Building Computer for Friend
December 27th, 2013
So here is the deal. I want to build a computer for my friend, because he does not know much about computers. Normally I would just build it, but if I get this build really good it could help me with recommendations and I could get more customers ya know?
Anyways if any of you guys have free time and want to assemble a parts list for me I would be more then grateful.
Approximate specs
-3.0 ghz or greater processor
-1 tb hd
-min 4-5 gig of ram
– and a really good sound card
He mostly wants it for creating and editing music and occasional gaming.
Thanks in advance (:
The cheap solution is to choose an AMD system, something like:
Processor: AMD Athlon II X3 455
MB: ASUS M4N68T-M-LE V2
Video Asus Radeon 6670
RAM: Kingston HyperX Blu 4 GB DDR3-1600
HDD: Western Digial WD10EALX S-ATA 3 - 1 TB
DVD-RW + 450 W Power Supply
Or a really good Intel system for fast processing:
Processor: Intel i5 2500K
MB: ASUS P8P67 rev. B3.1
Video MSI GTX 460 OC
RAM: Kingston HyperX Blu 4 GB DDR3-1600
HDD: Western Digial WD10EALX S-ATA 3 - 1 TB
DVD-RW + 600 W Power Supply
AMD is around $600 and Intel $1100
To that you add a sound card Creative X-FI Titanium HD PCIe or Asus Xonar Xense for best audio results. Each of these is around $300
What’s the budget ?
He put the limit at 1000 so anything less would be good. Nothing overkill
Thanks to Ccucu for providing info I might go with the amd build
Noobasaurus Rex replied: He put the limit at 1000 so anything less would be good. Nothing overkill
http://secure.newegg.com/WishList/PublicWishDetail.aspx?WishListNumber=16939765
The 560 Ti is currently sold out (newegg restocks on Tuesday), but since its in your budget, replace it with a 570!
Noobasaurus Rex replied: Thanks to Ccucu for providing info I might go with the amd build
If you wanna do AMD, wait for Bulldozer, the i5-2500K in the above build is better than any AMD processor currently available on the market.
SmAsHeDr replied: Bulldozer will drop October 12th...
Noobasaurus Rex replied: He put the limit at 1000 so anything less would be good. Nothing overkill
Thanks to Ccucu for providing info I might go with the amd build
1000 chocolate buttons?
1000 grains of rice?
We are not mind readers. you need to give the correct info.
Noobasaurus Rex replied: Hello everyoneRight off the bat :you don’t need more than 4 gb unless u use it as server ,you don’t need an internal 1TB(get a usb one & get a faster internal ssd or raptor) as 4 the rest amd ati !
So here is the deal. I want to build a computer for my friend, because he does not know much about computers. Normally I would just build it, but if I get this build really good it could help me with recommendations and I could get more customers ya know?
Anyways if any of you guys have free time and want to assemble a parts list for me I would be more then grateful.
Approximate specs
-3.0 ghz or greater processor
-1 tb hd
-min 4-5 gig of ram
- and a really good sound card
He mostly wants it for creating and editing music and occasional gaming.
Thanks in advance (:
Pierre_Valois replied: Right off the bat :you don't need more than 4 gb unless u use it as server,
Ehh? What about people that run more than one operating system? Many people are using visualization! Multiple monitors, multiple operating systems, all running seamlessly. RAM is very important for this!
Pierre_Valois replied: you don't need an internal 1TB(get a usb one & get a faster internal ssd or raptor)
SSD’s are way expensive, and 60 bucks for a 1TB drive is a solid choice. But if you wanna cut your drive space in half, and save 20 bucks, get a 500GB.
Pierre_Valois replied: as 4 the rest amd ati !
If you are going to do AMD, wait for the Bulldozer, and as far as ATI goes, CUDA > Steam
SmAsHeDr replied: SSD's are way expensive, and 60 bucks for a 1TB drive is a solid choice. But if you wanna cut your drive space in half, and save 20 bucks, get a 500GB.
Or you can get Seagate Momentus XT for $99.99. Check it’s reviews, they are good.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148591
SmAsHeDr replied: If you are going to do AMD, wait for the Bulldozer
This^
If he’s going to do any recording, then the idea of a smaller faster drive for the OS and larger one for storing and editing is a good idea. Raw audio files get really large, really fast and the speed of the drive will make a huge difference in the live recording process. Once it’s recorded, you have the luxury of taking a few milliseconds longer to play with the effects, multi-tracking and mixdowns that live recording just won’t tolerate.
M-Audio makes the best sound cards for professional production quality recording and mixing. The X-FI and Xonar cards are mainly for gaming, and tend to introduce annoying “artifacts” into the sound as they attempt to make the artificially generated sounds more realistic. In studio-quality recording the idea is exactly opposite, add effects to the original sound. That’s why there is no single card that is “best” for both.
Another important factor is speakers. Get a pair of small studio monitors that will faithfully reproduce the sound exactly as recorded. There is nothing worse than spending hours recording and mixing a track until it sounds “perfect” and then playing it back on your car or home stereo and having it sound like crap, ’cause your speakers were not “right”!
I use a pair of 16 channel fostex mixers w/ 4 sends and returns on each and an M-Audio Delta 1010LT (10 inputs and 10 outputs) PCI Sudio Card a pair of Zoom effects processors, 48 channel Eq, Peavy FX processor, all run through a 400 Watt Crown amp into Altec Lansing studio monitors.
You ain’t heard a video game ’til you’ve heard it on a couple of hundred watt per channel surround!
Shah_Jahan replied: Or you can get Seagate Momentus XT for $99.99What does that have to do with this topic? That’s a 2.5″ mechanical drive.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148591
SmAsHeDr replied: If you are going to do AMD, wait for the Bulldozer
This^
Which Currency/Country? A number alone doesn’t cut it!
Is he gonna be recording voice or external instruments?
Is he gonna fiddle with virtual instruments? (VSTIs)
-paroxysM^ replied: What does that have to do with this topic? That's a 2.5" mechanical drive.
Ah! Mea Culpa! Forgot to add the quote. Now kindly check my post above and you’d know what I meant. Thank you for helping me correct it.
Shah_Jahan replied: If you’re talking about the hybrid SSD design it doesn’t make sense for a desktop at the price. You can get a cheap 30GB SSD like the original Vertex and a 500GB drive for $99.-paroxysM^ replied: What does that have to do with this topic? That's a 2.5" mechanical drive.
Ah! Mea Culpa! Forgot to add the quote. Now kindly check my post above and you'd know what I meant. Thank you for helping me correct it.
-paroxysM^ replied: If you're talking about the hybrid SSD design it doesn't make sense for a desktop at the price. You can get a cheap 30GB SSD like the original Vertex and a 500GB drive for $99.
30GB isn’t really much. Plus the mentioned hybrid disk has received very good reviews everywhere.
Shah_Jahan replied: -paroxysM^ replied: If you're talking about the hybrid SSD design it doesn't make sense for a desktop at the price. You can get a cheap 30GB SSD like the original Vertex and a 500GB drive for $99.
30GB isn't really much. Plus the mentioned hybrid disk has received very good reviews everywhere.
30GB for an OS install is fine, you can put everything else onto te 500gb HDD.
Ste#. replied: 30GB for an OS install is fine, you can put everything else onto te 500gb HDD.
Then the boot will be faster, but all the programs and games will still take time to load.
Thanks for all the info guys… and 1000 poop waffles… no jk its at 1000 us dollars
Recording is mostly going to be from external instruments then editing or whatnot on the computer
Is he gonna record voice too? Does he have a studio grade microphone & studio monitors?
Which outputs do those instruments have? And how many of em is he gonna be recording from at once?