Home Computer Audio Asylum

Music servers and other computer based digital audio technologies.

[ Follow Ups ] [ Post Followup ] Thread: [ Display  All  Email ] [ Computer Audio Asylum ]
[ Alert Moderator ]

RE: Cics: hate to be a pia on my issue but...




1st pic shows audio pc case in foreground, home pc in background. Notice hammond inductor on top of home pc, granite digital leads going into audio pc on right/left of case.

Hw: an intel e7200, kingston 256mb ram, western digital 3.5" hdd's(one 250 gb one 500 gb), gigabyte mobo (one recommended by cics, forgot # but see below in cpuz output), 2 juli@ stock cards (one set up to run bnc out to my Benchmark dac1 and one to run analogue outs), Antec 430 earthwatts power supply with p24 cap mod.

Sw: all optimizations on my xp pro Windows sp2 through minlogon. There were a few optimizations I could not do (selections not available in my Windows or optimization caused bsod) but very few. I use f6x software on gigabyte BIOS.

bios set up: 150 hcc, memory 3 3 3 5 timings; .86 core voltage, eist disabled, usb 2.0 enabled (so I can dl music on fd and transfer to my audio pc hdd)here is a partial dump of my cpuz registers

CPU-Z version 1.49
-------------------------

Processors Map
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Number of processors 1
Number of threads 2

Processor 0
-- Core 0
-- Thread 0
-- Core 1
-- Thread 0


Processors Information
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Processor 1 (ID = 0)
Number of cores 2 (max 2)
Number of threads 2 (max 2)
Name Intel Core 2 Duo E7200
Codename Wolfdale
Specification Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E7200 @ 2.53GHz
Package Socket 775 LGA (platform ID = 0h)
CPUID 6.7.6
Extended CPUID 6.17
Core Stepping M0
Technology 45 nm
Core Speed 900.0 MHz (6.0 x 150.0 MHz)
Rated Bus speed 600.0 MHz
Stock frequency 2533 MHz
Instructions sets MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, EM64T
L1 Data cache 2 x 32 KBytes, 8-way set associative, 64-byte line size
L1 Instruction cache 2 x 32 KBytes, 8-way set associative, 64-byte line size
L2 cache 3072 KBytes, 12-way set associative, 64-byte line size
FID/VID Control yes
FID range 6.0x - 9.5x
max VID 1.013 V
Features

Chipset
------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Northbridge Intel P35/G33/G31 rev. 10
Southbridge Intel 82801GB (ICH7/R) rev. A1
Memory Type DDR2
Memory Size 256 MBytes
Channels Single
Memory Frequency 150.0 MHz (1:1)
CAS# 3.0
RAS# to CAS# 3
RAS# Precharge 3
Cycle Time (tRAS) 5
Command Rate 2T


Memory SPD
------------------------------------------------------------------------------

DIMM #1

General
Memory type DDR2
Module format Regular UDIMM
Manufacturer (ID) Kingston (7F98000000000000)
Size 256 MBytes
Max bandwidth PC2-4300 (266 MHz)
Part number 9905273-003.B02LF
Serial number B6CC224D
Manufacturing date Week 02/Year 09

Attributes
Number of banks 1
Data width 64 bits
Correction None
Nominal Voltage 1.80 Volts
EPP no
XMP no

Timings table
Frequency (MHz) 200 266
CAS# 3.0 4.0
RAS# to CAS# delay 3 4
RAS# Precharge 3 4
TRAS 9 12
TRC 12 16


Monitoring
------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Mainboard Model G31M-S2L (0x1F6 - 0x9CE9BC)


Hardware monitor
-----------------------------------------------------

ITE IT87 hardware monitor

Voltage sensor 0 0.85 Volts [0x35] (CPU VCORE)
Voltage sensor 1 1.87 Volts [0x75] (DDR)
Voltage sensor 2 3.36 Volts [0xD2] (+3.3V)
Voltage sensor 3 4.89 Volts [0xB6] (+5V)
Voltage sensor 4 12.29 Volts [0xC0] (+12V) [ this is really 11.82 volts as measured by my vom ]
Voltage sensor 8 3.25 Volts [0xCB] (VBAT)
Temperature sensor 2 26°C (78°F) [0x1A] (CPU)
Fan sensor 0 943 RPM [0x2CC] (FANIN0)


Hardware monitor
-----------------------------------------------------

Intel Core 2 Duo E7200 hardware monitor

Temperature sensor 0 45°C (112°F) [0x37] (Core #0)
Temperature sensor 1 35°C (94°F) [0x41] (Core #1)


Also I have my processor and ps fans still operating. (this is a major difference from others)

Also your assertion that others are not affected is not true. Others are but I will not id them as it appears they want anonymity on AA but they have contacted me.

One other point is that I get no problems with cplay 18 or 14 and below. Problem started ocurring with cplay 15 (not saying it is cplay sw but something with certain versions of cplay and my audio pc are not compatible). I think the feature unique to these cplay versions are '...More efficient ASIO output...' achieved or '...improved Asio efficiciency...' etc. I have been playing cplay 18 (via digital out to my dac1 )for about 8 straight hours not even a blip. Yesterday was the worst day ever experienced(lots of power line noise) for hiccups, dropouts, fuzzy metallic noise over analogue outs which prompted me to go back to cplay 18.

Things suspected but ruled out by tests or hw replacement are: juli@ drivers, juli@ cards, power supplies, memory, granite digitals, Windows software, power conditioners, power cords, mains outlets in my room, music on flash drive (vs hdd).


Edits: 04/02/09 04/02/09 04/02/09 04/02/09 04/02/09
This post is made possible by the generous support of people like you and our sponsors:
  Signature Sound   [ Signature Sound Lounge ]

Follow Ups Full Thread
Follow Ups
FAQ

Post a Message!

 Forgot Password?
Moniker (Username):
Password (Optional):
  Remember my Moniker & Password  (What's this?)    Eat Me
E-Mail (Optional):
Subject:
Message:   (Posts are subject to Content Rules)
Optional Link URL:
Optional Link Title:
Optional Image URL:
Upload Image:
E-mail Replies:  Automagically notify you when someone responds.

[ Top Top of Page ] [ Contact Us ] [ Support/Wish List ] [ Copyright © 2024, Audio Asylum, all rights reserved ]
[ General ] [ Speakers ] [ Tubes ] [ Vinyl ] [ Digital ] [ Hi-Rez ] [ Video Asylum ] [ Cables ] [ Tweaks/DIY ] [ Music ] [ Films ]