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« on: February 18, 2013, 12:21:43 pm » |
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Since I received my new NOS1, I have been switching between W7 and W8. The reason for it is that I "heard" lots of people raving about how W8 sounds and that it was way better than W7. That was the only reason why I got a licence for W8 (and it was cheap to upgrade also). But yes, the differences I heard between them pushed me back to W7, but I was late compared to many colleagues here, because of the addition of the NOS1, that is, by the way, a wonderful one. XXHighEnd + the NOS1 have pushed things to a direction I would never imagine to turn that deep. So, since I was discovering this addition, I did not care too much about checking other things. So I was quite surprised to see that I can't "quiet" the CPU cores, at least for the one(s) used to play the music. Among the settings, I first disabled all I could (PA, XTweaks, normalization), to reduce the variables in the equation. I even reinstalled a backup from W7 to eliminate the potential "alterations" I could have done that would induce a negative result (sometimes, too much of something can have an adverse effect). I use whatever tools that I know (there are surely others) to help me in my quest for a quieter PC: DPC Latenty Checker from Thesycon, LatencyMon from Respledence Software and of course the Task Manager -> Performance tab . I even went in the BIOS to reduce the ram speed (from 2133mhz "XMP" state that overclocks the CPU) back to its standard 1333mhz ram speed. Before having this pc, I had 2 others: am old laptop with a 1.6ghz dual core CPU + 4GB ram with W7 pro (64 bit), also a Lenovo with a G620 dual core (2.6ghz) - each of them with the same exact OS properties. I was able to get at least one quiet CPU core for the music. Now I have an Intel 3930k CPU 6 + 6 cores (hyperthreaded) but I can't seem to get at least one to stay "quiet" and it eludes me... I deactivated all the USB 3 ports from it just to check, even the Sotm USB 3 PCIex with which I had so many problems before (was generating blue screens with my previous Audiophilleo - Bryston configuration), but not anymore with the NOS1. I plugged the NOS1 through the motherboard USB 2 ports (Intel), but it does not change a thing. There is a pulse each 60 seconds on all cores with the DPC Latency Check and the driver that seems to induce the latency is the Phasure NOS1 driver itself... I got the 1.03 version for W8 that also works for W7. I don't know if this was happening with the previous driver version or not, but I don't have it. I have tries the most "relaxed" adjustments from XXHighEnd, but I haven't been able to overcome this situation. Maybe it is normal, maybe it is something with my motherboard (ASUS Sabertooth X79 with lga 2011 socket), or something obvious I don't see, but it seems annoying for me to have such a powerful pc without a way to get at least one or two quiet cores. Not that I don't like what I hear, but... Is there something I haven't thought of ? The answer seems obvious, but at this point, I have changed the Q1 between 3 and 30, SFS between 2 and 430, clock resolution between 5 and 15ms... Thanks  Alain |
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Desktop with ASUS Sabertooth X79 motherboard,Intel 3930k 6 cores (+ 6) at 1.2 GHZ,32GB ram 1333Mhz,Win 10 pro build 14386 64 bit with no updates,OS + XXHE on external Sata III SSD (Esata), music (WAV) on external 5200 rpm drive through network, OS MInimized, XX with engine 4 adaptive,4096 (buffer size), CPU with scheme 3,Player = Low,Thread = RealTime, Q1 = 14,Q345 = 1,1,1,Q1x=1,Clock res = (variable),Stop Desktop Services,Stop Remaining Services,Stop Wasapi,,LAN on,persist = on,all OSD off,SFS = 2,PE off,PA off, Arc Prediction,x16 Upsample, Straight Contiguous,Lush USB cable,Phasure NOS1a DAC,Meitner PA-6 preamp, Spectral Audio DMA-180 Power Amp, Tannoy System 15 DMT II, Tannoy St-100 supertweeters, Tannoy TS2.12 subwoofers (2). * On hiatus for a while...
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PeterSt
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« Reply #1 on: February 18, 2013, 02:08:48 pm » |
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Alain, To me it seems that all is a matter of paying better attention. Remember, *seems* ... For now we can stick to one subject only : You say you see a spike on all cores once per 60 seconds. In the mean time you say you tried all kind of variations and gave examples of them. Now, no way those spikes once per 60 seconds will tay the same, OR you forget to mention other spikes. When the latter, the former is strange indeed, but I merely think you forget to tell that those 60 second spike intervals can very a lot (on those interval) with you changing those settings. Or ? Regards, Peter PS: I tried not to miss it, but with which OS is this ? PPS: It can't harm to post pictures of your CPU graph. But tell with what settings that occurs. Then I can try to explain (or see something wrong ! ) |
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For the Stealth III LPS PC :
W10-14393.0 - July 17, 2021 (2.11)
XXHighEnd Mach III Stealth LPS PC -> Xeon Scalable 14/28 core with Hyperthreading On (set to 14/28 cores in BIOS and set to 10/20 cores via Boot Menu) @~660MHz, 48GB, Windows 10 Pro 64 bit build 14393.0 from RAM, music on LAN / Engine#4 Adaptive Mode / Q1/-/3/4/5 = 14/-/0/0/*1*/ Q1Factor = *4* / Dev.Buffer = 4096 / ClockRes = *10ms* / Memory = Straight Contiguous / Include Garbage Collect / SFS = *10.13* (max 10.13) / not Invert / Phase Alignment Off / Playerprio = Low / ThreadPrio = Realtime / Scheme = Core 3-5 / Not Switch Processors during Playback = Off/ Playback Drive none (see OS from RAM) / UnAttended (Just Start) / Always Copy to XX Drive (see OS from RAM) / Stop Desktop, Remaining, WASAPI and W10 services / Use Remote Desktop / Keep LAN - Not Persist / WallPaper On / OSD Off (!) / Running Time Off / Minimize OS / XTweaks : Balanced Load = *62* / Nervous Rate = *1* / Cool when Idle = n.a / Provide Stable Power = 1 / Utilize Cores always = 1 / Time Performance Index = Optimal / Time Stability = Stable / Custom Filtering *Low* (16x) / Always Clear Proxy before Playback = On -> USB3 from MoBo -> Lush^3
A: W-Y-R-G, B: *W-G* USB 1m00 -> Phisolator 24/768 Phasure NOS1a/G3 75B (BNC Out) async USB DAC, Driver v1.0.4b (16ms) -> B'ASS Current Amplifier -> Blaxius*^2.5* A:B-G, B:B-G Interlink -> Orelo MKII Active Open Baffle Horn Speakers. ET^2 Ethernet from Mach III to Music Server PC (RDC Control).
Removed Switching Supplies from everywhere (also from the PC).
For a general PC :
W10-10586.0 - May 2016 (2.05+)
*XXHighEnd PC -> I7 3930k with Hyperthreading On (12 cores)* @~500MHz, 16GB, Windows 10 Pro 64 bit build 10586.0 from RAM, music on LAN / Engine#4 Adaptive Mode / Q1/-/3/4/5 = 14/-/1/1/1 / Q1Factor = 1 / Dev.Buffer = 4096 / ClockRes = 1ms / Memory = Straight Contiguous / Include Garbage Collect / SFS = 0.10 (max 60) / not Invert / Phase Alignment Off / Playerprio = Low / ThreadPrio = Realtime / Scheme = Core 3-5 / Not Switch Processors during Playback = Off/ Playback Drive none (see OS from RAM) / UnAttended (Just Start) / Always Copy to XX Drive (see OS from RAM) / All Services Off / Keep LAN - Not Persist / WallPaper On / OSD On / Running Time Off / Minimize OS / XTweaks : Balanced Load = *43* / Nervous Rate = 1 / Cool when Idle = 1 / Provide Stable Power = 1 / Utilize Cores always = 1 / Time Performance Index = *Optimal* / Time Stability = *Stable* / Custom Filter *Low* 705600 / -> USB3 *from MoBo* -> Clairixa USB 15cm -> Intona Isolator -> Clairixa USB 1m80 -> 24/768 Phasure NOS1a 75B (BNC Out) async USB DAC, Driver v1.0.4b (4ms) -> Blaxius BNC interlink *-> B'ASS Current Amplifier /w Level4 -> Blaxius Interlink* -> Orelo MKII Active Open Baffle Horn Speakers.
Removed Switching Supplies from everywhere.
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AlainGr
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« Reply #2 on: February 18, 2013, 02:22:37 pm » |
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Alain, To me it seems that all is a matter of paying better attention. Remember, *seems* ... For now we can stick to one subject only : You say you see a spike on all cores once per 60 seconds. In the mean time you say you tried all kind of variations and gave examples of them. Now, no way those spikes once per 60 seconds will tay the same, OR you forget to mention other spikes. When the latter, the former is strange indeed, but I merely think you forget to tell that those 60 second spike intervals can very a lot (on those interval) with you changing those settings. Or ? Regards, Peter PS: I tried not to miss it, but with which OS is this ? PPS: It can't harm to post pictures of your CPU graph. But tell with what settings that occurs. Then I can try to explain (or see something wrong ! ) Yes, I thought about that... And I forgot to mention the NOS1 buffers (between 8 and 12ms)... I will send the different graphs back from work... And better organize my thoughts as I did not read myself enough before sending my post... I am very conscient that there are so many parameters that could explain this... Normally I am persistent enough to avoid this, but this time it really eludes me... It is with W7 by the way... Thanks Alain |
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Desktop with ASUS Sabertooth X79 motherboard,Intel 3930k 6 cores (+ 6) at 1.2 GHZ,32GB ram 1333Mhz,Win 10 pro build 14386 64 bit with no updates,OS + XXHE on external Sata III SSD (Esata), music (WAV) on external 5200 rpm drive through network, OS MInimized, XX with engine 4 adaptive,4096 (buffer size), CPU with scheme 3,Player = Low,Thread = RealTime, Q1 = 14,Q345 = 1,1,1,Q1x=1,Clock res = (variable),Stop Desktop Services,Stop Remaining Services,Stop Wasapi,,LAN on,persist = on,all OSD off,SFS = 2,PE off,PA off, Arc Prediction,x16 Upsample, Straight Contiguous,Lush USB cable,Phasure NOS1a DAC,Meitner PA-6 preamp, Spectral Audio DMA-180 Power Amp, Tannoy System 15 DMT II, Tannoy St-100 supertweeters, Tannoy TS2.12 subwoofers (2). * On hiatus for a while...
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AlainGr
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« Reply #3 on: February 24, 2013, 01:29:04 am » |
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Well, finally after reinstalling W7 and without doing any updates (from Windows Update), all is back as it should. Almost all the cores are quiet and the DPC Latency Checker does not show anyhing odd anymore Alain |
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Desktop with ASUS Sabertooth X79 motherboard,Intel 3930k 6 cores (+ 6) at 1.2 GHZ,32GB ram 1333Mhz,Win 10 pro build 14386 64 bit with no updates,OS + XXHE on external Sata III SSD (Esata), music (WAV) on external 5200 rpm drive through network, OS MInimized, XX with engine 4 adaptive,4096 (buffer size), CPU with scheme 3,Player = Low,Thread = RealTime, Q1 = 14,Q345 = 1,1,1,Q1x=1,Clock res = (variable),Stop Desktop Services,Stop Remaining Services,Stop Wasapi,,LAN on,persist = on,all OSD off,SFS = 2,PE off,PA off, Arc Prediction,x16 Upsample, Straight Contiguous,Lush USB cable,Phasure NOS1a DAC,Meitner PA-6 preamp, Spectral Audio DMA-180 Power Amp, Tannoy System 15 DMT II, Tannoy St-100 supertweeters, Tannoy TS2.12 subwoofers (2). * On hiatus for a while...
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SeVeReD
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« Reply #4 on: February 24, 2013, 06:37:24 am » |
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Did you update to sp1, or are you saying you're staying with plain Win 7 ?
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0.9z-8-3a WAV/CUE files on HDDs via MB FW400>; Win7 pro ttp://www.phasure.com/index.php?topic=352.msg4021#msg4021); [XXHighEnd player Qs 7, 0, 0, 0, 0; eng 4; adaptive; scheme#3; player priority low; thread priority realtime; clock res 5ms: SFS 420  dac is 24/192 w/32bits; Play Unattended; Stop Services ticked; Wallpaper & Show Back ticked - Mirror Image unticked; Start Engine unticked;garbage collect ticked; copy files to XX-drive; *quad arc prediction upsampling*: straight contiguous:>PCI FW800 card>Fireface 800 DAC [latency 2048 samples for 176.4]; usb/ethernet/mb audio shut off @ MB |
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AlainGr
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« Reply #5 on: February 24, 2013, 12:28:25 pm » |
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Did you update to sp1, or are you saying you're staying with plain Win 7 ?
Hi SeVeReD, Thanks for noticing that my sig is not up to date. In fact, the version I use is W7 Pro x64 SP1 (the installation DVD). I am updating my sig. Regards, Alain |
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Desktop with ASUS Sabertooth X79 motherboard,Intel 3930k 6 cores (+ 6) at 1.2 GHZ,32GB ram 1333Mhz,Win 10 pro build 14386 64 bit with no updates,OS + XXHE on external Sata III SSD (Esata), music (WAV) on external 5200 rpm drive through network, OS MInimized, XX with engine 4 adaptive,4096 (buffer size), CPU with scheme 3,Player = Low,Thread = RealTime, Q1 = 14,Q345 = 1,1,1,Q1x=1,Clock res = (variable),Stop Desktop Services,Stop Remaining Services,Stop Wasapi,,LAN on,persist = on,all OSD off,SFS = 2,PE off,PA off, Arc Prediction,x16 Upsample, Straight Contiguous,Lush USB cable,Phasure NOS1a DAC,Meitner PA-6 preamp, Spectral Audio DMA-180 Power Amp, Tannoy System 15 DMT II, Tannoy St-100 supertweeters, Tannoy TS2.12 subwoofers (2). * On hiatus for a while...
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