Computer Specifications.

PYRAMIX 11 / OVATION 7 / VCUBE 7 - VALIDATED HARDWARE COMBINATIONS

MassCore Systems

* Pyramix 10.1 or above required   ** Pyramix 11 or above required for Windows 10

Installation guides are available Validated hardware installation guides

Native Systems

** Pyramix 11 or above required for Windows 10

Installation guides are available Validated hardware installation guides

Additional Notes

• Windows Operating System : Latest MassCore engine (Pyramix 11.x & Ovation 7.x) required for Windows 10 compatibility
  MassCore is not compatible with Windows 8.1.
  See the Supported Operating Systems page for further details.
• Since PMX V11/ Ovation V7, MassCore users running a RAID configuration must use a dedicated RTX dongle (SSK-HUD-RTX) to authorize MassCore.
  This issue only affects the system (Windows ) RAID drives, if you have RAID Data drives, a dedicated dongle is not required.
• MassCore 10.1 (or above) engine required for Intel Skylake (or above) CPU compatibility
• Since Pyramix v11, a dedicated garphic card is recommended, especially for Video in Timeline features or PyraCube computers.
• Pyramix Video in Timeline features require a dedicated graphic card, see below for specific model details.
• Only 1 video is recommended in DXD or DSD Projects
• In Native – RAVENNA ASIO Driver : 256 samples buffer size recommended when playback video in Pyramix Timeline.
• Laptop users must set their Windows Power Scheme to High Performance (or Ultimate Performance since Windows 10 Spring Creator)
• Windows 7 users should not be running the Windows Classic theme. Follow the recommended Visual Effects settings in our Windows 7 configuration guide.
• Important Note: Nvidia graphic cards are SUPPORTED for MassCore use since Pyramix 11 / Ovation 7 / VCube 7, but not with previous versions (ATI recommended in that case)

Accessory Hardware(as of Pyramix 11)

Graphic cards

ATI Fire Pro Cards Tested

• FirePro 2270 (Legacy) (2 Displays)
• FirePro 2460 (4 Displays mini DP)
• FirePro W4100 (4 Displays - Windows 10 performance issues on  MassCore platform - currently under investigation.
  Until this issue is resolved, only use such graphic card with Windows 7 SP1.)

NVidia Graphic Cards tested (as of Pyramix 11)

• GT730 (Fanless - 2 Displays)
• GTX750 (2 Displays)
• GT1030 (Fanless - 2 Displays)

See the Graphic cards recommendations page for details.

Video Cards

Validated Video Cards for Pyramix Video in Timeline (as of Pyramix 11)

• Black Magic Design Decklink MiniMonitor*
• Black Magic Design Decklink SDI 4K**
• Black Magic Design Decklink Studio 4K**

VCube Validated Video Cards

• AJA KONA Lhi(Windows 7 only)
• Black Magic Design Decklink MiniMonitor (PyraCube Only***)
• Black Magic Design Decklink MiniRecorder
• Black Magic Design Decklink SDI 4K
• Black Magic Design Decklink Studio 4K

* The DeckLink MiniMonitor has no Video reference to ensure genlock, if in use drifting over time is a possibility.
** For Pyramix or PyraCube (both on the same system) Merging recommends the Decklink SDI 4K or Decklink Studio 4K to ensure genlock and sample accuracy (Masscore/Video Ref) or frame accuracy (Native/Audio & Video Ref).
*** Video reference not available so not appropriate for standalone VCube systems.

Additional Minimum Requirements

• Display resolution minimum 1280 x 1024 / 1920 x 1080 recommended
• SATA 2 / SATA 3 / RAID HD  for Audio Storage
• 3 button mouse
• SATA or SSD System Hard Disk

Optical Drives Recommendations

As of today, all drives conforming to MMC standard should work with DiscWrite / Pyramix. This represents about 99.99% of all currently manufactured optical units. We currently recommend TEAC DV-W5600 range of burners.

Legacy Hardware/Software Recommendations

For information on pc configurations for legacy software, please see the PDF found here