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Surrender
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Posted : Nov 4, 2003 07:36
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so i have saved some $$ and i want to make music, i will buy a new computer for music production and was wondering whether i should get a brand name? or construct my own? if i construct my own, what should the specifications be? if a brand name, which one? mind you all that i live in the USA. thanks.
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medir
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Posted : Nov 4, 2003 08:59
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...super is enough today =(-;
go for an asus board ( very important is fast fsb --> chk what ur cpu can handle ) with firewire. at least 512 mb of ram ( pc3200 or more ) as graphx card i suggest u one without fan (...welcome to tornado-studios...) i.g. the matrox g550 ( even with dual-head...the "ideal" graphx-card for doing noise )
ide hd with 7200rpm (...scsi isn t worth anymore ) chk wd, matrox ( 8mb cache, high data-transfer n fast seek-time ).
amd or intel doesnt matter...i would never buy an intel cause it s intel, but both works fine.
ou...and the g5 is out....=(-;
good luck
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katam
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Posted : Nov 4, 2003 10:10
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go for a dual xeon.....ive been using a dual xeon for 4 months now and i cant find a stronger computer......except the G5 maybe...but not far off |
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bilbobagginz
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Posted : Nov 4, 2003 10:34
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it is nice, i wish you luck... but still the sky is the limit in this business. so if you expose your budget and what you already have,
it will be easier to talk "turkey"
bom dia.
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medir
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Posted : Nov 4, 2003 13:41
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http://www.tomshardware.com/
...i suggest u to build your own...it s cheaper, it s better...( don t save money at the house...a cheap one will absorb noise (usually...) not as good...)
b-oms
experiment !
make it your motto day and night.
experiment,
and it will lead you to the light.
the apple on the top of the tree
is never too high to achieve,
so take an example from eve...
experiment ! |
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A.Rosengren
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Posted : Nov 4, 2003 14:07
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go for AMD processors definatly... I had 2 friends who burned 2 Intel´s in 2 weeks until they got a AMD and still working on that one...
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Mike A
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Posted : Nov 4, 2003 14:58
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On 2003-11-04 07:36, Surrender wrote:
so i have saved some $$ |
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How much is some?
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Jhosten
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Posted : Nov 4, 2003 15:20
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hi Surrender im in the same situation as you , im
constructing my own , i will describe my setup after search and search for a lot of informations , with some friends that made music and around the net.I dont know if this setup is good for you , speaking about $$ but let´s try.....
i think its good for me but if not everybody can say something about.
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mubali
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Posted : Nov 4, 2003 21:01
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I have a minor question myself... I bought an Audiophile 24/96 PCI soundcard and when I installed it, I get this noisy hum. It is installed a little close to the CPU MOBO and I noticed it has a noisy fan. I have two questions: Can anyone recommend an inexpensive quiet fan, and would installing my sound card into a PCI slot that is lower than what I had it in originally change the noise issue?
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Mike A
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Posted : Nov 4, 2003 21:41
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The hum is from the speakers or from inside the computer?
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mubali
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Posted : Nov 4, 2003 23:42
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I am not sure honestly... The hum happens when I plug my audio interface into my sound system. I haven't plugged my headphones into my computer directly. I also noticed a hum when recording into my audio interface.
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mubali
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Posted : Nov 4, 2003 23:49
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And to Surrender: I personally had a bit of success building (or having someone else) build one from just parts. This will allow you to avoid any extra crap that you don't need.
I purchased an AMD 2400 (got mobo & cpu Combo)
512 MB ram
160 Gig Hard Drive
a really cheap fan
Audiophile 24/96
Keyboard/Mouse
I forget what videocard I got, but a friend gave it to me...
and all told I believe that I paid $680 for it...
I went to Frys for the parts but make sure that you know your Ram specs for the motherboard you are using. I am still dealing with an issue where the techs sold me incompatible ram and it killed my motherboard....
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Mike A
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Posted : Nov 5, 2003 00:40
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get a 2500, 2700 or higher.
2600, 2400, and lower are using the old Thunderbird core which has less onchip memory, heats up faster, and more or less sucks 
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Boogieman
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Posted : Nov 6, 2003 05:00
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katam
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Posted : Nov 6, 2003 10:59
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why are u people going only for amd.....what about dual processors? |
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