Because the Virus TI's performance depends so much on the host, I thought it would be a great idea for us to post our system configurations as well as the system performance. I thought it might help us users to see what other configurations are being used as well as pinpointing possible problems with other devices.
Wasn't sure where I should put this, so feel free to move it if you think it belongs in a different forum.
I'll go first:
Computer:
Self built
CPU: Intel i7 920 2.66 ghz (not overclocked)
MOTHERBOARD: Intel DX58SO Extreme Series X58 ATX DDR3 1333 2xPCIe 2.0x16 Intel QPI LGA1366 Desktop Board - Retail
RAM: 6GB - Corsair TR3X6G1333C9 XMS3 6 GB 3 x 2 GB PC3-10666 1333MHz 240-Pin DDR3 Core i7 Memory Kit
HARD DRIVE: Western Digital Caviar Blue 500 GB Bulk/OEM Hard Drive 3.5 Inch, 16 MB Cache, 7200 RPM SATA II WD5000AAKS
POWER: CORSAIR 550w VX Series 12v ATX 80 Plus Certified Power Supply
extra peripherals
PCI: Universal Audio UAD-1 Powered Plugins
PCIe: ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT
USB: Virus TI Polar
USB: Logitech wireless keyboard & Mouse
USB: Roland GI-20 GK-MIDI Interface
Software
Windows XP
Ableton Live 7.03
Sample Rate: 44100HZ
Bit Depth: 24bit
VirusTI Asio System Performance: Normal
VirusTI Asio Application Priority: Normal
System Performance
Great! Everything runs very smoothly. I've had this system for over 6 months now and have had no problems at all. I work in multimedia so I use the system for at least 8 hours a day and have not had any BSODs or any other crashing.
Virus TI Performance
Not able to set system performance above "Normal" giving me a total latency of 37.3 seconds. Would like to see this improve. I have a hunch that this may have to do with my peripheral devices (The Roland GI-20 or UAD-1)
Other than that, everything runs very smoothly. Occasionally, however, the windows drivers quit working. This is usually after watching a DVD or movie at 48000 and then switching back to 44.1.
Virus Control runs very smoothly. Work flow is very fluid.
Overview
Other than somewhat high latency, everything runs great.