How does this sound to you guys?
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Posted on Jun 20, 2002 12:40 am
shepherdsam
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I think I have decided on my future system. Any comments, opinions or validations would be most welcome.
Asus TUSL2-C with an Intel PIII Tualatin. www.asus.com.tw/mb/socket370/tusl2-c/overview.htm
I was hoping I might be able to still use my power supply, tower and ram. Is this the case?
I also have my drives, burner etc...
I also am pretty sure I am going to get the Omni studio www.midiman.com/products/m-audio/omnistud.php
Will I need anything else aside from Mics and effects?
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Jun 20, 2002 06:52 am That looks like a decent MoBo, and as long as your current case is an ATX form factor, this board sahould fit in it just fine. The only limitation I see on this board is the same limitation mine has. 512 MB or RAM at the most. It's a limitation of the 815 chipset. If you consider only 512 MB of RAM a limitation.
Disable that onboard audio on the first boot. Depending on your current system, odds are you will have to wipe out your drive and re-install Windows. Generally a Windows re-install is necessary when changing MoBo's, not always, but usually...at least that is my experience...
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Jun 20, 2002 12:00 pm Thanks dB,
Actually the onboard sound is an option and I won't be going up that road again! I don't really see 512 as too much of a limitation, it's more than I have now.
Jun 20, 2002 03:53 pm The Intel 815 chipset is an oldy but a goody, but like DB said it does have it's limitations. If your going to buy a new Mobo and CPU anyway, you might as well go with a P4 or an Athlon XP. You can pretty much double the speed of the PIII Tulatin with more memory and bandwith! Although, the PIII Tulatin is a very good CPU and the Asus TUSL2-C is a quality board. Good luck whatever you decide!
Jun 20, 2002 08:55 pm On the flip side a P4, MoBo and the RAM that best supports it (that super fast stuff...DDRAM? RAMBUS? something like that) is about 4 times the price of a PIII too...so it's a performance/budget balance scale...as a whole a PIII is fast enough for most home recording folks, but the P4 brings with it some quality bragging rights...for a few months anyway... :-)
Noize2uCzar of MidiAdministrator
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Jun 20, 2002 11:50 pm Well, I will stay away from the mobo and processor thing. The Omni studio is a good choice, I think you will be happy with it. It has enough versatility and stuff to get most job's done, and done well. I have said it B4 and will keep saying it, I like M-Audio's gear and will keep using it untill I have a problem they can't fix, and I don't forsee that ever happening.
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Jun 21, 2002 07:35 pm I've just been offered an ABit BE-6 with a 550Mhz Pentium 3, I believe the chipset is Intel but I will know for sure when it gets here.
I don't want to get my hopes up but maybe I'll be back to recording sooner than I thought.
I still have to pick up that Omni studio, but maybe I can get my Soundblaster to work on this one.
I'm actually kind of glad I have to install XP pro again from scratch as I will also have my OS and software on my smaller drive now, and my music on a larger, faster drive.
Noize2uCzar of MidiAdministrator
Since: Apr 04, 2002
Jun 21, 2002 11:16 pm And that is how it should be. I keep my audio drive free of any other material. It is strictly for storage. And make sure you De-Frag often. It plays hell on a drive when the inormation for one track is scattered in 8 differant section's of the drive after editing.
