I need to buy a PC

Uber V8 · 05-29-2012, 02:45 PM

Computer people:

I'm a Mac dude, already have a MBP but don't know much about the PC world, but can assume most things are the same.

I need a PC that's going to excel in all areas for music production.

From your experience, what is the best PC I can get for under $600?

What should I be looking for? i3, i5, i7, duo core, quad core, hard drive space, etc...

solefald · 05-29-2012, 03:09 PM

Why would you use a PC for Music Production?
Live, Reason, Logic Pro and Pro Tools all work on Macs. What else would you need?

Plus any recent (2-3 year old) Mac would do the job better than a $600 PC.

CollinsE90 · 05-29-2012, 03:19 PM

Get another Mac for DJ'ing the local bars, the hipsters won't take you serious without a glowing apple.

solefald · 05-29-2012, 03:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CollinsE90

Get another Mac for DJ'ing the local bars, the hipsters won't take you serious without a glowing apple.

EmmettBrown · 05-29-2012, 03:26 PM

^lol

Uber V8 · 05-29-2012, 03:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by solefald

Why would you use a PC for Music Production?
Live, Reason, Logic Pro and Pro Tools all work on Macs. What else would you need?

Plus any recent (2-3 year old) Mac would do the job better than a $600 PC.

I know sounds silly right? Trust me, I know Mac is the go to for music related anything. I'm doing a project with a music program called FL studio and it ONLY runs on PC. Yea I can get bootcamp and run windows on my Mac but it's not as stable.

There is rumor that the latest FL studio will run on Mac, but I never use beta stuff anyways.

E90SoFlo · 05-29-2012, 03:48 PM

Don't buy a new computer just to use FL studio. Not worth it.

Just use one of Live, Reason, Logic Pro and Pro Tools.

solefald · 05-29-2012, 03:50 PM

Why would you do anything with Fruit Loops? That thing is a piece...

But Bootcamp is pretty stable with Win 7. It blows with XP and if you have to use Firewire stuff.

E90SoFlo · 05-29-2012, 03:50 PM

If you're dead set on FL http://forum.image-line.com/viewtopic.php?p=585503

Undertow · 05-29-2012, 04:00 PM

If you are buying a laptop, wait another month for ivy bridge processors

MattsGray335 · 05-29-2012, 04:03 PM

Why not run a Windows 7 VM on your Mac?

Uber V8 · 05-29-2012, 04:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by solefald

Why would you use a PC for Music Production?
Live, Reason, Logic Pro and Pro Tools all work on Macs. What else would you need?

Plus any recent (2-3 year old) Mac would do the job better than a $600 PC.

Quote:

Originally Posted by E90SoFlo

Don't buy a new computer just to use FL studio. Not worth it.

Just use one of Live, Reason, Logic Pro and Pro Tools.

I haven't used Live, but already have the rest you mentioned. FL Studio has the most stupid easy workflow I've used and the Plugins and VST's exclusive to FL are perfect for what I need to do.

Quote:

Originally Posted by solefald

Why would you do anything with Fruit Loops? That thing is a piece...

But Bootcamp is pretty stable with Win 7. It blows with XP and if you have to use Firewire stuff.

longest going "thing to say" about FL studio for years. FL has had a stigma that it's child's play, but some of the top music producers in the world (Afrojack, Hitboy, Deadmau5, David Guetta, WillIam, Boi1da, 9th wonder, Just blaze, the list goes on...) have made Grammy multi platinum selling records with FL studio.

Thanks for the tip on Win 7 vs XP though

Quote:

Originally Posted by E90SoFlo

If you're dead set on FL http://forum.image-line.com/viewtopic.php?p=585503

Thanks for the post, but see post #6.

Uber V8 · 05-29-2012, 04:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by m3inwaiting

If you are buying a laptop, wait another month for ivy bridge processors

i'm listening...

Quote:

Originally Posted by MattsGray335

Why not run a Windows 7 VM on your Mac?

not sure what that is, but it still sounds like a bootcamp or parallel program to "inceptualize" my Mac.

CollinsE90 · 05-29-2012, 04:12 PM

The best processor you can find on an ASUS, i3-i5 most likely, at your budget. RAM can be added, the rest isn't needed, unless you want to raise your budget.

Uber V8 · 05-29-2012, 04:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CollinsE90

The best processor you can find on an ASUS, i3-i5 most likely, at your budget. RAM can be added, the rest isn't needed, unless you want to raise your budget.

Never heard of them, but I'll research some more, thanks. i found this model for $525 http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Asus+-+E...&skuId=5421252

not that i would buy it at worst buy, but i like the 1 TB HD. good lookin homie.

MattsGray335 · 05-29-2012, 04:23 PM

Quote:

not sure what that is, but it still sounds like a bootcamp or parallel program to "inceptualize" my Mac.

Parallels or VMware Fusion (not free) or even Oracle VirtualBox (free) will allow you to run a Windows 7 virtual image on your Mac. Even with the virtualization software and Windows you would spend less than purchasing a new machine.

venom3469 · 05-29-2012, 04:34 PM

Go make one on dell....Here is one $1,299.99

XPS 8500
Chassis XPS 8500, White Chassis w/19:1 media card reader
OPERATING SYSTEM Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium, 64Bit, English
PROCESSORS 3rd Generation Intel® Core™ i7-3770 processor 3.40 GHz with Turbo Boost 2.0 up to 3.90 GHz
MEMORY 12GB Dual Channel DDR3 1600MHz - 4 DIMMs
HARD DRIVE 2TB 7200RPM, SATA Hard Drive 6.0 Gb/s + 32GB SSD SRT Enhancement
VIDEO CARD AMD Radeon™ HD 7770 2GB GDDR5
SPEAKERS No speakers (Speakers are required to hear audio from your system)
OPTICAL DRIVE 16X CD/DVD burner (DVD+/-RW), write to CD/DVD
WIRELESS Dell Wireless 1703 802.11b/g/n, Bluetooth v4.0+LE
SOUND CARD Integrated 7.1 with WAVE MAXXAudio 4
USB 3.0 Integrated 10/100/1000 Ethernet
Dell Datasafe DataSafe 2.0 Online Backup 2GB for 1 year
Adobe Reader Adobe® Acrobat® X Reader Multi-Language
Ship Material Shipping Material, Direct
Wireless Driver Dell SRV Software 1703
Documentation English/French Documentation
Additional Software Additional Software
Optical SW No PDVD

This is what I did....This one isn't exactly like mine though I added a few more things to make it faster but...It is the fastest computer I have ever bought!

Uber V8 · 05-29-2012, 04:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by venom3469

Go make one on dell....Here is one $1,299.99

XPS 8500
Chassis XPS 8500, White Chassis w/19:1 media card reader
OPERATING SYSTEM Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium, 64Bit, English
PROCESSORS 3rd Generation Intel® Core™ i7-3770 processor 3.40 GHz with Turbo Boost 2.0 up to 3.90 GHz
MEMORY 12GB Dual Channel DDR3 1600MHz - 4 DIMMs
HARD DRIVE 2TB 7200RPM, SATA Hard Drive 6.0 Gb/s + 32GB SSD SRT Enhancement
VIDEO CARD AMD Radeon™ HD 7770 2GB GDDR5
SPEAKERS No speakers (Speakers are required to hear audio from your system)
OPTICAL DRIVE 16X CD/DVD burner (DVD+/-RW), write to CD/DVD
WIRELESS Dell Wireless 1703 802.11b/g/n, Bluetooth v4.0+LE
SOUND CARD Integrated 7.1 with WAVE MAXXAudio 4
USB 3.0 Integrated 10/100/1000 Ethernet
Dell Datasafe DataSafe 2.0 Online Backup 2GB for 1 year
Adobe Reader Adobe® Acrobat® X Reader Multi-Language
Ship Material Shipping Material, Direct
Wireless Driver Dell SRV Software 1703
Documentation English/French Documentation
Additional Software Additional Software
Optical SW No PDVD

This is what I did....This one isn't exactly like mine though I added a few more things to make it faster but...It is the fastest computer I have ever bought!

but...

maybe my thread was too long so you didn't read? sounds like a bad ass comp though

CollinsE90 · 05-29-2012, 05:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FwdFtl

Never heard of them, but I'll research some more, thanks. i found this model for $525 http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Asus+-+E...&skuId=5421252

not that i would buy it at worst buy, but i like the 1 TB HD. good lookin homie.

ASUS competes with Apple on hardware quality

TimZ · 05-29-2012, 05:04 PM

You can build your own pc instead of buying it. Buying a $600 pc will have crap specs when compared to a $600 built one. It's not hard at all and saves a ton of money.
You won't really get much great out of $600 when buying from dell or hp or anything else

Uber V8 · 05-29-2012, 05:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TimZ

You can build your own pc instead of buying it. Buying a $600 pc will have crap specs when compared to a $600 built one. It's not hard at all and saves a ton of money.
You won't really get much great out of $600 when buying from dell or hp or anything else

It seems that most people with built pc's are hardcore gamers. But if you're saying it will be cheaper than what's out there, I'm all ears.

How do I go about having it built? Is it like dell's website having it built or some type of computer speciality store?

CollinsE90 · 05-29-2012, 05:42 PM

$600 budget will not get you much further if you custom build. The i5 is $250 by itself.

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