Pc for WATCHOUT

[lorenzobecks]

Hi everyone, 

 

in our studio we are thinking to buy watchout for some project, but i need to know if our computer can run it whitout problem:

 

pc spec:

 

CM 690 III Usb 3.0 CMS-693-KKN1
ASRock X99 Extreme4/3.1
Intel Core i7 5820K 3.3GHz Six-Core Boxed
Noctua NH-D15
Corsair Vengeance LPX 32GB CMK16GX4M1A2400C14 ( 2x16GB )

Samsung 850 Pro 512GB MZ-7KE512BW
Seagate Barracuda 2TB ST2000DM001
Gigabyte GTX 1080 8GB G1 Gaming
Samsung SH-224FB/BEBE bulk
Corsair RM750x 750W
Test di assemblaggio
Windows 10 Pro 64bit DSP

 

i need to know if i can us this as server for watchout to make 4 output (i will use another similar pc as producer) or if there is some compatibility issue

 

can i add another gtx 1080 to add 2 more output? do you have some suggestion for a 6 output video card?

 

thank you

 

regards

 

Lorenzo

 

[jfk]

 

Hi everyone, 

 

in our studio we are thinking to buy watchout for some project, but i need to know if our computer can run it whitout problem:

 

pc spec:

 

CM 690 III Usb 3.0 CMS-693-KKN1

ASRock X99 Extreme4/3.1

Intel Core i7 5820K 3.3GHz Six-Core Boxed

Noctua NH-D15

Corsair Vengeance LPX 32GB CMK16GX4M1A2400C14 ( 2x16GB )

Samsung 850 Pro 512GB MZ-7KE512BW

Seagate Barracuda 2TB ST2000DM001

Gigabyte GTX 1080 8GB G1 Gaming

Samsung SH-224FB/BEBE bulk

Corsair RM750x 750W

Test di assemblaggio

Windows 10 Pro 64bit DSP

 

i need to know if i can us this as server for watchout to make 4 output (i will use another similar pc as producer) or if there is some compatibility issue

 

Yes.

Windows 10 is not yet certified with WATCHOUT.

The list does indicate Windows 10 Pro,

Windows 7 Professional may be installed with the Win 10 Pro license.

However, not all modern motherboards / processors are Windows 7 compatible.

I have no idea of the windows 7 suitability of the motherboard chosen.

 

can i add another gtx 1080 to add 2 more output?

 

No.

The outputs from only one graphics card are available to WATCHOUT.

Additional cards may be used for additional GPU processing power (i.e. Crossfire or SLI),

but you will still only be able to use the outputs from one card.

 

do you have some suggestion for a 6 output video card?

 

AMD FirePro W9100

[SFluster]

Off topic here, but I LOVE the Noctua NH-D15 CPU cooler. Good choice!

[lorenzobecks]

if i install windows 7 pro on that pc i can use it whit watchout 6?

 

the other hardware is ok?

[jfk]

if i install windows 7 pro on that pc i can use it whit watchout 6?

 

the other hardware is ok?

 

Assuming the drivers are all solid, most likely yes,

the tuning of Windows is still critical.

Verification of all the various drivers is on the PC builder though.

[Fisejs]

If you have second pc of this grade (power) - dont use it as producer machine but as second watchpoint machine and you will get six outputs. You can use nearly any notebook for production machine. The downside is that this solution requires one more licence...

[Miro]

Hi, there are issues with the Nvidia drivers in windows 10. When using multiple displays you might get noise in the image. Stick with windows 7. Depending on how much GPU power you need you could use AMD W600/Matrox C680 (same GPU) for six outputs which will suit most needs.

 

Note that gaming hardware like the geforce card isn't designed for 24/7 usage, and you will not have any EDID management and frame sync. Also I would RAID-0 two 256 GB SSDs instead of a single 512 GB giving you more disk bandwidth if you want to play image sequences or HAPs in high resolutions.