Sasami Posted December 3, 2014 Report Share Posted December 3, 2014 Hello, i work in an audiovisual company in Argentina (mapping and video installations). www.sasami.com.ar We actually own 4 watchout licenses. We are upgrading our 3 display computers. I got budgets based on the 2012's .PDF of this forum. Some components are newer versions of those of the pdf. We only work with XGA projectors (only a few times we use HD projectors). So, our principal need is to achieve 4/6 VGA analog outputs in each display computer (we may have to use miniDP-VGA, DP-VGA or DVI-VGA adaptors) Option 1: -MOTHER GIGABYTE (1150) GA-Z97M-D3H) -1 INTEL CORE I7 4790 -2 RAM KINGSTON DDR3 HYPER-X 8GB 1600MHZ -2 SSD-KINGSTON 240GB SATA3 -1 VIDEO CARD ASUS R9 280X 3GB DDR5 (2miniDP + 1HDMI + 1DVI-D + 1DVI, i think that we may use 4 VGA outputs with this card) -POWER SENTEY MBP-850W -1/2 BLACKMAGIC INTENSITY PRO OPTION 2 (The only difference is the video card): -2 VIDEO CARD SAPPHIRE R9 270X 2GB DDR5 I also found this graphic card with 6 miniDP outputs, do you thing is better than de ones above for 4/6 VGA outputs? -AMD FirePro W600 2GB GDDR5 6 Mini DisplayPort Eyefinity 6 Edition PCI-Express Graphics Cardor -AMD FirePro W7000 4GB GDDR5 4DisplayPort PCI-Express Workstation Graphics Card I hope you can help me. Thanks in advance 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonas Dannert Posted December 3, 2014 Report Share Posted December 3, 2014 Hello, i work in an audiovisual company in Argentina (mapping and video installations). www.sasami.com.ar We actually own 4 watchout licenses. We are upgrading our 3 display computers. I got budgets based on the 2012's .PDF of this forum. Some components are newer versions of those of the pdf. We only work with XGA projectors (only a few times we use HD projectors). So, our principal need is to achieve 4/6 VGA analog outputs in each display computer (we may have to use miniDP-VGA, DP-VGA or DVI-VGA adaptors) Option 1: -MOTHER GIGABYTE (1150) GA-Z97M-D3H) -1 INTEL CORE I7 4790 -2 RAM KINGSTON DDR3 HYPER-X 8GB 1600MHZ -2 SSD-KINGSTON 240GB SATA3 -1 VIDEO CARD ASUS R9 280X 3GB DDR5 (2miniDP + 1HDMI + 1DVI-D + 1DVI, i think that we may use 4 VGA outputs with this card) -POWER SENTEY MBP-850W -1/2 BLACKMAGIC INTENSITY PRO This seems OK. OPTION 2 (The only difference is the video card): -2 VIDEO CARD SAPPHIRE R9 270X 2GB DDR5 This will not work, WATCHOUT will only use one graphic card for output. I also found this graphic card with 6 miniDP outputs, do you thing is better than de ones above for 4/6 VGA outputs? - AMD FirePro W600 2GB GDDR5 6 Mini DisplayPort Eyefinity 6 Edition PCI-Express Graphics Card - AMD FirePro W7000 4GB GDDR5 4DisplayPort PCI-Express Workstation Graphics Card I hope you can help me. Thanks in advance W600 will work for 6 outputs, with video playback primarily. This will require proper control over the content used. W7000 is a more capable graphics card, but has 4 outputs. This is a really good choice. /jonas 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sasami Posted December 3, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2014 Thanks for your reply W600 will work for 6 outputs, with video playback primarily.This will require proper control over the content used. What do you mean by this? to use the proper codec, resolution, etc? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonas Dannert Posted December 3, 2014 Report Share Posted December 3, 2014 Thanks for your reply What do you mean by this? to use the proper codec, resolution, etc? This is what I mean:http://forum.dataton.com/topic/1420-coming-back-after-3-years-need-advices/?do=findComment&comment=5693 This thread could also be useful, W600 has been discussed many times in the Forum, a search for "W600" or "multi-output" confirms this: http://forum.dataton.com/topic/1512-new-watchout-display-computers-hardware-config/ /jonas 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sasami Posted December 4, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 4, 2014 Thanks! i will check it out. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sasami Posted January 14, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 14, 2015 I've been doing some research in this forum and in different PC forums. This topic helped me: http://forum.dataton.com/topic/1512-new-watchout-display-computers-hardware-config/?hl=%2Bdisplay+%2Bcomputer I saw that the X79 Chipset is a bit old, do you still think this chipset is up to date to build a pro PC Display? On the other hand Z97 is newer but not as pro, and its cheaper. I builded 2 configurations (Z97 and X99). Is the X99 way better? Any other suggestions? Thanks in advance. X99: CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor CPU Cooler: Corsair H80i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler Motherboard: Asus X99-DELUXE ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard Memory: 2 X Kingston 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory (32gb total) Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (system) Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (Data) Video Card: AMD FirePro W7000 4GB Video Card Power Supply: Corsair 860W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply Capture Card: Black Magic intensity pro Z97: Changes from above in RED: CPU: Intel Core i7-4790 3.6GHz Quad-Core Processor CPU Cooler: Corsair H80i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler Motherboard: Asus Z97-DELUXE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard Memory: 2 X Kingston 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (32gb total) Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (system) Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (Data) Video Card: AMD FirePro W7000 4GB Video Card Power Supply: Corsair 860W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply Capture Card: Black Magic intensity pro 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonas Dannert Posted January 14, 2015 Report Share Posted January 14, 2015 Hi Sasami, Please see my inline comments below, /jonas I've been doing some research in this forum and in different PC forums. This topic helped me: http://forum.dataton.com/topic/1512-new-watchout-display-computers-hardware-config/?hl=%2Bdisplay+%2Bcomputer I saw that the X79 Chipset is a bit old, do you still think this chipset is up to date to build a pro PC Display? Yes, it sure is. On the other hand Z97 is newer but not as pro, and its cheaper. I builded 2 configurations (Z97 and X99). Is the X99 way better? Than the Z97? Yes. It gives you the choice of 6- and 8-core i7 processors vs only 4-core with Z97. Any other suggestions? Thanks in advance. X99: CPU: Intel Core i7-5820K 3.3GHz 6-Core Processor CPU Cooler: Corsair H80i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler Motherboard: Asus X99-DELUXE ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard Memory: 2 X Kingston 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory (32gb total) 16 GB is quite enough. Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (system) Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (Data) Video Card: AMD FirePro W7000 4GB Video Card Power Supply: Corsair 860W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply Seems OK. Capture Card: Blackmagic Intensity Pro Or maybe a Datapath Vision AV-SDI capture card? http://www.datapath.co.uk/products/video-capture-cards Z97: Changes from above in RED: CPU: Intel Core i7-4790 3.6GHz Quad-Core Processor CPU Cooler: Corsair H80i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler Motherboard: Asus Z97-DELUXE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard Memory: 2 X Kingston 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (32gb total) Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (system) Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (Data) Video Card: AMD FirePro W7000 4GB Video Card Power Supply: Corsair 860W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply Seems OK. Capture Card: Blackmagic Intensity Pro Or maybe a Datapath Vision AV-SDI capture card? http://www.datapath.co.uk/products/video-capture-cards 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sasami Posted January 14, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 14, 2015 Thanks for your response, i will add a x79 chipset option for the owners of my company to decide with the budget available. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonas Dannert Posted January 14, 2015 Report Share Posted January 14, 2015 I would guess that for a 6-core setup, a X99/Core i7-5820K is cheaper than a X79/Core i7-4930K. /jonas 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sasami Posted January 19, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2015 Yes, i saw that the x79 i74930 proccesors is more expensive than the x99 5820 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adela Kriland Posted January 26, 2015 Report Share Posted January 26, 2015 Hi, I hope you have seen the Tweak List (also available here in the forum). It is important to tweak Windows for WATCHOUT. Thanks Jonas Regards Adela 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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