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Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2003 2:51 am
by firubbi
does anyone build his pc with a server motherboard? What is this PCI-X slots? it says 133Mhz data transfar!! is it possiable to install our pulsar card into that PCI-X slot?
http://www.asus.com/prog/spec.asp?m=PP-DLW&langs=01
**anyone using scsi with pulsar? in this way do you feel you have got better sound quality?
thanks
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Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2003 3:37 am
by Valium
You won't be able to install any creamware card in the pci-x slots, they are a totally different architecture (64bits I guess).
Installing SCSI drives won't improve your soundquality it will only slightly improve your datatransfer and thus your track count.
HTH
Greetz
Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2003 9:24 am
by Music Manic
It's reported that sound quality was better on SCSI,is there any truth in that?
Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2003 11:43 am
by garyb
no.
Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2003 2:45 pm
by samplaire
There is a guy who states sound quality is better on Macs than on PCs. The worst is he's a kinda opinionleader here
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Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2003 3:28 pm
by Shayne White
PCI-X is completely backwards compatible with legacy PCI. Apple is using it in the new G5. You should be able to install CW cards in a PCI-X slot. PCI Express, on the other hand, is a new architecture and is not backwards compatible.
Shayne
Posted: Sat Jul 26, 2003 1:09 am
by SL1200MK4
Huh... SCSI sounds better? Huh... I think that guy need to go out and buy Computer Basics For Dummies...
now MAC sounds better? MAC looks better IMHO, but if there's any reason for the MAC to sound better with the pulsar. It has to do with the driver... Which IMHO, is possible (from a Computer Software Engneer's point of view), but unlikly for people to notice even if they are different.
Now if they sound differet, which one sounds better? It's a rather subjective thing...
Posted: Sat Mar 26, 2005 10:15 pm
by phyx
Posted: Sat Mar 26, 2005 11:14 pm
by wayne
I have 2 scsi drives, and they sound like a couple of little 747s taking off
I got 'em 5 years ago for safe multitracking, but these days in audio there isn't the need - 7,200rpm should do.
10k rpm (scsi) is reliable and fast, but loud!
Posted: Sun Mar 27, 2005 6:35 am
by Vasfed
wayne, this is the main reason to place PC in separate room
most of the sound engineers i know did this way and are free of such problems when buying new hardware
Posted: Sun Mar 27, 2005 7:14 pm
by valis
You CANNOT install Creamwre cards on PCI-X slots. PCI-X is fully backwards compatible with the 3.3v (volt) PCI (PCI-33) standard and Creamware cards are 5v (5 volt).
Posted: Sun Mar 27, 2005 11:52 pm
by wayne
Vasfed - it's true.
alas i live in a small rented house, and am unable to drill the walls...
