Hello
I was wondering if someone could help me to choose updates to my computer i need it to making music only), Ive already have :
epox 8rda (nvidia nforce 2)
amd athlon 2200+
512 ram 333
sblive 1024
rivatnt2 (but i dont need better for making music )
codegen 300w
maybe a bit more RAM memory if you use a lot of software samplers (kontakt/atmosphere etc etc).
A better/faster processor would be nice too, 2200 is doable if you install your system properly, I'm still not having any problems with my 2500+ processor.
And most important imo, a better sound card, low latency is nice, low price is even better. M-audio audiophile 2496 is the cheapest solution out there with great quality.
If less is more think about how much more more would be.
-Frasier
Jul-11-2005 13:22
staticblue
myloops.net
Registered: Mar 2003
Location: Toulouse, France
get some DDR and a sound card ???
but you didnt tell us how much money you were going to spend
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Jul-11-2005 14:14
Mane
Supreme tranceaddict
Registered: Jan 2002
Location: Poland, Szczecin
yeah i would like to know what is the best and not the most expensive :P i was thinkg about buy sound card + midi keyboard instead of better proceor with mother board? or maybe its bad idea?
well if you have CPU speed problems, then you'd better get a more powerful CPU yes
a keyboard is not necessary to produce, but if you dont have enough power you are "limited" to a certain number of instruments or FX.
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Jul-11-2005 15:36
syk0
Junior tranceaddict
Registered: Jun 2005
Location: California, USA
More RAM almost always makes a computer run faster.
Do you have good speakers?
You might want to get a SATA hdd if you don't have one yet. If you do have one, you could add two more and configure RAID 5. Hardware based RAID is best.
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Jul-12-2005 07:06
Rob
Supreme tranceaddict
Registered: Jun 2004
Location: Adelaide Australia
The epox 8rda doesn't have SATA connectors tho.
The cheapest noticeable performance upgrade would be to get an Socket A Athlon XP 3000. It's still compatible with that motherboard.
