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psy-vibe
IsraTrance Junior Member
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Posted : Apr 17, 2006 09:55
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hello friends...
i am new in music creation/production but i think it's time for the big step forward...a new pc, but i need your help to find out if i make the right choises..
PROCEESSOR/COOLER/MAINBOARD/
¨ Intel Pentium D 940 Dual Core (3.2GHz, 4MB, 800MHz FSB, Socket 775)
¨ Motherboard : Asus P5WDG2-WS
¨ Cooler : Zalman/Cooler Master Hyper 48
RAM
2GB (2 x 1GB) Corsair XMS DDR-2 800 / PC2-6400 (4-4-4-8)
CASE+POWER SUPPLY
Case: Coolermaster CM Stacker STC-T01
PSU: Seasonic S12 (600W)
HARDDISK
74 GB WD Raptor 10,000RPM (Primary OS HD)
80 GB Western Digital 7200rpm, 8mb Cache,(2 partitions programs)
120 GB Western Digital SATA (for audio)
VIDEO
ATI Radeon 9600 XT Video Card (128MB, AGP 8X, 2D/3D)
OPERATING SYSTEM
Xp Pro
DVD-RW
AUDIO
M-Audio 24/96
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E-MU® 1820M
and my questions are...should i go with intel or athlon?...which audio card should i get??..is the graphics card too much,coz i 'll never play games??any other suggestions or advise most welcome 
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dtd
IsraTrance Junior Member
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Posted : Apr 17, 2006 10:15
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hi, i'd suggest not to waste your raptor as OS hd (you won't use much virtual mem because you have 2GB of real ram) it might even be questionable if you need a raptor at all. you probably don't need xp pro, xp home is ok too. intel is ok, you got a nice mobo there.
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z1P^
Megalopsy
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Posted : Apr 18, 2006 14:13
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hey there dude
this configuration will work real good, and maybe more than any amd system with stock clocks...
personally i'm a amd fan, but i must admit they work better with experienced users, almost any amd system you can buy will need ddr and 1:1 cpu overclocking to reach the memory bandwiths and cpu mips of this intel dawn conf you posted there...
if you go for amd, i recomend any 939 1mb L2C cpu, such as the sandiego or fx core, over a dfi nf4 motherboard, tccd or bh6 mems, (i prefer the tccd cauz they use less voltage), a good power supply and thats all ....
in my case i own a sandiego +3700, with a nf3 motherboard, and ocz rev2 tccd mems... the system runs rock solid 24/7 @ 2600 mhz (4400+) and 260 ddr (540mhz) @ 1:1... the operation and music writing
is really smooth up to 50 midi/audio channels with diferent vst plugins.
but if you dont have experience in tweaking x86 systems, i recommend the intel 775 choice, with ddr2...
about the raptor you wont feel any real diference unless you buy 2 of them and use them in raid0, but i have only one and the mb/s transfer rate makes not a big deal diference.
cheers, and hope it helps!
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