mick wrote:Thanks for taking the time to source the products, Nige. If I increased the funds to 1000 euro max would I get much improvement,eg fan less case. Which 7amp one?
I had the i7 laptop before computer music. I used it for photo editing.
I had thought an i5 would be more than enough to run a dedicated audio pc.
The audio pc is in a different place to the router so would need a wifi connection for streaming using the laptop as a control pc. Or maybe take one thing at a time and get one pc working properly.
im always eyeballing prospective builds i must have some sort of disease
the 1150 motherboard i listed has dual lan realtek 8111g which would make it an ideal control pc, these realtek chipset seems to be prefered on the jplay site (this might be why my asus p8z77 m running on one linear edges over the intel mobos)
the 1150 boards are lower power which we think is a key to better SQ
(we havent tested a 1150 build yet so this is all best guess theory, other than that its 1155 which should be coming down in price soon)
all 1155 cpu heatsinks will fit 1150 boards tony as they are the same fitment
http://www.maplin.co.uk/13.8v-regulated ... -units-231
is the power supply most of us are using (the 7 amp one)
to improve on the base type build listed above
software based stuff:
jplay player
Audiophils high end audio pc script on jplay forum looks very promising
computer bios settings
hardware based stuff:
Additional maplin bench supply (so thats two in total)
one of these
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 0949549814 for the usb3 WTG stick (will also power a ssd if required)
theres a couple of small bits and pieces that wouldnt amount to €50
im a sucker for a nice case myself and those fanless ones tony listed are completely silent and extremely well made, i went with the bigger one the streacom fc10 because i can fit more stuff in it if the need came, this case is about twice as high as the fc5
just a side note to watch delivery costs as its not always included which it used to be with komplett.ie
Ram seems to be up in price these days too
when all that is done the only way to improve is to buy the whole lot over again and use it as a dedicated control pc,
is it worth going that far?
4 bench power supplies 2 linear wall warts and two dedicated computers just to play music
ill agree its insanity,
but i think its worth it
oh on the wifi
best to use a direct ethernet cable as no internet is required for audio pc or even the control pc
others are or have been using wifi but i found it less than bulletproof for reliability
once good foundation parts are bought you can upgrade with additional parts as time goes on
the use of jriver and ipad/android app is a nice finishing touch (control pc needs to be connected to a router)
hope i didnt confuse too much
nige