At our beach house, I was using a single core AMD 3800 with a gig of memory and 96Khz/512 buffer size ran a cool 30% cpu. I did follow the excellent advice in the knowledgebase though on optimizing WinXP (sorry for the oxymoronic term).
Neal On 8/22/07, Eric Wachsmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > That looks like it would run fine. We have gathered a bit more experience > using the FLEX-5000 with a variety of computer speeds lately and I have > concluded that in order to run 192kHz without interruptions (pops, glitches, > burps, etc), it is necessary to have dual core computer. > > There are some exceptions to this rule on the high end of the single core > hypertheaded CPUs (P4 3.4GHz), but our general rule from experience is that > dual cores are the way to go. > > Having said that, 96kHz works on much lesser machines. We have a Celeron > 2.4GHz Dell Optiplex that hums along just fine with a fairly low CPU% (teens > and 20s) at 96kHz. > > > Eric Wachsmann > FlexRadio Systems > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > radio.biz] On Behalf Of KQ8RP > > Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2007 6:32 AM > > To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz > > Subject: [Flexradio] AMD Athlon 64 X2 4600+(65W) Windsor 2.4GHz 2 x 512KB > > L2Cache Socket AM2 Processor - Retail > > > > MessageI see Newegg has this dual core, Asus mobo and case on sale for > > around $200 total. Would this run a 5K ok? Comments appreciated, thanks > > KQ8RP Scott > > > > > > AMD Athlon 64 X2 4600+(65W) Windsor 2.4GHz 2 x 512KB L2 Cache Socket AM2 > > Processor - Retail > > > > Enabling dual core desktop computing and featuring two cores each > > operating at 2.4GHz with a 512KB (1MB in total) L2 Cache, the Dual-Core > > AMD Athlon 64 X2 4600+ Socket AM2 processor can perform calculations on > > two streams of data to increase efficiency and speed while running > > multiple programs and the new generation of multi-threaded software. A new > > 65w thermal power design saves more power than ever before and generates > > less heat. > > > > The new Socket AM2 from AMD is designed to enable next-generation platform > > innovations such as AMD Virtualization and high-performance, unbuffered > > DDR2 memory (supporting up to DDR2 800) to the award-winning AMD64 > > architecture. Other advanced features include support for 3DNow! > > Professional technology and SSE3 to accelerate multimedia applications and > > enable stellar performance when working with games, audio, video and > > photography software. This adept processor is designed for people who want > > to stay at the forefront of technology and for those who depend on their > > PCs to keep them connected, informed, and entertained. > > > > > > > > Mobo and Case > > > > ASUS V2-M2V890 AMD Socket AM2 AMD Athlon X2 / Athlon 64 FX / Athlon 64 VIA > > K8M890 2 x 240Pin VIA Chrome9 Barebone - Retail > > > > Model > > Brand ASUS > > Model V2-M2V890 > > CPU Supported > > CPU Type AMD Athlon X2 / Athlon 64 FX / Athlon 64 > > CPU Socket AMD Socket AM2 > > FSB 1000MHz HyperTransport > > Chipset > > North Bridge VIA K8M890 > > South Bridge VT8237A > > Memory Supported > > Memory slot 2 x 240Pin > > Memory Type Supported DDR2 533/667 > > Max Memory Supported 2GB > > Expansion Slots > > AGP None > > PCI Express 1 x PCI Express x16 + 1 x PCI Express x1 > > PCI 2 > > Storage > > IDE ATA 2 x ATA 100 > > Serial ATA 2 x SATA 150 > > Graphics > > Onboard Video VIA Chrome9 > > Video Memory Shared > > Audio > > Onboard Audio Realtek ALC880 > > Channel 8-CH > > Communications > > First LAN 10/100/1000 LAN > > Max LAN Speed 10/100/1000Mbps > > Extension Bays > > 3.5" Internal bays 1 > > 3.5" External bays 2 > > 5.25" External bays 2 > > Front Panel Ports > > Front USB 2 > > Front Audio Ports 2 jacks > > Back Panel Ports > > PS/2 2 > > COM 1 > > LPT 1 > > VGA 1 x D-Sub > > Rear USB 4 > > RJ45 1 > > Rear Audio Ports 6 jacks > > Power Supply > > Power Supply 250 W (PFC) > > Physical SPEC > > Dimensions 15.0" x 14.0" x 6.7" > > Packaging > > Package Contents V2-M2V890 > > Driver Disk > > User Manual > > Software Disk > > SATA Cable > > Power Cord > > -------------- next part -------------- > > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > > URL: http://mail.flex-radio.biz/pipermail/flexradio_flex- > > radio.biz/attachments/20070822/c9dd6b25/attachment.html > > _______________________________________________ > > FlexRadio mailing list > > FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz > > http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz > > Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ > > FlexRadio Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/ > > FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/ > > > > _______________________________________________ > FlexRadio mailing list > FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz > http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz > Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ > FlexRadio Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/ > FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/ > > _______________________________________________ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/
