Hi Guys,
Just wondered if anyone could help with a few questions..
I am about to order parts for my first daw build, was thinking of this spec:
Intel Core i7-4770
2x8GB Corsair Vengeance LP C10 1600Mhz
Gigabyte GA-H87M-HD3
500Gb Samsung Evo SSD
BeQuiet Pro 10 550W PSU
Fractal Design R4
Noctua NH-D14 or Thermalright Archon
Was planning to use my delta 66 with this, unless people feel that will become the weak link in this build.
Im relatively happy with the above, however I know very little about motherboards, so it would be good to know this is a reasonable choice or not ? Im not intending to overclock. Im a little daunted by the thought of fitting the mobo, maybe I need to read/watch some guides, but there is very little on the particular mobo.. As its a first build I really want to keep things as simple as poss, so any pointers at all would be most apppreciated..
Advice needed - about to start my first pc build
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- KVRAF
- 1782 posts since 4 Sep, 2011 from England
PCI-e SSDs are out now twice the speed of SSD. Cost too much though. They plug in like a graphics card. Just in case you didn't know.
You may want Thunderbolt II sockets but they are overkill at the moment.
That motherboard has a built in graphics chip which isn't needed you might be able to get a cheaper board without one.
That PSU only puts out 20 amps which is incredibly low by todays standards. So it would not be able to run a mid range graphics card from four years ago but might be ok for a DAW.
First thing to do is read the manuals that come with each component.
Before you fit the motherboard to the case. Install the CPU and cooler.
You may want Thunderbolt II sockets but they are overkill at the moment.
That motherboard has a built in graphics chip which isn't needed you might be able to get a cheaper board without one.
That PSU only puts out 20 amps which is incredibly low by todays standards. So it would not be able to run a mid range graphics card from four years ago but might be ok for a DAW.
First thing to do is read the manuals that come with each component.
Before you fit the motherboard to the case. Install the CPU and cooler.
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- KVRer
- Topic Starter
- 4 posts since 11 Mar, 2007
I was hoping that I wouldn't need an additional gpu card for DAW build, thought that this would run a dual monitor set up without too many problems ?
So your not sure about the psu ? Could this be problematic ?
So your not sure about the psu ? Could this be problematic ?
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- KVRAF
- 1782 posts since 4 Sep, 2011 from England
I'm not sure if it would cause a problem I would rather use a graphics card than on board GPU more driver updates and more features and use a PSU with over 40 amps so I'm covered for future upgrades. You will have to find out how many amps that motherboard and CPU needs.
If you got a Corsair PSU you would have nothing to worry about.
If you got a Corsair PSU you would have nothing to worry about.
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- KVRAF
- 1782 posts since 4 Sep, 2011 from England
Looked it up i7 CPU will need around 8 amps so your good to go. If you ever fancy putting in a big graphics card though you may need to replace the PSU.
It's a bit hard to get a straight answear it used to be over 27 amps for a GPU now it seems according to many forums that 20amps is enough with some PSUs.
It's a bit hard to get a straight answear it used to be over 27 amps for a GPU now it seems according to many forums that 20amps is enough with some PSUs.
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- KVRAF
- 1929 posts since 4 Nov, 2004 from Manchester
That's a top of the line PSU and more than capable of driving a midrange gfx card.Kaboom75 wrote: That PSU only puts out 20 amps which is incredibly low by todays standards. So it would not be able to run a mid range graphics card from four years ago but might be ok for a DAW.
20amps is the ATX spec per rail and you can use the "overclocking" switch to combine the rails if you want. Otherwise run the dual connectors for you gfx cards off two seperate rails and everything is fine.
http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?na ... 5&reid=291
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- KVRAF
- 42529 posts since 21 Dec, 2005
You'll definitely need a decent fanless VGA. More than a few have tried building them with the built in graphics and they get clicks and pops. I don't have the technical reason why.
You don't need one of those fancy noisy gamer cards likely, just a 60 buck fanless VGA will do.
You don't need one of those fancy noisy gamer cards likely, just a 60 buck fanless VGA will do.
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- KVRAF
- 1929 posts since 4 Nov, 2004 from Manchester
That's changed over the last few years and the Intel HD4000 onboard and above are superb.hibidy wrote:You'll definitely need a decent fanless VGA. More than a few have tried building them with the built in graphics and they get clicks and pops. I don't have the technical reason why.
You don't need one of those fancy noisy gamer cards likely, just a 60 buck fanless VGA will do.
The current 4600HD benches around a Nvidia 640 level and handles up to three screens natively. Most importantly it has to be said it has the lowest DPC of any video driver currently.
Ati's current drivers are also superb, but Nvidia at the moment has broken theirs completely, I can't get a 7 series card with the current WHQL release to return less than 500μs in LatMon testing.
