Would this PC be Ok

Posted: Wed Dec 26, 2007 11:08 am

http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-ATHLON-X2-4200-DUAL-CORE-2GB-DDR2-250GB-18X-DVDRW_W0QQitemZ300182608479QQihZ020QQcategoryZ140076QQtcZphotoQQcmdZViewItem

I will be running Sonar HS 6 XL and Ivory. Audio interface is a firebox. I will add another HD to the machine and have my own copy of windows XP. How do the specs look? I don't consider myself a real power user and I don't have the cash to get a top of the line PC.

Thanks for your advice

Mike

Posted: Sun Dec 30, 2007 2:13 pm

Well it would have been nice to see it before it was removed/ sold, LOL but there is an other one, I think, just like it. It would be nice to see the motherboard. That has a lot to do with how happy you will be in the future, (upgrades, internal noise)
other then that it looks like a good start.

Posted: Sun Dec 30, 2007 3:48 pm

Thanks for the reply bwmac. I know the auction ended, I was just using it as an example. There are several in the same price range. It's all I can afford right now for a PC without buying an of the shelf model(which I know is a bad idea). Like I said in my previous post, I am not a real power user, no more than 2-4 tracks at a time and projects most likely won't be more than a dozen tracks or so.

Thanks
Mike

Posted: Sun Dec 30, 2007 5:07 pm

well you want a board that is quiet
heres what I have for under $90
an ASUS M2N-E
I would recommend ASUs mother boards

http://www.directron.com/m2nesli.html

you have to buy a MB for either Intel or AMD

mine is for AMD and its 64 bit and its quiet
Put it in an old box or something to keep the cat off of it.
new processors came down in price because of the rush over the quad cores. you dont need it for recording. soooo a core dual x 64 is cheep now

mine is a

AMD athlon 64 x2 6000+ (ADX6000CZBOX) 3.0ghz dual core w/1mb x 2 cache 90nm 125w (windsor) 64-bit socket am2 retail boxed w/cooling fan (3 years warranty)

find it here, I paid 240 3 months ago
http://www.eworldsale.com/amd-athlon-64-x2-6000-30ghz-dual-core-1mb-x-2-cache_6162_15499.html

Ram is Expencive at just under $100 per 1 gig sticks oh wait, I found a good price on kingston ram. nothing but the best (IMO)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820134488

so far we are under what you would have paid, you need a power supply (500-700 watt) from the old pc that you are going to grab from a pc junk pile and you are going to hav a super kick ass machine

good luck

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