run into driver availability > problems if I'm stuck with O/B graphics ? Will memory bandwidth be a problem > ? Well, I'm a kind of a late adopter guy who always looks for more or less old Matrox MGA adapters when building a computer. Their display quality and stability can't be beaten. I'm not a fellowed 3D user. > Do I want to pay extra for SATA 2 ? Well, the faster the disk I/O the better, I guess... > Is AMD still better for Audio ? I'll be using loads of LADSPA effects. Is > there a value for AMD's advantage with the De-Norm problems ? AMD mobos are right now good enough for audio, which didn't use to be. I'd stick to AMD for a homebuilt system. Better prices, very high performance. > Is processor cache size an issue for digital audio ? Do I need to go for the > processors with larger cache's ? Yes it's as far as I know but I never have a look at that spec! > Is NFORCE4 chipset OK now ? It seems to be on alot of the cheap > motherboards. I don't know and also would like to know. > Can I still use my old ATI Rage Pro AGP on the new motherboards with AGP x4 > and x8, is there a bandwidth penalty anywhere for using an older card ? Yes you can. As far as AGP is a separate PCI bus you shouldn't notice. You can even in most cases disable IRQ for your AGP bus and save it for a PCI card. Of course I'd like to be corrected if I'm misunderstanding something. Cordially, Ismael -- PLEASE CALL +27 83-510-3637 ( Auditor of NEDBANK) http://lamediahostia.blogspot.com/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/ivalladt/
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