new mainboard test

AndreD · Post by **AndreD** » Wed Nov 09, 2005 2:27 am

Hi,
I just want to let you know that the asus wd2 premium passed my audio-performance test

(together with intel p4 3.0GHz Dualcore)

There seems to be no major performance boost in compare to asus p5 ad2 e premium.

Best,
Andre

Aries · Post by **Aries** » Wed Nov 09, 2005 3:34 am

On 2005-11-09 02:27, AndreD wrote:
Hi,
I just want to let you know that the asus wd2 premium passed my audio-performance test
(together with intel p4 3.0GHz Dualcore)

There seems to be no major performance boost in compare to asus p5 ad2 e premium.

Best,
Andre

John this should be transferred to Tech Talk as this is not a Off Topic subject

alfonso · Post by **alfonso** » Wed Nov 09, 2005 4:59 am

And possibly with a jump on the Masterverb test thread and all the specs...

thedavewalker · Post by **thedavewalker** » Thu Nov 24, 2005 1:21 pm

That looks like the same motherboard/cpu I've got, and occasionally my machine freezes when I use SFP or XTC mode - wonder what you're doing different, maybe got less DSPs...?

It's also got 2GB PC6400 Corsair DDR2-XMS

I've got a Scope+Pulsar2 = 21 DSPs.
I've also got a Matrox Parhelia APVe
And finally, a Terratec DMX 6fire+MicrowavePC module

If I run with just the Terratec, my PC doesn't lock up - just when I use ASIO SCOPE

I managed to turn off Dual-Core by disabling ACPI APIC support in the BIOS, and configuring XP as a "Standard PC" instead
- hasn't locked up since, but instead the occasional crackles are back (perhaps due to other tasks running on the PC, no matter how trivial)

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thedavewalker · Post by **thedavewalker** » Thu Nov 24, 2005 4:36 pm

Dare I say I think I've fixed it?
Dare I???

Besides being annoyed by the crashes, I was upset by the zipper noises from the Graphics card - so it moved the cards around...

...and whaddya know, been running Dual-Core XTC mode for an hour now, no crashes...!

So, anyone else with an ASUS P5WD2 Premium, take note, this is the order I got stuff in now:-

Matrox Parhelia APVe
Terratec DMX 6fire+microwavePC module
Scope
-gap-
Pulsar2

Anyone else concurr...?

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thedavewalker · Post by **thedavewalker** » Thu Nov 24, 2005 10:30 pm

....well, almost fixed; I left it running all night, and when I woke up there was a "serious error has occurred" message from Cubase SX3 and a wierd machine-gun noise - the non-virtual Midi parts were still playing tho, and the machine itself was still working (I'm typing this message), so I suppose I can forgive it...

Clearly, tho much improved, more testing required...

gustav · Post by **gustav** » Wed Jan 18, 2006 1:24 am

Hello thedavewalker

As I'm going for the same mb p5wd2 as you,
can you tell me if you continued your testings ?
I want to take the same graphic card perhelia : what do you mean by zipper noise and did you fix this ?

and did you try the masterverb test ?

and did you have any difficulties with IRQ as told garyb ?
Would be nice to hear you...

Bye

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kensuguro · Post by **kensuguro** » Wed Jan 18, 2006 1:41 am

oh man, next big job I get done, I wanna go dualcore too... not that I stress my p4 3.2ghz since I don't use too much native.. but it's always cool to kick aXX..

Zer · Post by **Zer** » Thu Jan 19, 2006 5:31 am

edit oops...wrong topic

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