here is a good question

[IDP]

would i be better to tahe a gaming compter and turn that into a studio computer seeing how you can over clock the shit out of those and they are hella cheap minus the video card

 

[buckkillr8]

From a starting standpoint a gaming PC would be a better and easier choice then buying one from a store. The CPU will be good, good amount of ram, etc.

 

[IDP]

From a starting standpoint a gaming PC would be a better and easier choice then buying one from a store. The CPU will be good, good amount of ram, etc.

so i should stick with my self built and upgrade..coo thank you

 

[buckkillr8]

Definitely

 

[valem]

so i should stick with my self built and upgrade..coo thank you

What are your specs now?

Just out of curiosity?

 

[buckkillr8]

What are your specs now?

Just out of curiosity?

+1

Current specs would help.

 

[IDP]

amd athlon 1.05 ghz
l gig ram
win xp pro
sound blaster internal/external card

what else you need

 

[valem]

amd athlon 1.05 ghz
l gig ram
win xp pro
sound blaster internal/external card

How old is this system?

Based on what I'm reading here you are the bare minimum. I don't know what type of recording you want to get into, but that CPU will get eaten up quickly if you have only a few tasks working in your DAW. I can tell you from experience that just running a couple of MIDI tracks chews up the CPU quick.

As for the RAM. I suggest upping that to at least 2 gigs. RAM is so cheap right now it's a no-brainer. (As long as your MOBO can handle it)

Sound Blaster> Again it will all depend on what you want to record/mix. I don't want to speak for everyone else, but I don think some will say you definitely need to upgrade this.

Do you plan on using mics? If so you should be looking into some preamps.

 

[IDP]

How old is this system?

Based on what I'm reading here you are the bare minimum. I don't know what type of recording you want to get into, but that CPU will get eaten up quickly if you have only a few tasks working in your DAW. I can tell you from experience that just running a couple of MIDI tracks chews up the CPU quick.

As for the RAM. I suggest upping that to at least 2 gigs. RAM is so cheap right now it's a no-brainer. (As long as your MOBO can handle it)

Sound Blaster> Again it will all depend on what you want to record/mix. I don't want to speak for everyone else, but I don think some will say you definitely need to upgrade this.

Do you plan on using mics? If so you should be looking into some preamps.

i have a small studio set up with mic mixer pre amp and all and just doing mics no midi exept for midi keybored but i can run 50 tracks easy ...so all i do is make beatz and record vocals here is a song we have done (non mixed or mastered yet) so you can hear the quality Do Your Thang