tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-784279851937190132.post894169231067339137..comments2023-10-17T07:11:55.947-04:00Comments on Pandora Machine Blog: Computers Like CandyAndrew Bellwarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05718623679244389126noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-784279851937190132.post-77577387499442027062014-10-29T06:56:30.036-04:002014-10-29T06:56:30.036-04:00Unless those benchmarks have changed in 4 years(si...Unless those benchmarks have changed in 4 years(since I bought my machine and built my system), it's prolly bullshit. But maybe they're making better i7s now(has there been a new processor made?)Kangashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05306092145547452231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-784279851937190132.post-73609808554766526462014-10-28T11:37:41.306-04:002014-10-28T11:37:41.306-04:00It seems more motherboard/video card related.
The ...It seems more motherboard/video card related.<br />The benchmarks I'm seeing show that a hyperthreaded i7 makes a significant difference in the world of video editing to an i5. But those benchmarks might not be relevant.Andrew Bellwarehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05718623679244389126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-784279851937190132.post-25448557534183279522014-10-28T06:03:33.285-04:002014-10-28T06:03:33.285-04:00Yeah, check the benchmark tests on the i5/i7. Wasn...Yeah, check the benchmark tests on the i5/i7. Wasn't much difference(and like I said, using Premiere CS5 I edited a 4K movie--though understand you'll be scrubbing and playing at 1/4 resolution but since it's 1/4 resolution on 4K it's not a problem).<br /><br />You positive it's not the power supply? That's actually been the #1 problem whenever I've had a computer go down. (and it's a cheap fix)Kangashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05306092145547452231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-784279851937190132.post-18145686983898760922014-10-27T09:52:52.081-04:002014-10-27T09:52:52.081-04:00I can get to the BIOS. But I can't even keep t...I can get to the BIOS. But I can't even keep the machine going long enough with it booting off the OS DVD to do anything. <br />I suspect the motherboard or a problem with the video card. RAM tested out OK for what that's worth. I thought of the hard drive, which is why I booted from DVD. <br />Very interesting about the i5 vs i7. That is very interesting. Andrew Bellwarehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05718623679244389126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-784279851937190132.post-67643055696074237982014-10-27T06:12:34.695-04:002014-10-27T06:12:34.695-04:00You say it's not booting? You sure it's no...You say it's not booting? You sure it's not just the hard drive? Like, do you see ANYTHING when you boot it? Does the BIOS prompt come up?<br /><br />And dual booting is nice, but hell as long as you have a 2nd bootable hard drive you can just swap it out and put the old one farther down the chain as a slave if it has problems.<br /><br />And my 4K editing machine cost under 2K, but I built it myself. Most of the time it works great.(it's an I5, because in the research I did it said the difference between the I5 and the I7 isn't much, and it was WAY cheaper at the time)Kangashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05306092145547452231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-784279851937190132.post-57089224237872702402014-10-26T22:47:25.222-04:002014-10-26T22:47:25.222-04:00I had thought the i7 self-regulated and would slow...I had thought the i7 self-regulated and would slow down when it got too hot. But freezing and then finally not booting are exactly what the computer was doing. <br />This was liquid cooled, but then I got a fancy-pants cooling system which was supposed to work even better. It sure wasn't ever particularly quiet, that's for sure.<br />We're gonna see how the i7 in the Mac Mini works for us. That should be interesting...Andrew Bellwarehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05718623679244389126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-784279851937190132.post-84467139273273342202014-10-26T18:16:35.450-04:002014-10-26T18:16:35.450-04:00If you don't keep the I7 cool, they cook thems...If you don't keep the I7 cool, they cook themselves to death. So what is the problems not booting up, dropping to blue screen after a few minutes, DOA. <br /><br />I've had several i7s die on me, which is why I've been using AMDs cheaper just as good, and pretty much easier to rebuild a new system, when I'm not flat broke.<br /><br />I've switched to liquid cooled for the higher end CPUs, their just too hot for the old time conductive types.Joe Falconhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16686469769146443936noreply@blogger.com