Intel or AMD on a Digital Audio Workstation

backseatgunner · 10-13-2005, 04:36 AM

I am building a computer to use as DAW to record music. Would AMD or Intel be a better choice for my situation?

Qlutch · 10-13-2005, 05:02 AM

Generally in the past, Intel has been known to be the top dog in digital editing.

**Praetor** · 10-13-2005, 05:05 AM

At this point, my money is on the E-series Athlon64s (that is, Venice/SanDiego/Manchester/Toledo series chips) ... in particular because they have the most support for hardware level optimizations (i.e., they have just as many as Intel + 3DNow and its derivatives) ... any other of the usual advantages apply here as well

Fuzz · 10-13-2005, 05:43 PM

I have heard that Intel is better for those kinds of tasks.

**Praetor** · 10-14-2005, 10:08 AM

Two good articles:
http://www.anandtech.com/cpuchipsets...spx?i=2410&p=6
http://www.anandtech.com/printarticle.aspx?i=2463
http://www.tomshardware.com/cpu/2004...charts-21.html

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10-14-2005, 10:08 AM	#5 (permalink)
Praetor Administrator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Canada Age: 25 Posts: 19,954	Two good articles: http://www.anandtech.com/cpuchipsets...spx?i=2410&p=6 http://www.anandtech.com/printarticle.aspx?i=2463 http://www.tomshardware.com/cpu/2004...charts-21.html __________________ ASUS P5K Premium WiFi-AP, Q6600@3.7 / ASUS P5ND, E6400@3.8 4GB OCz Platinum XTC 8500 / 4GB CorsairXMS2 6400 5x500GB Seagate 7200.10 / 2x500 Seagate 7200.10 OCz 8800GTX 768MB @ 630/800 / 2x Galaxy 8800GT SLI

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