Alright.

Maybe 'perfect' is asking for too much, however, I DO need something that can handle loads and loads of music-production--something that'll let me work freely. Basically, a computer that's built for producing in mind.

I have already collected most of what I wanted in order to begin producing once more, and since I stopped in the first place (sucky 'puter was the main reason), I don't want to be held back by this dumb, solve-able problem... if it's solve-able, hah!

Anyways, any ideas?

Thanks.

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Unfortunately, Music Production is very hardware intense, and with the right amount of VSTs, you can bring any machine to its knees. But I am trying to recommend you a good machine.

RAM is the most important part. 2 GB should do the job nicely. If you have more to spend, invest it in even more RAM so you're set for the future.
CPU is also important. I think you should be fine with a dual core 4400+ processor. This is what a friend has as setup, and this can really handle immense loads of VSTs.
I wouldn't forget about a big harddisk either. You will get more and more Sample CDs/DVDs, and recently there have been a lot of sample based synths coming out on one or more DVDs. Spectrasonics Stylus is 8 GB, EWQL Symphonic Choirs as an extreme example something like 40GB. Depending on what amount of samples youre using and what else you want to store on your harddisk (games, mp3s, movies), dont save on the harddisk. I recommend 300-500GB to start with, you can still upgrade to more quite easily. Also keep in mind to get a S-ATA disk, this gives you a major improvement in disk access speed.

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In terms of better storage look at newer motherboards that have built in RAID controllers, seems like a good way to improve on HDD read/write speed.

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I think I have the perfect production computer
cpu: Intel Core 2 Duo 6600 2.4GHz
gpu: Sapphire Radeon X1600PRO 256MB
mobo: ASUS P5W DH Deluxe
audio: Audiophile 192
ram: 1024 (2x512) MB RAM OCZ Gold something
hd: Western Digital 250GB

I can run 5 Toxics, 3 Massives and 2 FM8 and the cpu usage is under 10% (I currently use the Realtek onboard soundcard instead of my Audiophile, so the latency is 100ms).

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If you want to work freely, I suggest a intel quad core cpu.. that should give you nough power for whatever you do. I have a duall core conroe like ronk... and I am more than happy. But a quad will give you an additional boost of performace. I've tried a quad core, and loved it.. It's a monster powerhouse..
Check out this site for info regarding audio pefrormace of diefferent cpu's.. http://www.aavimt.com.au/dawbench/benchmarks.htm

Aluminium Tower - Anodized black
(WHD:210x490x515mm)
Intel®975X Chipset
Intel® 64-bit Core™2 Quad QX6700 Processor
(4x 2.66 GHz 8MB Cache)
4.0 Gb DDR2 RAM
DVD +/- Dual Layer writer
250 Gb 7200 rpm System HD
(25Gb Reserved for backup)
Raid the Lightning Audio drive
(3x500Gb RAID-5 Array)
Iomega® SATA REV Drive

2x DVI monitor outputs
(Supports Apple®Cinema display)
2x Ti Firewire (front/rear)
8x USB 2.0 (2front/6rear)
Gigabit (1000 Mbit) Network
2x available PCI slots
2x available PCIe 16 slots
1x Printer port
1x serial port

5 546,94 EUR

Mmmmmm

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Last edited by substorm on Feb-23-2007 at 18:06

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Originally posted by substorm Aluminium Tower - Anodized black (WHD:210x490x515mm) Intel®975X Chipset Intel® 64-bit Core™2 Quad QX6700 Processor (4x 2.66 GHz 8MB Cache) 4.0 Gb DDR2 RAM DVD +/- Dual Layer writer 250 Gb 7200 rpm System HD (25Gb Reserved for backup) Raid the Lightning Audio drive (3x500Gb RAID-5 Array) Iomega® SATA REV Drive 2x DVI monitor outputs (Supports Apple®Cinema display) 2x Ti Firewire (front/rear) 8x USB 2.0 (2front/6rear) Gigabit (1000 Mbit) Network 2x available PCI slots 2x available PCIe 16 slots 1x Printer port 1x serial port 5 546,94 EUR Mmmmmm

I want I want!!!

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Originally posted by BOOsTER I want I want!!!

Me to....

Check here... Swedish made by FROST.ACM
http://www.frostacm.com/uk/

Specialized on studio PC´s, they have some juicy stuff!

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you people are mad!

there are anjunabeats/monster/recover/somatic artists that use socket a CPUs LOL

what do you do with all that power?

you don't need a fuckin server to produce quality tracks

and why get a super computer and use only 10% of the cpu ???

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Last edited by djsphere on Feb-23-2007 at 21:14

Didn't you know? It's a measurement of, production fortitude.

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Originally posted by djsphere and why get a super computer and use only 10% of the cpu ???

because of the unlimited production options...my pc isn't that expensive, it costs around 1200 euro here, and I finally can use synths and effects like I want to (and with no crashes). it's a huge upgrade from my pentium 3...

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