I want to build a computer for my recording studio and I need speed and bandwidth.
I currently have a ASUS with 2 Xeon E5-2620v2 that run 2.6 GHz Max Turbo with 15 MB SmartCache.
My Motherboard is the ASUS Z9PA-D8. It is built as a server and works well for multi core applications for editing video. It was built to Adobe standards so no problem there.
But for music application I have problems with this build. Many VST's are not coded for multi core and usually will max out 1 core. So in music, speed and bandwidth are a must and not cores.
So my questions are:
1. Will a XEON 3.8 (Max Turbo) with 25M of Cashe be better than a i7 4.5 GHZ with 8M of Cashe
since it's transferring 25M of Cashe vs. 8M of Cashe?
Also, what about Bandwidth on the motherboard? Would an ASUS 200 series be better than my current ASUS Z9PA-D8 for bandwidth? I can always update my processor to the E5-2643 v2 in my current daw but the upgrade is pricy (1 processor is $1,600 new and $900 used) vs. building an entire new computer.
I don't mind building a new computer with another XEON and a motherboard that can handle the bandwidth, but if an screaming i7 makes more sense than that's what I need to do.
Any suggestions?
Thanks!
I currently have a ASUS with 2 Xeon E5-2620v2 that run 2.6 GHz Max Turbo with 15 MB SmartCache.
My Motherboard is the ASUS Z9PA-D8. It is built as a server and works well for multi core applications for editing video. It was built to Adobe standards so no problem there.
But for music application I have problems with this build. Many VST's are not coded for multi core and usually will max out 1 core. So in music, speed and bandwidth are a must and not cores.
So my questions are:
1. Will a XEON 3.8 (Max Turbo) with 25M of Cashe be better than a i7 4.5 GHZ with 8M of Cashe
since it's transferring 25M of Cashe vs. 8M of Cashe?
Also, what about Bandwidth on the motherboard? Would an ASUS 200 series be better than my current ASUS Z9PA-D8 for bandwidth? I can always update my processor to the E5-2643 v2 in my current daw but the upgrade is pricy (1 processor is $1,600 new and $900 used) vs. building an entire new computer.
I don't mind building a new computer with another XEON and a motherboard that can handle the bandwidth, but if an screaming i7 makes more sense than that's what I need to do.
Any suggestions?
Thanks!
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