Mmmh... I see. You have to still consider the fact that cooling a 32core Threadripper is not a trivial task considering its nearly 300w tdp whereas 2 3950xs with just 105w tdp will produce much less heat per chip and therefor less noise while cooling.Amelia70 wrote: Tue Dec 17, 2019 5:01 pmI have thought about it but we'd be pushed for room, and the noise factor kind of worries me. Appreciate the thought though. Perhaps we are all barking up the wrong tree here and what I need is still a combination of dedicated DSP to monitor those incoming tracks, and a good strong CPU to play VI's when necessary. It just depresses me somewhat as it makes me think of PT HDX all over again, truly. The thing is though, that CPU would have to be able to deal with huge amounts of recorded audio tracks with effects. I know it's hard to believe, but I literally edit and *compose* better with audio tracks once the initial sequences are down, rather than midi. I'm not joking. I create and chop like a samurai with audio files..stamp wrote: Tue Dec 17, 2019 3:42 pm @Amelia70 have you ever thought of using two machines synced via smpte instead of only one? You could go with 2 Ryzen 9 3950x having 16 cores each with better latency (less numa cores) and less hassle regarding cooling. This way you could probably reach higher single core clock speeds (given good cooling 4.4 maybe 4.5ghz).
Anyway, I hope you'll find a solution that suits your needs.
Good luck!
