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Computer Builds (pg. 13)
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| mezzir |
k still on building a pc for music production
quad-core, necessary/worth the money/bad idea? |
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| Dervish |
Used Mac/Linux(loads of distros and hardware)/Windoze.
Mac wins hands down..... Ubuntu is close but not quite there yet. |
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| Krypton |
| quote: | Originally posted by mezzir
k still on building a pc for music production
quad-core, necessary/worth the money/bad idea? |
I use a duo-core and it works perfectly for me. I can play the latest games...no problem...;)...if you're lookin to save money...if you got money...why not? |
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| Krypton |
| quote: | Originally posted by pkcRAISTLIN
overclocking in 2008 has never been easier. as long as you dont fool around with the voltages its virtually impossible to do any damage. smart BIOSs these days will re-set any unstable setting if the PC crashes. my 2.13ghz is at 3.2 (and has been since feb 07) and havent had a single issue with it. |
Got any guides? |
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| mezzir |
| quote: | Originally posted by Krypton
I use a duo-core and it works perfectly for me. I can play the latest games...no problem...;)...if you're lookin to save money...if you got money...why not? |
well i'm gonna be spending the same amount
but i could bump it from 2.4-3.0GHz if i go from quad to dual, think i'm gonna go with 3.0 dual-core |
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| biznology |
| quote: | Originally posted by mezzir
well i'm gonna be spending the same amount
but i could bump it from 2.4-3.0GHz if i go from quad to dual, think i'm gonna go with 3.0 dual-core |
tbh, i would go for max memory and a dual core, fast fast HDs, but most programs dont support 4 cores yet| |
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| biznology |
so after all my frustration i installed xp on the 60gb as a slave after formatting to NTFS...
i tried to boot the xp cd by itself and with a bootable cd and couldnt get it to load. i then installed a new install on the new drive, while the original drive was still in. if i slave/master those two i can boot to xp, but trying to boot straight from the new drive, sans the old C drive brings up a 'no floppy in A drive' prompt, even tho floppy has been removed from my bios list.
stupid old computer| |
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| gehzumteufel |
| quote: | Originally posted by biznology
so after all my frustration i installed xp on the 60gb as a slave after formatting to NTFS...
i tried to boot the xp cd by itself and with a bootable cd and couldnt get it to load. i then installed a new install on the new drive, while the original drive was still in. if i slave/master those two i can boot to xp, but trying to boot straight from the new drive, sans the old C drive brings up a 'no floppy in A drive' prompt, even tho floppy has been removed from my bios list.
stupid old computer| |
that is because you had 2 windows installations on the computer. You need to do a repair install with the old drive disconnected. This will keep the dual boot situation from being a problem. Then you can just edit the boot.ini and add the old windows install manually. |
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| biznology |
| quote: | Originally posted by gehzumteufel
that is because you had 2 windows installations on the computer. You need to do a repair install with the old drive disconnected. This will keep the dual boot situation from being a problem. Then you can just edit the boot.ini and add the old windows install manually. |
ah i figured it had something to do with a simple file that kept directing the bios somewhere else...
technically it thinks i have 3 versions of windows, since i orig had 98, even tho that was a fresh install too| |
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| wesleysnipez |
I have 2 pc I just built here in December my gaming rig and my new music rig for the studio. Used my old Dell 4550 for my moble DJ business.
Gaming rig is:
PC Power & Cooling T12W 1200W ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply
Thermaltake Armor Series VA8003BWS Black Full Tower Case w/ 25CM Fan
ASUS MAXIMUS FORMULA LGA 775 Intel X38 ATX Intel Motherboard
Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600
2 X CORSAIR XMS2 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500)
2 X BFG Tech GeForce 8800GTX 768MB
Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeGamer Fatal1ty Professional Series
ZALMAN CNPS9700 LED 110mm 2 Ball CPU Cooler
2 X SAMSUNG 20X DVD±R DVD Burner Black SATA Model SH-S203B
Western Digital Raptor WD1500ADFD 150GB 10000 RPM SATA 1.5Gb/s
Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD5000AAKS 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s
Dell 2407WFP Widescreen Digital 24"
Window Vista Ultimate 64BIT
Music/studio rig is:
COOLER MASTER Mystique RC-632S-KKN1-GP Black Aluminum/ SECC ATX Mid Tower
PC Power & Cooling PPCT860 860W
GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS4 Rev. 2.0 LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Ultra Durable II Intel Motherboard
Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Kentsfield 2.4GHz LGA 775 Quad-Core Processor
BFG Tech GeForce 7950GT
2 X CORSAIR XMS2 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500)
Western Digital Raptor WD1500ADFD 150GB 10000 RPM SATA 1.5Gb/s
Western Digital My Book Premium II WDG2T10000N 1TB 7200 RPM External Hard Drive
LITE-ON 2X Blu-ray Disc Triple DVD Burner Black SATA Model LH-2B1S
Thermaltake CL-P0024 Copper Cooling Heatsink
M-audio Delta 1010LT - 10-In/10-Out PCI Virtual Studio
SAMSUNG 743BX Black 17" 5ms LCD Monitor
Windows XP professional |
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| biznology |
how is the second a dell? i call bull.
either you are just plain stupid, or someone is financing your habits. both computers are near top of the line, but the user isnt. (learn to type properly)
the specs look great, but also like you copied them from another site| |
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| kr00t0n |
| quote: | Originally posted by biznology
how is the second a dell? i call bull.
either you are just plain stupid, or someone is financing your habits. both computers are near top of the line, but the user isnt. (learn to type properly)
the specs look great, but also like you copied them from another site| |
You read wrong.
1 is gaming pc, 2 is studio/production pc, and the Dell he is refering to is a laptop he uses for DJing :p |
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