Help me piece up PC for friend...

[Homerboy]

Looking to build a simple box for him so he can run Pro Tools

i5
16GB RAM
1TB SSD
Win10

 

[dave_the_nerd]

Like https://pcpartpicker.com/list/BTQfvn

 

[Homerboy]

Like https://pcpartpicker.com/list/BTQfvn

that'll probably fit the bill. Just swap out the 2 drives for one, 1TB SSD

 

[Homerboy]

Like https://pcpartpicker.com/list/BTQfvn

Dumb question - but can that CPU/MB combo do dual monitors?

 

[dave_the_nerd]

that'll probably fit the bill. Just swap out the 2 drives for one, 1TB SSD

That's your call, yeah. A single large SSD is going to be more expensive per GB, but be easier to use/manage.

My dad's DAW has like 6 hard drives in addition to the boot SSDs (one Windows, one Linux), but he doesn't mind juggling that stuff.

For audio, honestly, anything over 500GB is plenty of space.

 

[dave_the_nerd]

Dumb question - but can that CPU/MB combo do dual monitors?

Supports three.

https://www.asrock.com/mb/Intel/B360M Pro4/index.asp

You might need an adapter or two though.

 

[Homerboy]

That's your call, yeah. A single large SSD is going to be more expensive per GB, but be easier to use/manage.

My dad's DAW has like 6 hard drives in addition to the boot SSDs (one Windows, one Linux), but he doesn't mind juggling that stuff.

For audio, honestly, anything over 500GB is plenty of space.

Yeah - his instruments alone are 500GB so... he's hellbent on 1TB minimum for now. This is his "screw around" PC at home. He has a complete recording studio with all kinds of crap in there for "real work"

 

[dave_the_nerd]

Yeah - his instruments alone are 500GB so... he's hellbent on 1TB minimum for now. This is his "screw around" PC at home. He has a complete recording studio with all kinds of crap in there for "real work"

Oh, he's a composer. Got it.

The instrument samples do take a lot of space: me, I just record/tweak/publish. My parents raised an acoustic guy.

 

[Homerboy]

Oh, he's a composer. Got it.

Me, I just record/edit/publish. My parents raised an acoustic guy.

He's not a composer per se.

He's a musician (well, if you can call a drummer that )
Who owns and operates a recording studio as the primary $$ income
Who also now wants to get into "composing" music for TV/games/etc

 

[corkyg]

I was also the drummer for a jazz band when in high school - I'll always remember the old joke - want to make a drummer panic? . . . hand him the orchestration score!

 

[Homerboy]

I was also the drummer for a jazz band when in high school - I'll always remember the old joke - want to make a drummer panic? . . . hand him the orchestration score!

He's a rock-n-roller. Has been in a few bands (sill is) and subs in on tours for some other punk/rock bands.
His studio: http://www.howlstreetrecordings.com/

 

[Thebobo]

He's a rock-n-roller. Has been in a few bands (sill is) and subs in on tours for some other punk/rock bands.
His studio: http://www.howlstreetrecordings.com/

Nice studio.

 

[Homerboy]

Nice studio.

Yeah - it's his 3rd location. It's been fun watching his business grow. He used to be a listener of my radio show and we just sort of became buds from that and apparently he has talent. Constantly booked and "the guy" around these parts to record with.