I?m considering building a custom pc daw (Digital Audio Workstation for audio production/recording). What lead me to
this decision are a few things? Reading about the Roland
MV-8800, I really liked the concept, but it also seemed to
have limitations, hardware/software and ease of use.
Finding software with a similar concept, but more powerful,
easier to use, and stable seemed the way to go, and the
extra cost of a custom pc should be worth it, right??? I?ve
been doing some research trying to find a high end,
reliable, yet powerful pc at a reasonable price. Most seem
to be a bit over priced in comparison to building it
myself. This would be my first complete build. So my
questions are. Has anyone built a custom pc with the
following hardware/software? If so, how stable was it? Are
good custom built pc?s known to be just as stable as
dedicated hardware daw?s? Also, would there be any need for
two monitors at this time?...
Here is a list of hardware and software I came up with so
far. I?m still not sure about everything. For example...
Which motherboard would be best?
Which video monitor?
Video card?
Hard drive?
Software?
Monitor Speakers?
Etc?
With the parts below the estimated cost without any
discount is around $3,400.00. That?s with everything
listed. Certain items I might part with to keep the price
at $3000.00 flat. Paying in the $3000.00 range isn?t bad as
long as it?s reliable, powerful and easy to use.
ASUS P5B Deluxe/WiFi-AP LGA 775 Intel P965 Express ATX
Intel Motherboard
OR
ASUS P5W DH DELUXE/WIFI-AP LGA 775 Intel 975X ATX Intel
Motherboard
Antec Performance One P180 Silver cold rolled steel ATX Mid
Tower Computer Case
Antec True Power Trio TP3-650 ATX12V 650W Power Supply with
Three 12V Rails
Intel Core 2 Duo E6700 Conroe 2.66GHz LGA 775 Processor
ZALMAN CNPS9500 AT 2 Ball CPU Cooling Fan/Heatsink
G.SKILL 4GB(2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400)
Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory
(2) Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3320620AS (Perpendicular
Recording Technology) 320GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard
Drive
Seagate Barracuda ES ST3320620NS 320GB 7200 RPM SATA
3.0Gb/s Hard Drive
XFX PVT73GUGF3 GeForce 7600GT 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16
Acer X192Wbd Black 19" 5ms DVI Widescreen LCD Monitor
OR
ViewSonic Optiquest Series Q20WB Black 20" 5ms DVI
Widescreen LCD Monitor
SAMSUNG 18X DVD±R DVD Burner With 12X DVD-RAM Write,
LightScribe Technology Black SATA
E-MU 0404 Sound Card
(2) Yamaha HS50M Speakers
Windows XP Professional w/SP2
Ableton Live 6
Ableton Sampler
Reason 3.0
Thanks,
Jeff
this decision are a few things? Reading about the Roland
MV-8800, I really liked the concept, but it also seemed to
have limitations, hardware/software and ease of use.
Finding software with a similar concept, but more powerful,
easier to use, and stable seemed the way to go, and the
extra cost of a custom pc should be worth it, right??? I?ve
been doing some research trying to find a high end,
reliable, yet powerful pc at a reasonable price. Most seem
to be a bit over priced in comparison to building it
myself. This would be my first complete build. So my
questions are. Has anyone built a custom pc with the
following hardware/software? If so, how stable was it? Are
good custom built pc?s known to be just as stable as
dedicated hardware daw?s? Also, would there be any need for
two monitors at this time?...
Here is a list of hardware and software I came up with so
far. I?m still not sure about everything. For example...
Which motherboard would be best?
Which video monitor?
Video card?
Hard drive?
Software?
Monitor Speakers?
Etc?
With the parts below the estimated cost without any
discount is around $3,400.00. That?s with everything
listed. Certain items I might part with to keep the price
at $3000.00 flat. Paying in the $3000.00 range isn?t bad as
long as it?s reliable, powerful and easy to use.
ASUS P5B Deluxe/WiFi-AP LGA 775 Intel P965 Express ATX
Intel Motherboard
OR
ASUS P5W DH DELUXE/WIFI-AP LGA 775 Intel 975X ATX Intel
Motherboard
Antec Performance One P180 Silver cold rolled steel ATX Mid
Tower Computer Case
Antec True Power Trio TP3-650 ATX12V 650W Power Supply with
Three 12V Rails
Intel Core 2 Duo E6700 Conroe 2.66GHz LGA 775 Processor
ZALMAN CNPS9500 AT 2 Ball CPU Cooling Fan/Heatsink
G.SKILL 4GB(2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400)
Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory
(2) Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3320620AS (Perpendicular
Recording Technology) 320GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard
Drive
Seagate Barracuda ES ST3320620NS 320GB 7200 RPM SATA
3.0Gb/s Hard Drive
XFX PVT73GUGF3 GeForce 7600GT 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16
Acer X192Wbd Black 19" 5ms DVI Widescreen LCD Monitor
OR
ViewSonic Optiquest Series Q20WB Black 20" 5ms DVI
Widescreen LCD Monitor
SAMSUNG 18X DVD±R DVD Burner With 12X DVD-RAM Write,
LightScribe Technology Black SATA
E-MU 0404 Sound Card
(2) Yamaha HS50M Speakers
Windows XP Professional w/SP2
Ableton Live 6
Ableton Sampler
Reason 3.0
Thanks,
Jeff
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