AUDIO WORKSTATION FOR 490 QUID?

jay autopsy · 7 May 2006 at 21:10

HI, PUTTING TOGETHER AN ADIO ONLY MUSIC PRODUCTION COMPUTER. WANT TO GO PENTIUM ROUTE, NO OVERCLOCKING OR GAMMING REQUIRED WILL BE RUNNING APPS LIKE CUBASE SX3 AND REASON ON WINDOWS XP PROFFESIONAL SP2. ANY COMMENTS OR SUGGESTIONS GREATLY APPRECIATED- ALL MISSING COMPONENTS I ALREADY OWN AND ARE COMPATABLE WITH SUGGESTED PURCHASES (M AUDIO 24/96 S CARD, MATROX DUAL HEAD PCI GRAPHICS CARD, AXT FORM CASE AND AN ATA DRIVE FOR ARCHIEVING)

Intel Pentium D 930 (BX80553930) Dual Core 3.00GHz FSB 800 2 X 2Mb Cache 775 £140

Patriot Signature 2GB (2x1GB) PC5300 667MHz DDR2 Dual Channel Kit £140

Western Digital Caviar Special Edition 160GB 1600JS SATA-II 8MB Cache- £52.80

Western Digital Secure Connect Serial ATA Cable (CB-000-WD) £5

Zalman CNPS9500-AT Aero Flower (Socket 775) CPU Cooler £30

Tagan TG420-U01 420W ATX2.0 Silent PSU (CA-002-TG) £55 OR

Akasa Ultra Quiet 400W Paxpower Active PFC ATX2.0 PSU £40

Gigabyte 8I945P-G £71

http://tw2005.giga-byte.com/MotherBoard/Products/Products_Spec_GA-8I945P-G.htm

PRICE £491

THANKS IN ADVANCE

Ender · 7 May 2006 at 22:12

learn the caps lock key?

if your not overclocking though, think about getting some corsair value ddr2 ram?

Shootist · 7 May 2006 at 22:19

jay autopsy said:
HI, PUTTING TOGETHER AN ADIO ONLY MUSIC PRODUCTION COMPUTER. WANT TO GO PENTIUM ROUTE, NO OVERCLOCKING OR GAMMING REQUIRED WILL BE RUNNING APPS LIKE CUBASE SX3 AND REASON ON WINDOWS XP PROFFESIONAL SP2. ANY COMMENTS OR SUGGESTIONS GREATLY APPRECIATED- ALL MISSING COMPONENTS I ALREADY OWN AND ARE COMPATABLE WITH SUGGESTED PURCHASES (M AUDIO 24/96 S CARD, MATROX DUAL HEAD PCI GRAPHICS CARD, AXT FORM CASE AND AN ATA DRIVE FOR ARCHIEVING)

Intel Pentium D 930 (BX80553930) Dual Core 3.00GHz FSB 800 2 X 2Mb Cache 775 £140

Patriot Signature 2GB (2x1GB) PC5300 667MHz DDR2 Dual Channel Kit £140

Western Digital Caviar Special Edition 160GB 1600JS SATA-II 8MB Cache- £52.80

Western Digital Secure Connect Serial ATA Cable (CB-000-WD) £5

Zalman CNPS9500-AT Aero Flower (Socket 775) CPU Cooler £30

Tagan TG420-U01 420W ATX2.0 Silent PSU (CA-002-TG) £55 OR

Akasa Ultra Quiet 400W Paxpower Active PFC ATX2.0 PSU £40

Gigabyte 8I945P-G £71

http://tw2005.giga-byte.com/MotherBoard/Products/Products_Spec_GA-8I945P-G.htm

PRICE £491

THANKS IN ADVANCE

Nice spec, what's your music like or do you record for other people ?

Ender · 7 May 2006 at 22:19

samsung spinpoints are also meant to have a lower noise then the WD drives (though i could be wrong?) also what is the need for two psu's?

jay autopsy · 7 May 2006 at 22:26

Nice spec, what's your music like or do you record for other people ?

HAVE A LOOK HERE ALTHOUGH a lot OF THE MP3S HAVE BEEN TAKEN DOWN DUE TO SIGNING THEM TO VARIOUSE LABELS AND I HAVNT PUT ANYTHING NEW UP IN A WHILE
WWW.AUTOPSY.ORG.UK

THANKS FOR THE ADVICE