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dashaker
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I NEED HELP IM TRYIN TO BUY A COMPUTER FOR MY STUDIO BUT I NEED HELP DO ANYONE KNOW WHERE I CAN BUY A GOOD COMPUTER FOR MY STUDIO
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whattaguy
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MannaZen
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Build one yourself!
I didnt know jack about builiding computers until I built my current. Search this board and find out what components you need. Go buy a book "computers for dummies" or something similar, and go to town! If you run into trouble Im sure someone here can help.
In the end you will have a good PC and you will know how to build it. Plus you will save your self a bit of cash.
I didnt know jack about builiding computers until I built my current. Search this board and find out what components you need. Go buy a book "computers for dummies" or something similar, and go to town! If you run into trouble Im sure someone here can help.
In the end you will have a good PC and you will know how to build it. Plus you will save your self a bit of cash.
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hottrocker
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Cheaper to build
The components are easy to find and cheaper to buy than buying one built.
You will need:
1 tower with a 200watt+ power supply Try for 400W
A mother board with chip I suggest ASUS with Pent 4
Ram I prefer DDR ram ASUS boards can support this
Hardrive 7200rpm 100 gig or better
Sound card Look on the board here for suggestions
FLoppy Standard
CD/DVD recorder Does double duty and only uses one cable
Modem or LAN card. Depending on how you hit the net
Keyboard / mouse
Monitor A large monitor for viewing tracks.
Operating system WinXP
It goes together pretty easy with win XP. It should configure itself with the supplied drivers. Look for motherboard and card updates at thier respective sites often.
The components are easy to find and cheaper to buy than buying one built.
You will need:
1 tower with a 200watt+ power supply Try for 400W
A mother board with chip I suggest ASUS with Pent 4
Ram I prefer DDR ram ASUS boards can support this
Hardrive 7200rpm 100 gig or better
Sound card Look on the board here for suggestions
FLoppy Standard
CD/DVD recorder Does double duty and only uses one cable
Modem or LAN card. Depending on how you hit the net
Keyboard / mouse
Monitor A large monitor for viewing tracks.
Operating system WinXP
It goes together pretty easy with win XP. It should configure itself with the supplied drivers. Look for motherboard and card updates at thier respective sites often.
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F_cksia
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WinXP isn't such a great idea for audio-editing, really..
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gordone
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I know everyone says to buy the components and then build it, but big-name pre-built PCs are REALLY cheap now (kind of like the low mortgage rates!). I just picked up a Dell 4550 configured as such for $589 (plus tax) from the Small Business Site.
CPU: PIV 2.53 Ghz, 533 MHZ FSB
Memory: 256MB, 333 MHZ (I'm going to double it from Crucial.com for ~$40)
HDD: 60GB 7200 RPM
40x CD/RW
Windows XP Home
No monitor
No Office SW
1 year parts/labor next-day-service
No Modem
No Floppy
16MB USB Key drive (or whatever its called)
If you go with Small Business, you can get away with the 1 year warranty, no speakers, no modem, which saves you some money.
Now I haven't priced a similar PC "A LA-Carte", but I couldn't pass up the $589 price to save me the hassle of picking individual components.
The PC has served me well in the ~1 week I've had it. I have N-Track, a Delta 44, and Waves plug-ins all playing along nicely so far.
Hope that helps and good luck!
CPU: PIV 2.53 Ghz, 533 MHZ FSB
Memory: 256MB, 333 MHZ (I'm going to double it from Crucial.com for ~$40)
HDD: 60GB 7200 RPM
40x CD/RW
Windows XP Home
No monitor
No Office SW
1 year parts/labor next-day-service
No Modem
No Floppy
16MB USB Key drive (or whatever its called)
If you go with Small Business, you can get away with the 1 year warranty, no speakers, no modem, which saves you some money.
Now I haven't priced a similar PC "A LA-Carte", but I couldn't pass up the $589 price to save me the hassle of picking individual components.
The PC has served me well in the ~1 week I've had it. I have N-Track, a Delta 44, and Waves plug-ins all playing along nicely so far.
Hope that helps and good luck!
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brzilian
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F_cksia said:
You know something we don't? Care to back up that statment with something a little more substantial?
I have been using it over a year and it is Microsoft's best OS yet as far as giving me stability not only with DAW apps, but video editing and 3D modelling as well.
AlChuck
Well-known member
brzilian, Craig Anderton backs you up...
He says, "Windows XP was way ahead of the 9X series of operating systems, particularly the oft-dissed Windows ME. Incorporating the solid code base of NT and the best 'consumer' features from 98SE, Windows XP finally delivered a level of stability that made it well-suited for pro music applications.
Sure, there were... Still, plusses far exceeded minuses, and XP has become the Windows OS of choice for recording."
from the new EQ magazine http://www.eqmag.com/0603_Features2_4.htm
He says, "Windows XP was way ahead of the 9X series of operating systems, particularly the oft-dissed Windows ME. Incorporating the solid code base of NT and the best 'consumer' features from 98SE, Windows XP finally delivered a level of stability that made it well-suited for pro music applications.
Sure, there were... Still, plusses far exceeded minuses, and XP has become the Windows OS of choice for recording."
from the new EQ magazine http://www.eqmag.com/0603_Features2_4.htm
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j7b
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Dell has some GREAT deals going on right now. Check out their site...
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KevinTran
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I own two computers that I built myself. But i'll have to say that if I were to get a new one, I'd just buy it from Dell or the like. It's just not worth it to build your own anymore, unless you're willing to dish out a couple thousand to build an awesome system.
What you can get for 600 bucks these days from Dell is well worth it. And it comes with the OS, which can set you back a couple hundred in itself.
What you can get for 600 bucks these days from Dell is well worth it. And it comes with the OS, which can set you back a couple hundred in itself.
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brando0
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i agree winxp is great! no problems!
also it really depends from what kind of hard drive and memory you have, if you're low on memory...you've got trouble and i think that for serious music making you need at least 1gig of ram rumbus preferably
also it really depends from what kind of hard drive and memory you have, if you're low on memory...you've got trouble and i think that for serious music making you need at least 1gig of ram rumbus preferably