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[WEABOO]

https://secure.newegg.com/WishList/M...px?ID=10376648

Final list, if you cant see it Ryi, here is the rundown:


RAM: OCZ Gold 8GB (4 x 2GB)

OS: Microsoft Vista Home Premium 64-bit

HD: (3x) Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 500GB

Case: SIGMA ORCA BLACK/SILVER

Intel MB: MSI P7N Diamond LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 780i SLI ATX

Graphics: EVGA GeForce 9500 GT 512MB 128-bit GDDR2 PCI Express 2.0 x16

Power Supply: Thermaltake Toughpower 850W

Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad Yorkfield 2.5GHz LGA

Drive: LITE-ON 20x DVD Burner

Sound: ASUS Xonar D2X 7.1 Channels

Fan/Heatsink: ZALMAN AT 2 Ball


Total before rebates: $1658.87 USD
Total after rebates: ~$1550 USD


Hope that helps

[DJ SymBiotiX]

Originally Posted by Ryi

How's it working out for you? 900 CDN is more in my immediate price range... are you running XP?

1. Yes I'm running XP (Vista is terrible <_<).

2. Its working out AWESOME.. I really dont understand why you would need more than 2 cores. I think 2 cores at 3.0+ is better than 4 at 2.5 since you wont be needing all 4 anyways. I know some audio programs support multi threading but really.. more GHz is better in my oppinion.

I run Reason (full of synths and samples [like Reason Pianos.. huge samples there]) rewired in to Live ( full of vst's and effects and stit) and it runs 100% smooth. I can even be doing like 10 other things at the same time and I have no lag.

Sure.. a nice powerhouse would be good, but you dont really need a powerhouse computer to do music production. I think my computer was pretty much perfect (without going overboard and such)

But then again, this computer suits MY needs perfectly fine. Your needs might be different?

[Ryi]

Originally Posted by The Chemist

https://secure.newegg.com/WishList/M...px?ID=10376648

Final list, if you cant see it Ryi, here is the rundown:


RAM: OCZ Gold 8GB (4 x 2GB)

OS: Microsoft Vista Home Premium 64-bit

HD: (3x) Seagate Barracuda 7200RPM 500GB

Case: SIGMA ORCA BLACK/SILVER

Intel MB: MSI P7N Diamond LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 780i SLI ATX

Graphics: EVGA GeForce 9500 GT 512MB 128-bit GDDR2 PCI Express 2.0 x16

Power Supply: Thermaltake Toughpower 850W

Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad Yorkfield 2.5GHz LGA

Drive: LITE-ON 20x DVD Burner

Sound: ASUS Xonar D2X 7.1 Channels

Fan/Heatsink: ZALMAN AT 2 Ball


Total before rebates: $1658.87 USD
Total after rebates: ~$1550 USD


Hope that helps

Whoa! That's certainly a powerhouse computer. Thanks for the rundown... I'll have to start looking myself.

Are their any websites similar to Newegg.com for Canadian users?

[aether]

Give NCIX.com or atic.ca a shot.

They're both based here in Vancouver though, so you'll probably incur a wee bit for shipping.

P.S. RAM > Processing speed for music.

[DJ SymBiotiX]

Id say they are about hand and hand. Need alot of both.

Need lots of ram to store all the samples your production is currently using.
Need lots of CPU to calculate a stream everything you are doing at the time.

Now even if you want dual monitor, you dont really need a good GPU, just one good enough for dual monitor. The only reason to get a good GPU is if you intend to play games on the same computer.
Any CD/DVD drive will usually do. (as long as it reads and burns). Again I really dont think you'd need a quad. A good dual is good enough.

Also, sound card.. well yea if you want. (I dont really need one... yet). I say get a sound card, when you actually need what one can offer.

Also.. I never needed any after market coolers. The stock cooler has been good enough for me.

Here I found my receipt for my computer.

ASUS P5E-VM HDMI mATX LGA 775 G35 DDR2 PCI-E16 2PCI-E1 PCI SATA2 RAID Sound HDMI (Motherboard)- $138.99

OCZ Platinum XTC PC2-6400 4GB 2X2GB DDR2-800 CL5-4-4-15 DDR2 240PIN Dual Channel (RAM) - $129.99

Western Digital Caviar 750GB SATA2 7200RPM 16MB 8.9MS Hard Drive 3 Year MFR Waranty (HD) - $153.99

Intel Xeon E3110 Dual Core Processor LGA775 3.0GHZ Wolfdale 1333FSB 6MB Retail (CPU) - $249.99 (This one is the same as the E8400. The model I got was the server model, the E8400 is the Home PC type Model).

Total (after shipping/tax/etc) - $723.49

(Note: I bought this at ncix).

Anyways, this is pretty much the box itself. If you want dual monitors, then you need to get a vid card + 2 monitors. If you want a soundcard, then + sound card. etc.

The only thing I personally bought after this was A monitor (I still only have one. It was a tube to LCD replacement). Again this has worked wonders for me.

I hope this helps you in your search.

[ronji]

Originally Posted by DJ SymBiotiX

Also, sound card.. well yea if you want. (I dont really need one... yet). I say get a sound card, when you actually need what one can offer.

a good sound card is pretty important...

[DJ SymBiotiX]

again, depends on what you need one for.

Sounds card that come on motherboards these days are usually good enough. For the most part "sound" cards these days allow you to simultaneously record from different sources, allow you to directly connect a midi cable to it, etc.

Sound cards (like CreAtive shit) arent really all that necessary.

[aether]

ASIO4All does an amazing job when you don't have an uber soundcard, too.

Alternatively, you can get an audio interface which can double as a soundcard. Some big synths (like the Virus series) act as soundcards, too..

[DJ SymBiotiX]

Originally Posted by Jeremy Lim

ASIO4All does an amazing job when you don't have an uber soundcard, too.

Alternatively, you can get an audio interface which can double as a soundcard. Some big synths (like the Virus series) act as soundcards, too..

Yea, thats kinda what I was getting at. Jeremy said it better :P