djburton
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I’ve been researching this to the point of blindness, but wanted to reach out before making a final decision.
Current setup: 3 Intel PCs:
1) DAW (1st machine - “master”) i7-4790 (not K); 32 GB 3200 MHz RAM. Samsung 970 EVO NvME 500GB boot drive, 2 1 TB SSDs for samples, 1 500GB spinner for data. Scarlett 6i6 USB. Arturia Keylab 61 Mkii; Novation Launchpad X. Cubase 10, VE Pro 7, Kontakt 6, a smattering of synths (e.g. Pigments 2), Ableton Live 10 (standard), Bitwig 3. Some other stuff.
2) 2d Machine “Slave” - i-8700K (not overclocked at this time), 64GB of 3200 MHz memory, VEPro 7, Kontakt 6; EW Play (latest version) – dedicated to strings (EWSO, EWHO, 8dio agitato, SF Chamber strings & solo strings) choirs and percussion. 1 boot/data drive, 2 sample drives (all SSD).
3) - 3rd Machine “Slave” - i-8700K (not OC’d at this time), 64GB of 2400 MHz memory, VEPro 7, Kontakt 6, EW Play (latest version) – dedicated and brass and woodwinds (EWSO, EWHO, Chris Hein). 1 boot drive, 2 sample drives (all SSD).
Performance is OK. Some audio issues (pops/clicks) on heavy passages but a good for small to medium-sized sample orchestra arrangements.
I run the Scarlett with a 512-bit buffer.
I want to upgrade the DAW machine to a Ryzen 3700X, Ryzen 3900X, or Intel i9-9900K (with X570 or Z390 motherboard, as required) for more mixing headroom and future-proofing.
I know the Ryzens are relatively new and I’m looking for actual experience with single- and multi-core applications with these processors.
I’m leaning toward the Intel configuration. Interested in experiences from Ryzen users with either of those CPUs, especially the 3700X which still appears to be an advantage in terms of pure speed and threads at modest power requirements, but the Scan Pro data posted so far appears to show a big gap between that and the other two processors.
Thanks.
Current setup: 3 Intel PCs:
1) DAW (1st machine - “master”) i7-4790 (not K); 32 GB 3200 MHz RAM. Samsung 970 EVO NvME 500GB boot drive, 2 1 TB SSDs for samples, 1 500GB spinner for data. Scarlett 6i6 USB. Arturia Keylab 61 Mkii; Novation Launchpad X. Cubase 10, VE Pro 7, Kontakt 6, a smattering of synths (e.g. Pigments 2), Ableton Live 10 (standard), Bitwig 3. Some other stuff.
2) 2d Machine “Slave” - i-8700K (not overclocked at this time), 64GB of 3200 MHz memory, VEPro 7, Kontakt 6; EW Play (latest version) – dedicated to strings (EWSO, EWHO, 8dio agitato, SF Chamber strings & solo strings) choirs and percussion. 1 boot/data drive, 2 sample drives (all SSD).
3) - 3rd Machine “Slave” - i-8700K (not OC’d at this time), 64GB of 2400 MHz memory, VEPro 7, Kontakt 6, EW Play (latest version) – dedicated and brass and woodwinds (EWSO, EWHO, Chris Hein). 1 boot drive, 2 sample drives (all SSD).
Performance is OK. Some audio issues (pops/clicks) on heavy passages but a good for small to medium-sized sample orchestra arrangements.
I run the Scarlett with a 512-bit buffer.
I want to upgrade the DAW machine to a Ryzen 3700X, Ryzen 3900X, or Intel i9-9900K (with X570 or Z390 motherboard, as required) for more mixing headroom and future-proofing.
I know the Ryzens are relatively new and I’m looking for actual experience with single- and multi-core applications with these processors.
I’m leaning toward the Intel configuration. Interested in experiences from Ryzen users with either of those CPUs, especially the 3700X which still appears to be an advantage in terms of pure speed and threads at modest power requirements, but the Scan Pro data posted so far appears to show a big gap between that and the other two processors.
Thanks.
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