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PC Desktop for recording music under $1000
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I want a VHT CLX
Morrissey
Joined: Fri Jul 09, 2010 5:06 pm Posts: 516
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PC Desktop for recording music under $1000
well, after i sell my dirt bike i'll have a good amount of money. since my dual core 2.5 ghz laptop can't handle all the vst's i want to use without stuttering and generally pissing me off, i want to upgrade to a kickass desktop. so, i'm doing psychedelic rock. therefore, i will be using gajillionz of vsts, from reverbs, to phasers, and loads of different virtual instruments, theremins, organs, mellotrons, and all that. i will also be buying NI komplete 7 when i get the money saved up. now, what kind of power will i need to be able handle all this shit i'm doing, and be able to record low latency with up to 10 tracks at a time all at once? i was thinking of building a comp with the new intel core i7 sandybridge 2600.. shit looks nice, but this gateway has everything it seems i'd want for 800$ retail: http://www.amazon.com/Gateway-FX6850-51 ... B004QZAXXEis that overkill? school me on recording comps, guize
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Last edited by I want a VHT CLX on Fri Jun 24, 2011 2:36 am, edited 1 time in total.
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Fri Jun 24, 2011 2:22 am |
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Snaxocaster
Simethicone
Joined: Thu Jun 17, 2010 3:00 pm Posts: 11625 Location: McMurdo Research Station
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Re: PC Desktop for recording music under $1000
No such animal as overkill for recording, IMO.
I'm bouncing down some stems for the Garda session at The Goo Goo Dolls' studio tomorrow night right now, and my i7 Rackintosh displays no meaningful CPU usage over eight cores (four real, four virtual) with multiple softsynths and samplers going. Like, none, doesn't even register on the meters in Logic. In 24/88.2, no less. Native systems are manly as all get-out these days. Get the beefiest thing you can swing the bucks for and pay attention to your hardware compatibility.
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Fri Jun 24, 2011 2:35 am |
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I want a VHT CLX
Morrissey
Joined: Fri Jul 09, 2010 5:06 pm Posts: 516
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Re: PC Desktop for recording music under $1000
would you reccomend building my own or just getting that gateway? if not that gateway, what is good for around under 1000?
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Fri Jun 24, 2011 2:41 am |
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metalfanat1c
The Cream Of The Crop
Joined: Sat Jul 03, 2010 6:09 pm Posts: 2119
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Re: PC Desktop for recording music under $1000
I wouldn't buy a Gateway if my life depended on it.
If you're going to buy a pre-built PC, get a Dell or an HP.
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Fri Jun 24, 2011 8:17 am |
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torgeot
Winston Wolf
Joined: Tue Jun 15, 2010 11:10 am Posts: 7283 Location: in the valley of the shadow of death
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Re: PC Desktop for recording music under $1000
I'll agree with mf on this one. You can get a shitload of PC from dell for $1000. Check into their business class stuff, less bullshit on them. Optiplex or XPS series maybe. You can narrow the search by selecting a price range, I went to the 800-1200 price range and they had quite a bit to off. I'm sure you can do the same with HP.
Also, Sign up at ebates.com, get the dell or hp link from there and you will be a paypal credit for 3-7% in a few months. Hey it's like free monies
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Fri Jun 24, 2011 9:02 am |
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Devtron
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Joined: Thu Jul 08, 2010 6:13 pm Posts: 6423 Location: Trendyhipstertonville
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Re: PC Desktop for recording music under $1000
I might buy this one sometime soon: http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications ... CatId=1886Not an i7 though. But I am broke, so i5 sounds just fine. Definitely better than my early-gen core2duo.
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Fri Jun 24, 2011 1:15 pm |
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chris_d
Winston Wolf
Joined: Wed Jun 16, 2010 7:32 pm Posts: 11362 Location: ruining everything.
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Re: PC Desktop for recording music under $1000
Plus it looks like a oldschool cylon.
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Fri Jun 24, 2011 1:19 pm |
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Devtron
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Joined: Thu Jul 08, 2010 6:13 pm Posts: 6423 Location: Trendyhipstertonville
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Re: PC Desktop for recording music under $1000
Since I didn't graduate yet, I could buy a new Dell and get a free XBox.
Top that.
(If you go that route, they make the systems more expensive to begin with, and the price difference = the amount an XBox costs ... imagine that.)
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Fri Jun 24, 2011 1:42 pm |
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Devtron
Best Supporting Actress
Joined: Thu Jul 08, 2010 6:13 pm Posts: 6423 Location: Trendyhipstertonville
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Re: PC Desktop for recording music under $1000
Actually this Gateway is kind of tempting at a quick glance: http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications ... G180-11002
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Fri Jun 24, 2011 4:03 pm |
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GnarlySheen
Jeremiah Johnson
Joined: Tue Jun 22, 2010 9:28 pm Posts: 5025 Location: Obama
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Re: PC Desktop for recording music under $1000
Get an Asus
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