Gigabyte Titan Ridge working in Threadripper
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Elvistitus 2018-10-03 18:07:41 UTC #10
However even though I do get the Titan Ridge tb3 controller with the tb3 firmware already flashed
would it be enough to get tb3 working on the designare ex 399 with the 2950x ? Im trying to get a
TB3 audio interface (Apollo x8 from Universal Audio ) to work with this setup.

Elvistitus 2018-10-12 15:43:29 UTC #17
Ok guys finally here’s an update … it works !! As Wendell and gpio mentions the titan ridge thunderbolt card
with the threadripper 2950x and a gigabyte x399 mobo works !
I had to power the titan ridge cards with two 6pin pcie power lines from my psu and also connected the
thb_c header to the mobo. I had to install the thunderbolt drivers for windows 10 and it works as expected !

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This is a great thread, thanks everyone.
I am soon to buy a new machine myself, looks like i'll be moving over to windows. Seems to make more sense these days. plus i can get a computer put together by someone who actually knows what they are doing in this area.

I have been chasing the dream of being able to write/compose/arrange/mix in the same session. After reading this thread, that kind of seems like a naive idea/approach.
Am i better off just having a simple startup template with just synths and minimal plugs, then render and mix with higher latency?

Or is it really possible (with the latest processors) to do full projects (runnings synths/plugs/groups/mixbuss plugs at the same time?

I know its kind of an insane question, because firstly...which plugs? which synths? what latency?

I suppose it would be good to know from people having success doing this.
Noob question i know...i have actually been mixing quite a while, but nowadays im programming a lot too and using synths a lot. Still refining the workflow.
Cheers all!

That is all possible, it depends on project size and the plugins used how much CPU performance you need.
Also, it depends on your workflow whether all at once is viable.
Most people prefer to arrange, record and then mix, especially with large sessions. Maybe not because of power, but rather of mixing basically being "giving space to every instrument". Which is hard to do when many instruments aren't even recorded yet.

You don't need to do anything to make Xeons work. They work. And dual Xeons work as well, but as memory calls work different there may be a smaller or larger penalty to the actual performance, i.e. compared to a single identical CPU, the performance lies somewhere between 125% and 200%, depending on the software and plugins used.
Current dual Xeons like the Purley/Scalable Family chips are a no go price/performance wise.

Apologies, i should have mentioned - what i am doing at the moment is purely electronic (except for vocal)
I was used to doing it in the way that you describe.
But now i am using high end VA synths etc...been trying to build the track as i go. Start automating right away and just building the track in one stroke, as it were.

If i can get this workflow to work i will be so happy. Theres an amazing continuity when you dont have to stop and bounce a bunch of stuff.

I have a couple analog synths too (which takes the load off the computer a bit) but other than that its all in the box
Cheers!!

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I would love to know what specific motherboard you used

I can also confirm that UAD Apollo Twin & Apollo x8 are working on Threadripper 1950x, with a Gigabyte x399 Aorus Gaming motherboard (no THB-C header), and of course the Titan Ridge add-in card.

It took a bit of research on my side, cause my interfaces wouldn't work unless they were turned on before booting the computer. I had to make the UAD drivers load at each boot, and tamper with the THB_C header to make it think it is connected. This is easily done by soldering or wiring the 3rd and 5th pin on the THB_C header, preferably on the cable.

If that can help anyone..

Not me, but look
(All the https://www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/AMD-TRX40 have TB header)


Good to know, thanks

Interesting, in https://forum.level1techs.com/t/thun...dows-10/141226
for the Gigabyte GC-TITAN RIDGE thunderbolt 3 card they Short pins 3 and 5.

The 64-core Threadripper is coming...

https://hothardware.com/news/amd-thr...inum-8280-cpus

Yes thanks for the correction! Did this a while ago and i thought it was the first and third when i wrote my post

Also great video on the subject, hadn't seen it yet

I'm tempted by the 3970X. 32 cores at 3.7Ghz with a 4.5Ghz boost?

I thought about it, but I might go with the 3960X 24 Core 3.8GHz cause it's a better value. I would like to lock all the cores to 4.0GHz, but I'm going to wait till Noctua updates their NH-D15 line to include a Threadripper version.

Also tempting. Keep your eye on this:

https://www.icegiantcooling.com/

Linus benched a prototype and it was an incredible performer (beating water). As long as the noise levels can be managed (and the case is big enough), it looks to be the new air champ.

Depends how well the NH15 does with so many cores.

What could be done is replace the the stock fans with either bequiet!, Noctua, Corsair, or other fan of choice.

Yeah that's my hope too. Depends on the necessary airflow.

The geek in me wants to give both of them a go. Lol.

be interesting to see how performance on an OSX ryzen machine compares to windows, I Know there are vanilla hackintosh ryzen builds around with the 3950x but not seen any DAW use.

In general does OSX thread better than windows when using cubase for example? I know at the moment high dpi is handled better in OSX. I'm platform agnostic so I don;t care as long as I get stability and performance.



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Afaik both Cubase and Studio One are faster under Windows, don't know if they fixed windows' scheduler for high core counts.

Bumping this thread -- has anyone tried UAD Apollo x6/8/16 with any TRX40 motherboard? Gigabyte's TRX40 Designare has the Titan Ridge card but pretty much the only info I can find is the level1tech on Youtube from Dec last year. Did anyone actually try this?

Bumping this again. Anyone build a DAW on the new 7000 series?

Threadripper 7000-series

Threadripper 9000 spotted.

https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-comp...s-also-spotted