Best CPU for hqplayer

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I understand.  Will your M1 (or whatever) also have an NAA, or are you going direct?

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I notice that the "AVX512 disable" is enabled.  Seems logical to conclude that AVX512 is off?

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Or as I’ve also said in previous posts, grab a 512 version of an existing (in your library) NativeDSD pick. It’s what we use (Pro at 512 and adsmec7). 

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So my i7-6700k Win10 machine died.  I "simply" now want to do DSD1024 up-modulating from DSD files (not PCM, I like my May's 1.5Mhz PCM sound, for now).

 

Is there a prebuilt, somewhat-off-the-shelf Win11 computer (NUC, desktop, tower) I can buy that will do DSD64 to DSD1024 (doesn't need to be ECv2) out of the box?  I use an NAA and don't really care how noisy the box is, it's not in my audio room. 

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Jussi,

I know this has been asked before but I can't recall the answer:  if I have no interest in any PCM-to-DSD upsampling/upmodulating, simply getting PCM to 1.5xMhz (something my dead i7-6700k with no addtl GPU easily did during its life) and getting DSD to DSD1024, then do I concentrate on, simply, processor speed, with little regard for GPU?  Asked another way, is DSD to DSD1024 more or less difficult than PCM to DSD1024?