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time for a new computer... (pg. 2)
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| Emperor |
| isnt there anyone on here that uses a dual duo-core for producing? |
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| Eric J |
I'd have to agree with Zombie0729. Most of the prebuilt systems I have bought have been much more stable than the ones I built myself, and I've been building them for over 10 years. In addition, you can usually get everything you want in a prebuilt Dell or similar system for about the same amount of money or even less than what you'd spend on a custom built machine. Check out some of the Dell systems, they are pretty reasonably priced.
Again, these are just my experiences, YMMV (You Mileage May Vary) |
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| Emperor |
| I dont really see anything on the Dell site that is similar to what i want. I want something like the top of the line Mac Pro. Dual Duo core...3 ghz. If they made something similar i would be very tempted to buy from them. |
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| Monkey Mouse |
While the new Core duos are certainly the fastest, they are also quite a bit more expensive than an AMD dual core (A64X2).
Keep in mind that PCIe can give audio fits with some mobo chipsets - check before you buy anything that you intend to buy yourself. That is the one thing about pre configured music PCs - they have all the bug worked out (of course that costs more $). |
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| DJDIRTY |
| quote: | Originally posted by Emperor
I dont really see anything on the Dell site that is similar to what i want. I want something like the top of the line Mac Pro. Dual Duo core...3 ghz. If they made something similar i would be very tempted to buy from them. |
Dell has duall duall core xeons for sale for a while now, and they are fast :) You should check, nuendo.com forums, for info about those, a lot of folks there run them and love it.. |
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| ZxZDeViLZxZ |
that power supply is alot becuase its in austrillian dollar.........
1.00 AUD Australia Dollars = 0.777831 USD United States Dollars
245.00 AUD Australia Dollars = 190.621 USD United States Dollars
1.00 AUD Australia Dollars = 0.881179 CAD Canada Dollars
245.00 AUD Australia Dollars = 215.900 CAD Canada Dollars
still a pricey power supply but considering the technolgy on it its a decent price........ bottom line on cpus AMD Athlon 64 FX-62 with 2mb cache en rocks me |
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| newtrancer |
| Get the power Mac its like 2700 it will blow away any Pc. if i had the money id get it. |
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| Emperor |
| Mac Pro you mean?...thats what i wanted but when you start adding on nessesary parts its at least $5,000 |
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| newtrancer |
| yes thats what i meant ,i dont know you had to add another 2500 for extras |
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| echosystm |
if you want a computer thats so loud and innapriopriate for music production... buy a dell ;)
you're never going to get real quality unless you've built it yourself. dell aren't going to use a top of the line psu, let alone fans or cases. it's all cheap crap. hence the cheap crap price.
but it's up to you i suppose :D
also with prebuilt computers, you're always going to be limited to their cruddy preinstalled OS. not fun! |
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| ASFSE |
in regards to the discussion about prebuilt pcs vs homebuilt, i have to say that building it yourself is way better.
as mentioned, prebuilt dells and the like have crappy components and preinstalled software/os. the computer im using now was built bymyself, and it is still running VERY strong for 6 years now. i've only had to change the psu and the HD, and i was able to upgrade the cpu just for kix. so basically, if you know what you are doing, then i think that if you build your own you will definetly get somthing that will outlast and out perform any prebuilt dell:D |
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