which pro audio pc shall i buy?

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Hi I am based in the uk and im looking to buy a good solid,fast reliable pc for audio recording.

has anyone got any ideas on a certain system to buy?
or certain sites of companys who will build them for?
or do you recommend i build my own?i have no experience of this however

i would like to spend 650 pounds or less and am recording mostly multitrack parts on my own.

thanks for your help
 
brzilian said:
iMac - maybe even a Mac Mini with extra RAM.

MacBook if you want portability.
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Hi I am based in the uk and im looking to buy a good solid,fast reliable pc for audio recording.
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They should include reading comprehension lessons with those macs.

That being said, I would recommend you have one built by a shop or someone knowledgeable. The quad core 2s just went down in price by 50% and the new Intel Bearlake chip set is available (P35/X32) and that has all the latest and greatest like PCIe2, DDR3, 1333 FSB, ICH9 etc at prices which should allow you to get the state of the art hardware for under 650 ukp
 
Hmm, lets see...

Spend 650GBP on something that will run OS X and Windows and be very reliable (as in not having to worry about chipset issues and component compatibilty) or just piece together something with no guarantees...

What was I thinking!?!?
 
chipset issues? component compatibility? have you ever built a PC? it's not very hard- i did it my freshman year of high school and it's still going strong 5 years later. it's an exercise in reading comprehension and the ability to put a plug into a hole. your motherboard specs show what plugs go in what holes. i don't know what components he'd be using that would cause compatibility issues with a PC- most audio hardware/software seems to be made for PCs,

it's easy to find high quality, low cost hardware, most reliability problems are software related and come from the user and aren't exclusive to PCs for that matter. if you're not confident in your own abilities, yeah, buy from a shop or a smart friend. the most important factor in the life of your system is you! treat your computer with care and be mindful of what enters and leaves its domain

Anandtech has buyers guides for parts for computers, very easy to follow, tells you everything you really need to order: i don't have enough posts to post the URL apparently but if you just go to anandtech dot com and click on the Guides section you should find it all right
 
telorg said:
chipset issues? component compatibility? have you ever built a PC? it's not very hard- i did it my freshman year of high school and it's still going strong 5 years later. it's an exercise in reading comprehension and the ability to put a plug into a hole. your motherboard specs show what plugs go in what holes. i don't know what components he'd be using that would cause compatibility issues with a PC- most audio hardware/software seems to be made for PCs,

it's easy to find high quality, low cost hardware, most reliability problems are software related and come from the user and aren't exclusive to PCs for that matter. if you're not confident in your own abilities, yeah, buy from a shop or a smart friend. the most important factor in the life of your system is you! treat your computer with care and be mindful of what enters and leaves its domain

Anandtech has buyers guides for parts for computers, very easy to follow, tells you everything you really need to order: i don't have enough posts to post the URL apparently but if you just go to anandtech dot com and click on the Guides section you should find it all right
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And how much time did that take you?

Apparently you do not grasp the concept of time=money. If you you charge $100/hour for your services, that would mean $400-800 (a days work) less income easily if I took the time to do what you say. My time is too valuable to "piece" together a system doing research and taking the time to put it all together when I can simply buy one off the shelf and move one with my work which ultimately is what generates income.

Putting a PC together in college may have been "fun" when I had time to spare, but I have grown up since then and learned to manage my time efficiently in the working world...
 
Buy the intel based core2duo mac and load it with 4gb ram, that way you can run both windows or mac and can use it for few years without a problem.

Or you can build a pc yourself and it will cost about half the price of what you pay from big companies.
 
I built my DAW a few months back and saved a ton of cash by doing it myself. Spend a few weeks doing research, its not that complicated or difficult to do. Or maybe I should say its not that complicated if its a given that you are already (at least) somewhat familiar with PC parts... Do you know what RAM is? Do you know what a CPU is? Have you ever done any minor PC repairs/upgrades, like swapping out RAM sticks or installing a DVD drive?

Building your own PC is definitely the cheapest option. you dont need a Mac for home recording, although if you have the cash its a nice option to consider.
 
i know a bit about computer parts,im familiar with the parts,etc,but ive never put one together or installed any pieces.what about the idea of buying from a mainstream supplier, such as mesh (they do dual core processor,1gb ram, a huge memory and overall what looks like a good package with monitor etc, for about 400 pounds) and then fitting it with a good soundcard?that way ive got a warranty and a pc delivered for about 500 pounds.any thoughts?
 
i know a bit about computer parts,im familiar with the parts,etc,but ive never put one together or installed any pieces.

what about the idea of buying from a mainstream supplier, such as mesh (they do dual core processor,1gb ram, a huge memory and overall what looks like a good package with monitor etc, for about 400 pounds) and then fitting it with a good soundcard?

that way ive got a warranty and a pc delivered for about 500 pounds.any thoughts?
 
I'm in the UK too.

I used these guys:

http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/

They let you specify the bits you want, and then assemble it for you. I got a high-spec machine a couple of years ago from them, and I think it was around £800, but obviously you could go cheaper - depending on how much you're willing to spend.

I put in my existing soundcard and it all works fine. Still using it today for all my music and audio work.

So I'd probably go for a company that'll assemble the bits you want, then get the decent soundcard/interface that you want for it.

Good luck.
 
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