Building a computer for music production. Need help!
September 23rd, 2013
If I cant. Where should I start and what would I need?
If I can:
Its a that great of a computer. Not too good of music production. or even games etc. I don’t have the specs right now since its in my moms room and shes sleeping lol I’ll update as soon as I can.I believe its a Compaq computer from around 2007. What would I need to to make it into a beast. I need to run fl studio and multiple VSTS. Trying to run big VSTS like omnisphere, trilogy etc. What parts (like ram, memory) and how many gigs and stuff would I need. if anyone can help me. And what should be my budget for turning it in to a true beast lol
Thanks for the help guys!
start from scratch
what’s your overall budget ?
ballpark figure will do as a starting point
and you want to build it yourself
if gaming’s not important you can save quite a bit on a video card
you may be able to use parts from the other PC, like case, PSU, DVD drive and even video card if it’s removable and if gaming’s not important
Do not care about the gaming. And I can slowly build it over 2 3 months than im willing to spend around $1000 on it
Is it hard to build or almost anyone can do it. I’m great with computers but not hardware wise lol
Am I better off just buying a cpu? All I need this computer for is to run Fl studio/ableton. And big VSTs like i posted before. I know I have to buy a sound interface for the clicks and stuff during recording. But I need a computer that can handle multiple vsts and samples at a time.
need to know the specs of your current PC
but with out replacing mobo/CPU/memory as a unit just a CPU will be a minor upgrade in most cases
compaq presario sr1750nx is the computer i currently own
Compaq Presario SR1750NX Desktop PC – Product Specifications
Hardware
Software
Warranty
Product number
EL445AA
Introduction date
27-Nov-2005
Country/region sold in:
US
Canada
Hardware
Base processor
Athlon 64 (V) 3500+ 2.2 GHz
2000 MT/s (mega transfers/second)
Socket 939
Chipset
ATI Radeon Xpress 200
Motherboard
Manufacturer: Asus
Motherboard Name: A8AE-LE
HP/Compaq motherboard name: AmberineM-GL6E
Memory
Component Attributes
Memory Installed 1 GB (2 x 512)
Maximum allowed 4 GB* (4 x 1 GB) requires the replacement of the installed 512 MB DIMMs
*Actual available memory may be less
Speed supported PC3200 MB/sec
Type 184 pin, DDR SDRAM
DIMM slots Four
Open DIMM slots Two
Hard drive
200 GB SATA
7200 rpm
16X DVD(+/-)R/RW DL LightScribe drive
must use Double-Layer media discs in order to take advantage of the DL technology
must use LightScribe-enabled media discs and supporting software in order to take advantage of the LightScribe technology
Port type Quantity
DVD+R DL Write Once 2.4X
DVD+R Write Once 16X
DVD+RW Rewritable 4X
DVD-R Write Once 8X
DVD-RW Rewritable 4X
DVD ROM Read 16X
CD-R Write Once 40X
CD-RW Rewritable 24X
CD-ROM Read 40X
Modem
PCI K56flex data/fax modem
Video Graphics
Integrated graphics
Sound/Audio
Controller: AC97 audio
Location: Integrated
how much memory is in it, just the 1 gig now ?
“PC3200 is DDR SDRAM” is your memory spec
you have 4 slots, 2 filled with 512mb sticks if it’s the stock setup
you can add 2 1gb sticks for around $40-50 maybe
just google “PC3200 is DDR SDRAM” to see what’s available
these would make the PC a bit quicker by eliminating some slow disk access by keeping more in faster memory
Athlon 64 (V) 3500+ 2.2 GHz is your current CPU
a “Athlon 64 X2 4800+” SHOULD FIT your socket 939 mobo
google “Athlon 64 X2 4800+”” to see what’s available
the X2 CPU is dual core and your current CPU is single core
so if you music apps are dual core enabled you should gain some conversion speed there
possible other dual core CPU’s
Athlon 64 X2-3800+~4600+ (Manchester)
Athlon 64 X2-4400+~4800+ (Toledo)
from here
http://pclinks.xtreemhost.com/sockets.htm
your HP spec page
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?lang=en&cc=us&objectID=c00572530