Powerspec computers

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Well, if you are looking at this one, it does seem to be a heck of deal. In fact, it seems to be too good of a deal. The processor, motherboard, and memory for this box (assuming a decent motherboard, in this example the Asus K8V-X) would cost near to $400. And they have to be making their money somewhere.

Let us know how it works out. :)
 
The last 2 DAWs I used were Powerspec, I believe I'll have another when it's time to upgrade. I like Powerspec because there's not a lot of extra garbage software I don't need, plenty of extra slots for boards and they are priced really decent. It cost me more to build the same thing myself which I did 3 computers ago (but there's no warranty on DIY systems).

I did upgraded the power supply on both to a respectable level of wattage for a DAW, put more memory in and redid the fans but I'd do that no matter what I bought.

My current Powerspec DAW is a 2.6GHz P4 w/1Gb memory. My older auxillary PC is a Powerspec 1.4GHz w/768MB mem.
 
My take on this:

(copied and pasted from advertisment)

Integrated 4x AGP Real 256-bit 3D Graphics Video Chipset
250 Watt ATX 12V Power Supply
Integrated AC97 SoundBlaster Compatible Audio Chipset


for the price of this computer, these 3 things are a bit hokie.

Power supply for this speed of cpu, amount of ram, and drives seems kinda weak.

If only used as a DAW, then onbiard graphics are ok.

Sound is worthless, gonna need a standalone card.

Do some research and see how much you'd have to spend to boost these items. Then check for something that's comparable; bet you can find something cheaper. ;)
 
PowerSpec is, I believe, Micro Center's "house" brand. I bought one last year for the family room. It was cheap - around $350 - but it has held up well. The only problems it has had are based on the fact that two children use it (spyware, adware, junk software installed).

I don't like the fact that you don't get the OS CD-ROM, but that's true of many makers.

Folks, we seem to obsess on having the latest and greatest. The fact is that almost any PC you can buy today - even the cheapest ones - can serve as digital audio workstations. I've been doing this digital audio thing for over five years and started with a cobbled-together AMD 900 mHz which was perfectly adequate for plenty of tracks. You can get a Dell Pentium III on eBay for less than $200 which will serve you just fine. Even now I'm behind the curve (don't have an Athlon 64 yet), and that's okay.

The cheapest Power Spec boxes provide a lot more processing power than you really need for any but the most grandiose of recording projects. Just pop in another memory stick and a second hard drive and you're good to go. It's about the music!!!
 
Ingoloid said:
My take on this:

(copied and pasted from advertisment)

Integrated 4x AGP Real 256-bit 3D Graphics Video Chipset
250 Watt ATX 12V Power Supply
Integrated AC97 SoundBlaster Compatible Audio Chipset


for the price of this computer, these 3 things are a bit hokie.
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I completely missed that power supply. That is going to be a big problem. And the graphics do look underpowered.
 
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