is this mobo is ok with scope?

firubbi · Post by **firubbi** » Sun Jan 06, 2008 1:54 am

is this mobo is ok with:

1. pulsar2
2. 1 srb/ scope pro
3. 1 future scope card.

i don't understand irq sharing or pci sharing... but wanted to run these 3 cards. thanks for your help.

http://computers.pricegrabber.com/mothe ... 4/details/

Post by **garyb** » Sun Jan 06, 2008 2:46 am

the board probably works fine, but it only has 2 pci slots......

MD69 · Post by **MD69** » Sun Jan 06, 2008 2:52 am

Hi,

IRQ sharing is about sharing the IRQ at the software level. You can find a solution toavoid it. PCI IRQ sharing is at the PCB level. PCI IRQ signal are hard wired OR (same Irq Pin shared). You cannot do anything execpt find a PCI config which work by changing PCI slot location).

cheers

Michel

firubbi · Post by **firubbi** » Sun Jan 06, 2008 3:49 am

garyb wrote:the board probably works fine, but it only has 2 pci slots......

does it gonna make problem if i hook my pulsar2 $ a SRB/ scope pro?

thanks

dawman · Post by **dawman** » Sun Jan 06, 2008 6:10 am

The X38 should be O.K.

It is the bleeding edge tech right now. If you are using VSTi's and FX this would be a good choice.

The memory speeds are insanely fast at 1333 MHz. The X48's are coming out w/ 1600MHz FSB. Asus alrerady released theirs to be reviewed.

http://www.hothardware.com/Articles/Asu ... E3Premium/

firubbi · Post by **firubbi** » Sun Jan 06, 2008 8:51 am

pci will be just like isa.
this mobo has 2 pci. do you think this 2 slot will run 2 scope cards smoothly?

firubbi · Post by **firubbi** » Sun Jan 06, 2008 10:25 am

once again "the day has saved"
thanks to stardust (and power puff girls)

bye bye asus. i'll look for something eles... maybe intel mobo. problem is you will not find a good mobo in our country

all those low grade mobo, ram from China... we have asus delar here. sometimes they order few good desktop mobo.

Post by **garyb** » Sun Jan 06, 2008 5:31 pm

gigabyte or intel with P35 or G33 chipsets work very well and have 3 pci slots....

dawman · Post by **dawman** » Mon Jan 07, 2008 6:36 pm

The P35 is the new pinnacle for Scope no matter which manufacturer makes it.

A 40% increase in bandwidth on Intel boards is really nice IMO.

I have never seen Scope load so fast !! Even Solaris presets are snappy enough to use live. On my 965 chipset it seemed fine, but I now realise what the results can be like when one reaches more than 14 or 15 MV's on the benchmark.

I am one happy camper.

firubbi · Post by **firubbi** » Mon Jan 07, 2008 10:10 pm

thanks garyb, jimmy...
i'll go for p35 with intel. but i'll have to buy it from canada(we don't have those board here) and we have 220 volt here in bangladesh. hope it will be compatable.

**does Windows* XP Professional x64 Edition support 8gp RAM?

Post by **garyb** » Mon Jan 07, 2008 11:12 pm

yes, but you can't use that with Scope. isn't 4gb enough for the moment?

the motherboard uses 5 and 12 volt lines. it's the power supply that needs to be 120 or 240volt....

firubbi · Post by **firubbi** » Tue Jan 08, 2008 1:43 am

4gb ram is fine for next 5 years i guess.
garyb you're telling xp64 support 8gb ram but scope will support 4gb.. right?

and does this mobo will support future SC Card?

thanks

Post by **garyb** » Tue Jan 08, 2008 1:56 am

future card?
who knows?...

Scope doesn't support ram, the OS and motherboard do. with the 3gb switch(a couple of extra characters in the boot.ini), XP supports 3gb ram for applications and 1gb for the system. i would hope to see the 64bit drivers in v5...

firubbi · Post by **firubbi** » Tue Jan 08, 2008 2:10 am

Correct me if im wrong. If scope 5 goes to 64bit does all pluging we have now( including third party) have to go to 64bit also?
thanks

Post by **garyb** » Tue Jan 08, 2008 2:34 am

no. scope is not in the computer, it's on the card. 64bit means nothing about the audio. it's about the operating system. in fact, many Scope plugins are already running oversampled at 48bit or higher. there's no real advantage to the 64bit os except that M$ has decided to allow for more ram, mostly because Vista is such a pig. more is not necessarilly better, neither is newer(more or newer can be better at least sometimes, of course!)....

dawman · Post by **dawman** » Tue Jan 08, 2008 6:21 pm

If I May,

Brotha' Man Firubbi,

The main reason I wanted 64 bit at first was the abiilty to address more memory. More memory means more sample libraries loaded at the start of my live project.

The 3 GB switch allows me to load a huge amount of VSTi sample based instruments. So much more, I doubt I will even go to 64 bit.

In my live world we compete with audio / video displays, DJ's etc. I cannot stop and re load projects while someone talks or tells a joke. That type of performance is usually at a pub, where there's no pressure. I refuse to takes my hands off of the keyboard until the show is over, So I get one chance to load and play. This requires more power than a recording session demands, and suffers no fools. Usually a live rig should be more powerful. You would benefit from the 3 GB switch or 64 bit for sure, but just ask yourself what the benefits of that added strength and cost would do for you.

The P35 w/ XP, and the 3GB switch is very powerful indeed. I suggest trying that, and then if you must have an obscene amount of plugs and VSTi's loaded simultaneously, you can upgrade to 64 bit, and add more RAM to achieve 8 GB's. Only you know what you need, but personally, I don't see the need. However, I did see the need for the 3 gb switch. It is truly a dream come true for a live performer.

Be Fruitful And Muliply.

firubbi · Post by **firubbi** » Wed Jan 09, 2008 5:11 am

Which processor will be best for this mobo?

Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Processor
2.40GHz , 4x2MB, 1066MHz FSB, Socket T
Intel - BX80562Q6600

intel Core 2 Duo E6850 Dual Core Processor
3GHz , 2x2MB, 1333MHz FSB, LGA775 Socket T
Intel - BX80557E6850

i've select 4gb memory from Corsair TWIN2X2048-6400C4DHX (DDR2-800 C4 2GB Kit (2 x 1GB) 4-4-4-12-2T)

thanks

Post by **garyb** » Wed Jan 09, 2008 1:20 pm

use the E6850.

the ram for that motherboard must be 1.8volt!!!!

emphazer · Post by **emphazer** » Wed Jan 09, 2008 1:54 pm

[quote="garyb"]use the E6850.

why?
do you have really more perfomance with a cpu that supports 1333MHz FSB`
then with one that has twice as much cores and L2 cache but only 1066MHz FSB?

or is just the volt the problem?
dont you think it would be better to get another on instead?

pollux · Post by **pollux** » Wed Jan 09, 2008 2:29 pm

emphazer wrote:
garyb wrote:use the E6850.

why?
do you have really more perfomance with a cpu that supports 1333MHz FSB`
then with one that has twice as much cores and L2 cache but only 1066MHz FSB?

or is just the volt the problem?
dont you think it would be better to get another on instead?

You can use then a QX9650.. 4 cores and 1333 MHz FSB.. or a QX9770 with a 1600 MHz FSB...

and if that's not enough, they're highly overclockeable