£1500 for new build

[Bornnslippy]

Hi ive just returned a Macbook pro and i now have £1300 to spend on a new build

What do u guys recommend

Many thxs

 

[dansew123]

For gaming? Do you need everything?

£1500 or £1300 ?

 

[Bornnslippy]

Its for music recording

Well ive got £1500 but thats to include moniter too

 

[stulid]

So everything then? os/ keyboard etc?

 

[Xelene]

If it's not for gaming, my inexpert opinion would suggest a Mac. If you are set on a PC then you should be able to get a decent setup for £1000 all in with a big chunk devoted to a pro soundcard. Rest should be spent on audio paraphernalia, mixer, amp, good set of cans, monitor speakers, mike.

Edit: (I'm an IT spod at a Media company)

 

[Bornnslippy]

Yeah i got keyboard mouse and all music stuff i just thought i could build a better pc than a mac?

 

[shootersam]

I shall not speak the words, but h********h

 

[Xelene]

I shall not speak the words, but h********h

This. You can surely build a better PC than a Mac - although theiMacs can be competitive depending on where Apple are on their release cycles.

But At the end of the day it's the software not the hardware...

 

[stulid]

Yeah i got keyboard mouse and all music stuff i just thought i could build a better pc than a mac?

Well theres certainly a huge convenience value with getting a mac.


If you wanted to spend some money?


Your basketProduct Name Qty Price Line Total
Dell UltraSharp U2410 24" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Midnight Grey £479.99
(£399.99) £479.99
(£399.99)
Intel Core i7-2600K 3.40GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail £239.99
(£199.99) £239.99
(£199.99)
Crucial RealSSD M4 128GB 2.5" SATA 6Gb/s Solid State Hard Drive £149.99
(£124.99) £149.99
(£124.99)
Cooler Master Silencio RC-550 Case and GX 650W Power Supply with Hyper-TX3 Cooler Bundle £119.99
(£99.99) £119.99
(£99.99)
Gigabyte Z68XP-UD3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard £99.98
(£83.32) £99.98
(£83.32)
Asus Xonar D2 7.1 PCI Sound Card £87.98
(£73.32) £87.98
(£73.32)
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-Bit - OEM (GFC-02050) £79.99
(£66.66) £79.99
(£66.66)
Western Digital Caviar Green 2TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache - OEM (WD20EARX) £63.98
(£53.32) £63.98
(£53.32)
Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (KHX1600C9D3X2K2/8GX) £45.98
(£38.32) £45.98
(£38.32)
LG GH22NS70 22x DVD±RW SATA ReWriter (Black) - OEM £17.99
(£14.99) £17.99
(£14.99)
Sub Total : £1,154.89
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
DPD Next Day Parcel
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £20.10
VAT is being charged at 20.00% VAT : £235.00
Total : £1,409.99


Most of the parts are silent such as the case that has sound deadening fitted to the side panels.

The monitor has a IPS screen and a HDMI input so you can use the CPU's built-in HD3000 GFX through the motherboards HDMI port.

 

[shootersam]

The almighty stulid, I do not talk down to you, but doesn't that PSU get bad reviews?

 

[stulid]

The almighty stulid, I do not talk down to you, but doesn't that PSU get bad reviews?

http://www.kitguru.net/components/p...er-master-gx650-bronze-power-supply-review/6/

 

[shootersam]

http://www.kitguru.net/components/p...er-master-gx650-bronze-power-supply-review/6/

http://www.hardocp.com/article/2010/11/22/cooler_master_gx_650w_power_supply_review/9

 

[stulid]

More,

http://traficantesdehardware.com/Reviews-Hardware/Review-Cooler-Master-GX-650W/Page-7.html
http://www.islabit.com/16135/review-psu-cooler-master-gx-650w-80plus-al-detalle.html/11
http://translate.google.com/transla...n&u=http://article.techlabs.by/36_8978_3.html
http://translate.google.com/transla...&sl=auto&tl=en&u=http://www.itrends.dk/25382/


I should explain more, I wouldnt normally pick it, but its part of a bundle to save money which im all for.