Table 1. VIA, ALiMAGiK
and AMD 761 chipsets
| Chipset |
Motherboard |
CPU |
Bios
Revision |
Operating
System |
Memory
Configuration |
RME
Soundcard |
Audio & MIDI
Software |
Latency |
RME-Athlon
Compatibility |
Remarks |
References |
Editor's Notes |
| VIA KT133A |
Abit KT7A-100 Raid |
Athlon-C 1200 |
Dez 00 |
W2K SP2 |
768 MB RAM |
DIGI96/8 PST |
Cubase VST 5.1 r1 |
5 ms @ <60-70% CPU load/ |
OK |
Robust performance |
http://linux1723.dn.net/forum/Forum2/HTML/025774.html |
Attention: VIA KT133A/KT266A:
chipset driver ver. 4.31 or later is
recommended (downloadable from www.viaarena.com);
VIA 686B Southbridge: PCI bus data can be corrupted during large DMA
transfers. For fixes install the VIA 686B SouthBridge patch from e.g.
http://www.viaarena.com, or the VIA PCI latency patch
from http://www.networking.tzo.com/net/software/.
For further reading regarding VIA chipset,
drivers, etc; see
http://forums.viaarena.com
VIA KT333 experiences:
http://www.nuendo.com/forum/Forum3/HTML/000956.html
http://www.digitalnaturalsound.com/logic_dsp/msg/1096.html |
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22 ms @ <95% CPU load |
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| VIA KT133A |
Asus A7V133 |
Athlon Duron 700 |
1007 |
W2K |
256 MB Crucial |
Multiface |
N/A |
6 ms |
OK |
Robust performance |
dennis@dennisdesantis.com |
| |
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(o/c 900) |
|
|
|
DIGI9652 |
N/A |
6 ms |
OK |
Robust performance |
|
| VIA KT133A |
Asus A7V |
Athlon Thunderbird 1400 |
1 |
Win98SE |
1024 MB generic PC133 |
DIGI9652 |
Cubase 5.1 |
3 ms |
OK |
Robust performance |
http://linux1723.dn.net/forum/Forum5/HTML/004238.html |
| VIA KT133A |
Asus A7V133 |
Athlon 800 |
1007 |
W2K |
642 MB SDRAM PC133 |
DIGI9652 |
Saw Studio 2.6 |
N/A |
OK |
Robust performance
(24 ch simult. transfer via DAT) |
christian_chr@chello.se |
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| Via KT133A |
Iwill KK266 Plus |
N/A |
01/04/02 |
Win XP Pro |
256 MB 133 CL2 Micron |
DIGI9652/ |
Nuendo 1.53/Cubase |
3 ms @ 9652 (24 tracks/44.1 kHz/24-
bit/5 softsynths; 6-12 ms with many
effects); 6 ms @ 96/8 PST |
OK |
Robust performance (user reports BIOS-related
issues with early versions; Enermax 300-430 W
PSU tested; Matrox G450; D-Link 530TX+ NIC card) |
chrisl@eastcoastmusicmall.com |
| |
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DIGI96/8 PST |
VST32 5.1 R.1/Reason |
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|
|
1.01/Ableton Live |
|
| VIA KT266A |
Epox EP-8KHA+ |
N/A |
N/A |
WinXP |
N/A |
Multiface |
Nuendo |
1.5 ms |
OK |
Robust performance |
http://www.nuendo.com/forum/Forum1/HTML/007775.html |
| VIA KT266A |
Asus A7M266 |
Athlon XP 1700+ |
1006 |
WinXP Pro |
512 MB Samsung DDR |
HDSP PCI |
Cakewalk Sonar 2.0 |
1.5 ms @ 44.1 Khz/48 Khz/96 kHz |
OK |
Robust performance (no ACPI) |
http://www.cakewalknet.com/articlesrmemultifaceeng.htm |
| VIA KT333 |
Asus A7V333 |
Athon XP 1800+ |
1005 |
WinXP Home |
512 MB Crucial 2.5 CAS latency |
RME HDSP |
Cakewalk Sonar XL |
1.5 ms @ FM7 Dxi/2.9 ms @
The Grand in Fxpansion Wrapper |
OK |
Robust performance |
andymilne@dial.pipex.com |
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| VIA KT333 |
Asus A7V333 Raid |
Athlon XP 2000+ |
1005 |
WinXP |
1 GB Crucial DDR |
DIGI9652 |
Nuendo/Cubase |
23 ms (safety precautions preferred) |
OK |
Robust performance (no ACPI) |
http://www.nuendo.com/forum/Forum3/HTML/000956.html |
| Ali MAGiK |
Iwill XP333 |
N/A |
4/11/02 |
Win XP Pro/ |
256 MG DDR PC2100 Samsung |
DIGI9652/ |
Nuendo 1.53/Cubase |
3 ms @ 9652 (24 tracks/44.1 kHz/24-
bit/5 softsynths; 6-12 ms with many
effects); 6 ms @ 96/8 PST |
OK |
Robust performance (user reports BIOS-related
issues with early versions; Enermax 300-430 W
PSU tested; Matrox G450; D-Link 530TX+ NIC card) |
chrisl@eastcoastmusicmall.com |
| |
|
|
|
Win 98 SE |
|
DIGI96/8 PST |
VST32 5.1 R.1/Reason |
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| |
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|
|
1.01/Ableton Live |
|
| AMD 761 |
Abit KG7-Raid |
Athlon XP 1800+ |
N/A |
W2K SP2 |
256 MB Kingston |
DIGI9652 |
Nuendo 1.53 |
N/A |
OK |
Robust performance |
http://www.nuendo.com/forum/Forum3/HTML/000972.html |
AMD
760 experiences: newsgroup rme-audio.forum:2002-03-23
For further reading regarding AMD chipset,
drivers, etc.; see
http://www.amd.com |
| AMD 761 |
Abit KG7 |
Athlon 1200 |
2,2 |
WinXP |
1024 MB PC2100 ECC/REG |
HDSP |
Nuendo/LAWP 5.0 |
3 ms |
OK |
Robust performance |
christian.andre.meland@broadpark.no |
| AMD 761 |
Asus A7M266 |
Athlon Thunderbird 1400 |
1004A |
WinXP Home |
512 MB Infineon DDR CL-2 |
HDSP |
LAWP 4.8.1/5.0 |
6 ms (3 ms also working) |
OK |
Robust performance |
m.elzer@freenet.de |
| AMD 761 |
Asus A7M266 |
Athlon XP 2100+ |
1007 |
W2K SP2 |
512 MB Kingston DDR PC2100 |
HDSP PCI |
Cubase VST 32 5.1 r2/ |
Steinberg Grand @ 3 ms/44.1 kHz |
OK |
Robust performance (incl. Zalman CNPS |
jacek.hajnrych@radiotak.com.pl |
| AMD 761 |
Asus A7M266 |
|
1004 |
W2K |
256 MB PC2100 Kingston |
HDSP |
LAWP 4.8.1 |
3 ms |
OK |
Robust performance |
music@pierrepetit.org |
| |
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|
Nuendo 1.53 |
40 x Waves RCL @ 6 ms/44.1 kHz |
|
6000-Cu cooler, temp. approx. 55 C, Zalman ZM-F1
NP
Fan and Zalman ZM-NB32J NorthBridge cooler) |
hans@musicworks.fr |
| AMD 761 |
Asus A7M266 |
Athlon XP 1700+ |
1006 |
WinXP Pro |
512 MB Samsung DDR |
Multiface |
Sonar 2.0 |
1.5 ms |
OK |
Robust performance |
|
| AMD 761 |
Gigabyte GA7-DXR+ |
Athlon XP 1900+ |
F4 |
Win XP |
1024 MB PC2100 Mushkin |
HDSP PCI |
LAWP 5.0/SAMP 6.0 |
> 1.5 ms |
OK |
Robust performance (APIC disabled) |
dedric@keyfod.net |
