I noticed a few posts here lately about building pc's for audio production and I came across this site...thought maybe someone could benefit from it.....plenty of options.
http://www.tigerdirect.com
http://www.tigerdirect.com
Building your own PC(link inside)
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Kazrog
Kazrog, Inc.
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I recently purchased a computer off Newegg, should be coming any day now.
Q6600 2.6 quadcore, 4 gb of ram, 8800 GTS....should be tasty.
Q6600 2.6 quadcore, 4 gb of ram, 8800 GTS....should be tasty.
I just helped Kazrog get his new box put together, and have done the same for a few other users, and will do the same for anyone else who wants to build a good PC at a reasonable price. PM or IM me.
Jeff
Jeff
^^Thanks for the offer.....I was looking at something like this, just deciding what options would work best for audio production...definately sticking with XP Pro. then there's processor speed/memory/ram/soundcard...etc etc.
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/searchtools/configdetails.asp?Base=2787214
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/searchtools/configdetails.asp?Base=2787214
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There's no reason why you can't get a great PC for around $600. I buy through Newegg.com and Tiger Direct. Beware of Tiger Direct, however. The price can be right for a lot of things, but their customer service is absolutely atrocious.
Every once in a while, I'll come across a incredible deal through EBC computers. Not sure if they have anything worthwhile right now. Check it out.....go to the 'parts' section on their page.
http://www.ebccomputers.com/
Long_Shaded_Eyes
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Hi,
And please guy do you have any idea where to go in Europe for this kind of good prices (France) ?
Thanks for any option
And please guy do you have any idea where to go in Europe for this kind of good prices (France) ?
Thanks for any option
kev
Im guybrush threepwood
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more metal, more booze!!!
i built my own 2.18 dual core (which i overclocked to 2.56) with parts from a great UK website
www.overclockers.co.uk
www.overclockers.co.uk
If I'm not mistaken his parts were all Newegg, with the exception of a video card I sold him.
Jeff
Jeff
He put it together, he talked a bit with me about what to get and what to avoid and was able to put it together pretty easily.
Since I'm on the other side of the map it would be a bit cumbersome for me to build computers for people, but it would be possible to do that sort of thing if necessary. Building computers is actually very easy... if I could pull it off in elementary school (before the Internet had guides on how to do everything, too), you guys can pull it off without a problem.
Jeff
Since I'm on the other side of the map it would be a bit cumbersome for me to build computers for people, but it would be possible to do that sort of thing if necessary. Building computers is actually very easy... if I could pull it off in elementary school (before the Internet had guides on how to do everything, too), you guys can pull it off without a problem.
Jeff
Long_Shaded_Eyes
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Hey Kev,
Sorry but if I ask this here it is that I allready google it :Smug:
There is so many options here too and I'm not a pro. I basicaly ask the same question that Carcass29 ... I really don't understand your problem ???!!!
Thanks if anyone can help.
Sorry but if I ask this here it is that I allready google it :Smug:
There is so many options here too and I'm not a pro. I basicaly ask the same question that Carcass29 ... I really don't understand your problem ???!!!
Thanks if anyone can help.
another great place is www.mwave.com
you can build a "barbone" system by picking your mobo, case, cpu, and ram and they'll assemble and test it for you..all you need to do is add the hard drive, dvd rom and graphics...super affordable and easy
http://www.mwave.com/mwave/viewprod...pdepts=BBONE&DNAME=Barebone+Systems+-+Desktop
you can also build amd barebones..but right now it would be wise to use and intel duo or quad and a nice asus p5k mobo
you can build a "barbone" system by picking your mobo, case, cpu, and ram and they'll assemble and test it for you..all you need to do is add the hard drive, dvd rom and graphics...super affordable and easy
http://www.mwave.com/mwave/viewprod...pdepts=BBONE&DNAME=Barebone+Systems+-+Desktop
you can also build amd barebones..but right now it would be wise to use and intel duo or quad and a nice asus p5k mobo
Kazrog
Kazrog, Inc.
I've been keeping somewhat quiet on this subject because I know I'll get shit from some of the Mac loyalists around here because of this. But whatever, let them hate me...
JBroll helped me out a ton and the machine wouldn't have come out nearly as cool without his help. My goal was to build a "hackintosh" - a PC that can run Mac OS X - because Apple's Mac Pro line is too expensive and I refuse to settle for an iMac. I was able to build a machine that would have cost me easily $8000 from Apple for less than $1300.
It was a success on first boot, although I had a couple of minor driver issues with the video card, USB and Firewire ports I had to fix initially. Here's the config:
http://secure.newegg.com/NewVersion/wishlist/PublicWishDetail.asp?WishListNumber=9324008
Summary of specs:
With the exception of the video card (which I bought used from JBroll) this machine was all NewEgg. So if you build a PC based on this config, be sure to get a video card to go with it.
As for hackintoshing in general, I highly suggest you guys go to insanelymac.com if you are interested, and keep in mind that hackintoshing is against Apple's terms of service, and may even be illegal. I don't feel too bad about it myself given that I have purchased 8 Macs in the last 10 years, I've bought every Mac OS X release since the Public Beta, I've converted tons of Windows users to Mac, etc.
So far my machine is very stable in Mac OS X 10.5.2, and it thinks it's a Mac Pro. As well it should, because the Intel Core 2 chips and the Intel Xeons are in fact the same exact chips, targeted at different markets with different price points (pay more for a Xeon because it's a "server class" chip.) Intel might put the Xeons through some extra testing, but considering that Apple themselves uses the Core 2 chips in everything except their Mac Pros and Xserves, I'm sure the Core 2s are reliable, especially with Intel's awesome warranty.
I suspect that the onboard firewire ports on the Asus motherboard are not the highly-regarded TI chip set, resulting in some funky audio dropouts with my M-Audio interface - even just running iTunes - but that problem also happens for some legit Mac Pro users running 10.5.2 with M-Audio's beta Leopard driver, and for some reason 10.4 won't install on my hackintosh (again, a problem you'd have on a real Mac Pro!) So I am getting a PCI Firewire card with a TI chipset, and an RME FireFace, both of which will solve a lot of problems and make the next BACKMASK album possible!
JBroll helped me out a ton and the machine wouldn't have come out nearly as cool without his help. My goal was to build a "hackintosh" - a PC that can run Mac OS X - because Apple's Mac Pro line is too expensive and I refuse to settle for an iMac. I was able to build a machine that would have cost me easily $8000 from Apple for less than $1300.
It was a success on first boot, although I had a couple of minor driver issues with the video card, USB and Firewire ports I had to fix initially. Here's the config:
http://secure.newegg.com/NewVersion/wishlist/PublicWishDetail.asp?WishListNumber=9324008
Summary of specs:
- Intel Core 2 Quad 2.4 GHz
- 4 GB RAM
- 2 500 GB SATA drives (for data)
- 2 80 GB SATA drives (for boot drives to run 2 operating systems if I want to, without having to partition)
- 2 DVD burners with lightscribe (because I can)
- Belkin wireless card that Mac OS X recognizes without a driver install
- Slightly older Sapphire/ATI video card that's awesome for games
With the exception of the video card (which I bought used from JBroll) this machine was all NewEgg. So if you build a PC based on this config, be sure to get a video card to go with it.
As for hackintoshing in general, I highly suggest you guys go to insanelymac.com if you are interested, and keep in mind that hackintoshing is against Apple's terms of service, and may even be illegal. I don't feel too bad about it myself given that I have purchased 8 Macs in the last 10 years, I've bought every Mac OS X release since the Public Beta, I've converted tons of Windows users to Mac, etc.
So far my machine is very stable in Mac OS X 10.5.2, and it thinks it's a Mac Pro. As well it should, because the Intel Core 2 chips and the Intel Xeons are in fact the same exact chips, targeted at different markets with different price points (pay more for a Xeon because it's a "server class" chip.) Intel might put the Xeons through some extra testing, but considering that Apple themselves uses the Core 2 chips in everything except their Mac Pros and Xserves, I'm sure the Core 2s are reliable, especially with Intel's awesome warranty.
I suspect that the onboard firewire ports on the Asus motherboard are not the highly-regarded TI chip set, resulting in some funky audio dropouts with my M-Audio interface - even just running iTunes - but that problem also happens for some legit Mac Pro users running 10.5.2 with M-Audio's beta Leopard driver, and for some reason 10.4 won't install on my hackintosh (again, a problem you'd have on a real Mac Pro!) So I am getting a PCI Firewire card with a TI chipset, and an RME FireFace, both of which will solve a lot of problems and make the next BACKMASK album possible!
kev
Im guybrush threepwood
haha, just being perdantic mate. Literally, use shopping comparison sites to get the best deals on all major parts is what I meant
Get parts from sites with free shipping. No one site (at least in the UK) will offer you the best price on every component. I know newegg is good for you USA fellas, but again im sure its the same scenario.@ metaljonesy - ive always found overclockers to be fairly overpriced on things compared to other sites! I think they might slowly be becoming more reasonable though.
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