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Hello Planetz

It's been a real long time since I posted here, glad to see this place and my old planetz account still kicking on. Now for the question, I need to weigh up some options. I have a ScopeDP (15 Dsp board and case), Pulsar 1 (4 dsp), Scope DP, SP etc and devices that have been sitting in the case for the well over 15 years. I am wondering if I can get it going again and how much it might cost. I would also need a complete new PC & case etc, so Im wondering if anyone has recently done a build that has been tested that I could clone. If it's too much I might probably have to sell it on to someone who could use it as it's a waste to have it sitting doing nothing.

Thanks in advance
Blessing to All.

GaryB can field the Scope upgrade questions the best, but I believe (if you have your keys) you can upgrade to Scope 7 from any previous version. You'll find that in the Sonic|Core shop on their current website: https://sonic-core.de/

Before you begin, visually check your capacitors for bulging or leaking, and visually check the solder points. There's one particular component that comes to mind, but it's late and I'll have to check in later when my memory is fully functional. My Scope PCI system has been in operation for over 20 years now (23 or 24), so I'm sure you can still get yours up and running.

What you may want to consider however is a build that's specifically for housing Scope itself, and using a separate rig for your DAW with a modern soundcard. This is dependent on what DAW and other software you want to use, so start with that information.

Lastly, I'm using single socket Xeon boards myself for the sake of stability, and I use 2016 era CPU's with Supermicro boards that have PCI slots for my Scope PCI system. 3 slots and zero bandwidth issues. However the Xeon BIOS has a lot of options that are not normal for consumers, and the motherboards are still costly even after such a long time after release, so I will let others speak up about their builds for PCI slot support.

my 2x DSP card scope system is up and running since more than 20 years.

my latest PC upgrade, with windows 10 is:
- asus prime B460
- Ram DIMM DDR4 64GB G.Skill Trident Z Neo (4x16GB)
- Cpu Intel Core i9 10900KF 3.7GHz 20M 1200 no fan Box [BX8070110900KF]

it works like charm

using cakewalk sonar as DAW