IMPORTANT NOTE:
Windows 10 October update (1809) : Currently under test, Merging recommends you do not install this version for the moment.
Windows 10 Spring Creator (1803) : Pyramix 11.1 - Ovation/VCube 7.1 and above required. Previous versions will not work.
- Windows 10 Fall Creator (1709) : Pyramix 11.0.6 - Ovation/VCube 7.0.6 and above required. Previous versions will not work.
- Windows Updates : Merging highly recommends you defer Windows updates, See here for details on how to defer updates
- MASSCORE USERS: Meltdown & Spectre Windows updates are currently only compatible with Pyramix 11.0.6/Ovation 7.0.6 in MassCore mode.
If you have installed such update, please upgrade your Pyramix /Ovation (or uninstall this update, please see this page for further details)
PYRAMIX 11 / OVATION 7 / VCUBE 7 - VALIDATED HARDWARE COMBINATIONS
MassCore Systems
| Motherboard | BIOS | CPU | RAM Type | Recommended RAM | Video In Timeline Use | Windows OS | Pyramix MassCore | Ovation MassCore | VCube LE/XE/SE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asrock Z390MPro4 ** | 1.50 | i5-8400(2.8GHz) i7-8700(3.2GHz) | DDR4 | 8 GB | NVidia GT1030/730 | Windows 10 X64** | Standard / Pro / Extended | Silver/Gold/Platinum | 1080 / 4k |
| Asrock Z390Pro4 ** | 1.60 | i5-8400(2.8GHz) i7-8700(3.2GHz) i7-8700k(3.7GHz) i9-9990k(3.6GHz) | DDR4 | 8 GB | NVidia GT1030/730 | Windows 10 X64** | Standard / Pro / Extended | Silver/Gold/Platinum | 1080 / 4k |
| Asrock Z370MPro4 ** | 3.10 | i7-8700(3.2GHz) | DDR4 | 8 GB | NVidia GT1030/730 | Windows 10 X64** | Standard / Pro / Extended | Silver/Gold/Platinum | 1080 / 4k |
| Asrock Z370 Pro4 ** | 3.10 | i7-8700k(3.7GHz) | DDR4 | 8 GB | NVidia GT1030/730 | Windows 10 X64** | Standard / Pro / Extended | Silver/Gold/Platinum | 1080 / 4k |
| Asrock Z270 Pro4 * | 2.0 | i7-7700k(4.0GHz) | DDR4 | 8 GB | ATI FirePro (Win7) NVidia GT730 | Windows 7 SP1 X64 / Windows 10 X64** | Standard / Pro / Extended | Silver/Gold/Platinum | 1080 / 4k |
| Asrock Z270M Pro4* | 2.0 | i5-7600 (3.3 GHz) | DDR4 | 8 GB | ATI FirePro (Win7) NVidia GT730 | Windows 7 SP1 X64 / Windows 10 X64** | Standard / Pro | Silver/Gold/Platinum | N/A |
| GigaByte Z170X-UD3 * | F6 | i7-6700k(4.0GHz) | DDR4 | 8 GB | ATI FirePro (Win7) NVidia GT730 | Windows 7 SP1 X64 / Windows 10 X64** | Standard / Pro / Extended | Silver/Gold/Platinum | 1080 / 4k |
| ASUS Z170M-plus * | 2002 | i5-6600 (3.3 GHz) | DDR4 | 8 GB | ATI FirePro (Win7) NVidia GT730 | Windows 7 SP1 X64 / Windows 10 X64** | Standard / Pro | Silver/Gold/Platinum | N/A |
| GigaByte Z97X-UD3H | F7 | i5-4590 (3.3 GHz) | DDR3 | 8 GB | ATI FirePro | Windows 7 SP1 X64 | Standard / Pro | 048 / 128 | 1080 |
| GigaByte Z97X-UD3H | F7 | i7-4790 (3.6 GHz) | DDR3 | 8 GB | ATI FirePro | Windows 7 SP1 X64 | Standard / Pro / Extended | 048 / 128 / 256 | 1080 / 4k |
* Pyramix 10.1 or above required ** Pyramix 11 or above required for Windows 10
Installation guides are available Validated hardware installation guides
Native Systems
| Motherboard | BIOS | CPU | RAM Type | Recommended RAM | Graphic Card | Windows OS | Pyramix Native | Ovation Native | VCube LE/XE/SE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asrock Z390MPro4 ** | 1.50 | i5-8400 (2.8GHz) i7-8700 (3.2GHz) | DDR4 | 8 GB | ATI FirePro NVidia GT1030/730 | Windows 10 X64** | Standard / Pro / Extended | Silver/Gold/Platinum | 1080 / 4k |
| Asrock Z390Pro4 ** | 1.60 | i5-8400 (2.8GHz) i7-8700 (3.2GHz) i7-8700k(3.7GHz) i9-9990k(3.6GHz) | DDR4 | 8 GB | ATI FirePro NVidia GT1030/730 | Windows 10 X64** | Standard / Pro / Extended | Silver/Gold/Platinum | 1080 / 4k |
| Asrock Z370MPro4 ** | 3.10 | i7-8700(3.2 GHz) | DDR4 | 8 GB | ATI FirePro NVidia GT1030/730 | Windows 10 X64** | Standard / Pro / Extended | Silver/Gold/Platinum | 1080 / 4k |
| Asrock Z370 Pro4 ** | 3.10 | i7-8700k (3.7 GHz) | DDR4 | 8 GB | ATI FirePro NVidia GT1030/730 | Windows 10 X64** | Standard / Pro | Silver/Gold/Platinum | 1080 / 4k |
| Asrock Z270 Pro4 | 2.0 | i7-7700k (4.0 GHz) | DDR4 | 8 GB | ATI FirePro / NVidia GT730 | Windows 7 SP1 X64 / Windows 10 X64** | Standard / Pro | Silver/Gold/Platinum | 1080 / 4k |
| Asrock Z270M Pro4 | 2.0 | i7-7700k (4.0 GHz) | DDR4 | 8 GB | ATI FirePro / NVidia GT730 | Windows 7 SP1 X64 / Windows 10 X64** | Standard / Pro | Silver/Gold/Platinum | 1080 / 4k |
| GigaByte Z170X-UD3 | F6 | i7-6700k (4.0 GHz) | DDR4 | 8 GB | ATI FirePro / NVidia GT730 | Windows 7 SP1 X64 / Windows 10 X64** | Standard / Pro | Silver/Gold/Platinum | 1080 / 4k |
| ASUS Z170M-PLUS | 2002 | i5-6600 (3.3 GHz) | DDR4 | 8 GB | ATI FirePro | Windows 7 SP1 X64 / Windows 10 X64** | Standard / Pro | Silver/Gold/Platinum | 1080 / 4k |
| Apple MacBook Pro Late2016 | i5-6267U (2.9GHz) | DDR3 | 8 GB | Iris Graphics 550 | Windows 10 X64 ** | Standard / Pro | Silver/Gold/Platinum | N/A | |
| Apple MacBook Pro Mid2015 | i7-4980HQ (2.8 GHz) | DDR3 | 16 GB | AMD Radeon R9 M370X | Windows 10 X64 ** | Standard / Pro | Silver/Gold/Platinum | 1080 / 4k | |
| GigaByte Z97X-UD3H | F7 | i7-4790 (3.6 GHz) | DDR3 | 8 GB | ATI FirePro | Windows 7 SP1 X64 | Standard / Pro | Silver/Gold/Platinum | 1080 / 4k |
| GigaByte Z97X-UD3H | F7 | i5-4590 (3.3 GHz) | DDR3 | 8 GB | ATI FirePro | Windows 7 SP1 X64 | Standard / Pro | Silver/Gold/Platinum | 1080 |
** 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