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Hey everyone,
New to the forum here and new to building PCs. I'm currently working on a build and would love to have some advice and insight from more experienced builders than myself. What I do I am both a musician and audio engineer. I will be using this setup for audio recording and music composition. No video, photography, or gaming. GOAL I really wanted to get my price down to about $1000 - 1100 before taxes without sacrificing the quality of the machine too much. So I'm looking for advice on where I could reduce the price (I may try buying used to help), as well as any compatibility issues I may have. Check out my parts list here for pricing: [Minimum post requirement for links] NOTE I don't care about style, matching, RGB, looks, etc... I care about the performance. Reasoning for chosen parts --- [Minimum post requirement for links] CPU I chose this CPU because in the audio / music composition industry, single core speed is more important than core count... this has to do with the way audio is processed in realtime, which effects latency. CPU Cooler I chose this because I would like to overclock the CPU and this seems to be what everyone is recommending online. Thermal Compound It had the best reviews. Motherboard Honestly, just chose this because it had video output ports for my monitor. RAM I chose this because I would like a minimum of 32GB of RAM and this had the best reviews for the price. Storage - 128GB M.2 SSD This is for the OS and audio programs 1TB SSD This will be for large instrument sample libraries 1TB HDD This will be to store projects 5TB HDD This will be used as a backup of everything Case I chose this because it is cheap Power Supply I chose this because it was the cheapest I could find with the best reviews. |
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caseyleesharp wrote CPU It depends on the DAW/programs you're using, and plugins, etc. Regardless, if you're specifically going to benefit from single core performance, an 8086k for nearly $500 is stupid, that's i9-9900k money. Either get an i7-9700k or i9-9900k instead of the 8086k. caseyleesharp wrote CPU Cooler The NH-D15 is fine, but there are plenty of decent options. If you get a 9900k though, you'll probably want a 360mm AIO. Fractal Design Celsius S36 or Corsair H150i PRO would be good options for a 360mm AIO. PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: Intel - Core i7-9700K 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor ($409.89 @ OutletPC) CPU Cooler: be quiet! - Dark Rock Pro 4 50.5 CFM CPU Cooler ($84.99 @ SuperBiiz) Motherboard: Gigabyte - Z390 AORUS ELITE ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($159.99 @ Amazon) Memory: G.Skill - Aegis 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($145.98 @ Newegg) Storage: Crucial - MX500 500 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($69.89 @ OutletPC) Storage: Intel - 660p Series 1 TB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($102.99 @ Newegg) Storage: Hitachi - 4 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($79.99 @ Amazon) Case: Corsair - 270R ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.98 @ Newegg Business) Power Supply: Cooler Master - MWE Gold 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($74.00 @ Newegg Business) Total: $1187.70 If you want it under $1100, you'll have to sacrifice some RAM and some storage. |
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