erminardi wrote:Hi there,
I'm writing this post to share my experience with this following setup:
Motherboard: MSI Z87-G43
RAM: 4+8 GB kingston HyperX 1600
CPU: Intel Haswell Core i7-4770S - socket 1150
HDD system: SSD kingston 120GB
HDD samples: WD caviar green 1TB
PSU: Fanless PSU 500W
Heatsink: Nofan CR-80EH Copper IcePipe 80W Fanless CPU Cooler
OS: windows 7 pro x64 (last update)
Internet: absolutely not!!! (and no antivirus installed)
SCOPE SYSTEM: PCI based: Scope pro 14 DPS + Scope Home 3 DSP
regarding the pure CPU power and overall features this setup is a bomb, expecially:
- SSD (OS boot and operative in 7-10 seconds)
- CPU/ram power: I cannot say exactly how may VST are allowed, tons.
- stability: never had a crash
- silence: it is like to switch on a DVD player, the Caviar HDD is the only rotating device that makes very low noises.
regarding the Scope compatibility:
this is the main problem!
I bought this MB basing on PlanetZ advices that report good results with Z87 chipset and 1150 socket.
But sadly I discovered that this Motherboard features only 2-3 masterverbs, or a Minimax and a couple of effects, before starting to complain about PCI overflow.
I tried to clean PCI contacts, to change scope PCI slots, to use only one board, to increase PCI latency timer in BIOS, but nothing was resolutive.
I fear that I have to buy an Asus ASUS H87-PLUS (chazbloke said that it reaches 10 MAsterverbs) or an ASUS Z87C (Dante said that it reaches 10 Masterverbs).
But I find this very very strange because this ASUS Z87c seems exactly the same of my MSI model, same chipsets, same layout...
Maybe differnt implemetation and better drivers?
Who knows.
Any other similar experience/advice before buy another MB (sigh)?
Thanks in advance.
it's a problem with your chipset.
chose a B75 or B77 compatible with "NATIVE PCI".
in the native pci motherboard there's no chip between the pci bus and the processor.
it is this chip causing pci overflow.
https://www.gearslutz.com/board/music-c ... -mobo.html
https://www.gearslutz.com/board/music-c ... ridge.html
you also had to configure your cset.ini.
put the card in the computer in this order:(with 1 stdm câble plug the two cards)
pci 1: scope sp
pci 2: luna
add this line in the cset .ini and save:
[Host-Config]
Numboards=2
Board0=Host
[Board0]
Boardid=1
[Board1]
Boardid=0