Create your own HP Z6 Clone for less?

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  1. quadcore64

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    Stumbled across a link to HP for Avid ready systems. The link that came up first was for an HP Z6 G4.
    with a Google search, prices seem to vary by link. The first two linking to HP workstation store are just above 2K US & 3K US respectively. Inside the base configuration is lower spec & higher price than the original HP Avid partner link I stumbled across. Once you start configuring to get to the original base spec, the price shoots to over 4K US.

    I decided to put together an example clone system using the following (all prices from Newegg).

    Intel Xeon Silver 4216 16-Core, 32-Thread, 2.1 GHz (3.2 GHz Turbo) LGA 3647 100W BX806954216 Server Processor
    $929 US

    AsRock Rack EP2C622D16-2T Server Motherboard Dual Socket LGA3647 Intel C622
    $606 US

    NEMIX RAM 16GB 2x8GB DDR4-2933 PC4-23400 1Rx8 ECC Registered Memory
    $118 US

    Quadro P400 HP INC. - SB WORKSTATION OPTIONS 1ME43AT 2GB
    $104 US

    HP S700 Pro 2.5" 512GB SATA III 3D NAND Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) 2AP99AA#ABL
    $79 US

    WD Re 1TB Datacenter Capacity Hard Disk Drive - 7200 RPM Class SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache 3.5 inch WD1003FBYZ
    $60 US

    Phanteks Revolt X PH-P1000PS 80PLUS Platinum, 1000W, Fully Modular, Dual System Support
    $230 US

    Fractal Design Define 7 XL E-ATX Silent Modular Full Tower Computer Case
    $198 US

    HP c2500 H3C53AA#ABA Black Wired Standard Desktop Keyboard/Mouse Combo
    $22 US
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    Total = $2,346.00 US

    These are prices that will change by the day but tend to be trending down to regular pricing slowly.
     
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  3. Brian49

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    Firstly what is your workload example
     
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    This should apply to any heavy production project that fall into Avid Pro Tools specifications for eal world workloads.

    I have custom template for stressing system & DAW performance. The idea of the template is to have a session running in a loop using95 to 085 CPU with occasional spikes to 100%, without the system becoming sluggish, sputtering or audible clicks/digital clipping.

    The above example system should be able to handle 192 tracks with 32gb to 64gb of memory. At 16gb I would guess 120 tracks using my template in Pro Tools.

    Hope this answers your question.
     
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