AeraDynamic 2009-11-17 15:35:56

want help finding some parts for it? don NOT buy a complete rack I cannot stress this enough, if something happens you are fucked cuz mostly these pcs come with an os that only works with the parts already installed. if your hardware breaks some day and you replace it there is a chance that you will not be able to installe the os again once you formated your hdd. make your own, find the right parts and have a go. also building his own system is very pleasing once it really runs ;)

do you want the pc for games also or only for music and daily use?

alertG 2009-11-18 01:14:07

haha yeah. i would just recommend a standard graphics card(nothing too expensive, unless you play games or something), decent of everything, but make sure that you have a nice processor. maybe a 2.5-3 GHz processor, dual or quad core. and with that at least 2Gb RAM(which is standard). also windows 7(prolly). The soundcard could be good, though i wouldnt go overboard unless you really want it.

Overall i think it would cost less than $1000.

I would also get some good speakers(maybe from HP maybe not), or some good headphones.

Making your own computer would be nice, though I am not as knowlegeble about hardware of computers, so I would need to do a lot of researching when building one.

AeraDynamic 2009-11-18 13:40:44

alertG I really don't know about HP Speakers man. I use a printer by HP but thats all, i never heard of anything else noticable good made by HP anyway. If you really want to get good speakers monitors are the best possible hardware you can get. You want your mix sound as neutral as possible. Mixing on Headphones is not a good idea also, I only use my headphones for drum arrangement and basic stuff at night. serious bass and drum programming needs a decent output system and I am using AKG 601 (Studioheadphones) for like 270 bucks so believe me whan I say do NOT make tracks enirely on headphones.

about win7 (which I am using right now so I know what I am talking about) I already pm'ed SJ about that but for the rest of the world here is some info you might find useful. Windows 7 is the next real windows, it runs fast, stable, looks fancy, has useful additions and great functionality depending on what version you got. BUT finding a driver for 1. old hardware and 2. especially for win7 or even both can be a pain in the ass. I cannot use my sony ericson anymore with my driver cd I got in the package. I cannot use my webcam with its standard drivers. FL studio 8 runs slow and laggy as shit with default audio drivers and now I have to use asio drivers. IF I am running FL with asio I cannot get audio from other sources at the same time and also I cannot record my stereomix in realtime over msn or audacity for f/e a quick preview cut. PLUS activating the stereomix first can also be like fucking impossible to get cause you need the right driver, maybe an update for that driver afterwards and maybe you also have to read one million billion forums on the web for getting problems fixed or even get it running first.

If you want to produce music, use XP SP3 and be happy.

And SJ... bulding your own PC is not that hard, the hardest part of all really is plugging the case cables into the right mainboard plugs. The rest is just as simple as pie, there is only one place for your GPU, your CPU and your RAM. screws through the board, get it into the csase and get the cables right and you are ready to got. Simply read your Mainboard manual for instructions and pictures where to put all the stuff into and with a bit trial and error this shouldnt be too hard to pull off ;)