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revolutionrock

revolutionrock

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Right, my brothers pc is nackered.

He is doing Music Tech at Uni, so needs a good pc.

He will need a sound card.

He wants to spend as little as poss.

He already has

  • Case
  • Hdd
  • Dvd Drive
  • OS

I have come up with this.

Product Name Qty Price Line Total
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4800+ 2.50GHz (Socket AM2) - Retail AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4800+ 2.50GHz (Socket AM2) - Retail £35.99
(£42.29) £35.99
(£42.29)
Asus M3A AMD 770 (Socket AM2) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard Asus M3A AMD 770 (Socket AM2) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £43.99
(£51.69) £43.99
(£51.69)
Corsair 4GB DDR2 XMS2 PC2-6400C5 TwinX (2x2GB) Corsair 4GB DDR2 XMS2 PC2-6400C5 TwinX (2x2GB) £54.99
(£64.61) £54.99
(£64.61)
Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 3450 Silence 256MB DDR2 TV-Out/DVI/HDMI (PCI-Express) - Retail (11125-00200R) Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 3450 Silence 256MB DDR2 TV-Out/DVI/HDMI (PCI-Express) - Retail (11125-00200R) £20.99
(£24.66) £20.99
(£24.66)
Asus Xonar DX 7.1 PCI-Express Sound Card (Low Profile Compatible) - Retail Asus Xonar DX 7.1 PCI-Express Sound Card (Low Profile Compatible) - Retail £49.99
(£58.74) £49.99
(£58.74)
Logitech Deluxe Keyboard (White) - OEM (967641) Logitech Deluxe Keyboard (White) - OEM (967641) £5.99
(£7.04) £5.99
(£7.04)
Logitech RX1000 Optical Laser Mouse Logitech RX1000 Optical Laser Mouse £9.99
(£11.74) £9.99
(£11.74)
Sub Total : £221.93
Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
City Link Parcel Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £8.95
VAT is being charged at 17.5% VAT : £40.40
Total : £271.28

But i have never used AMD, is it worth it? Or should we wait until the price cuts for Intel ?

We are in no rush for now, but i want to start the ball rolling.
 
beefybarn said:
You dont say what os his using ,if its 32 bit not much point going to 4 gig ram.
Click to expand...

Why not? He'll still get to use ~3.7gb of Ram out of the 4gb as 256mb will be negated by the graphics card. More Ram equals more space to store samples for music when working and less use of the swapfile on the hard drive.

If your brother isn't gaming then that system should be fine, you however don't have a PSU listed so if you have one and it isn't from a decent brand then you should budget for one - £35ish will get you an Antec Earthwatts 380w which is easily sufficient for that system.
 
I did not include a sound card as he will need a real sound card not some 7.1 gamer card there is not anything suitable on this site but would recommend a M audio external firewire card that would cost round £170 for the solo or £260 for the 410.The other option is the M audio Audiophile 2496 pci card for £70 .You might think the the cooler is a bit extravagant but silence is paramount in a music pc which is why I went for integrated graphic ie less power ,heat, noise and better air flow.

http://www.maudio.co.uk/index.php?do=products.family&ID=recording

MB-247-AS_60.jpg
Asus P5K-VM Intel G33 Micro ATX (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £49.99
(£58.74) £49.99
CP-171-IN_60.jpg
Intel Core 2 Duo E2180 "LGA775 Conroe" 2.00GHz (800FSB) - Retail £38.99
(£45.81) £38.99
MY-069-GL_60.jpg
( GeIL 4GB (2x2GB) PC2-6400C5 800MHz Black Dragon DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GB24GB6400C5DC) £41.99
(£49.34) £41.99
HS-002-SB_60.jpg
Tuniq Tower 120-LFB CPU Cooler (Socket 478/754/939/940/AM2/LGA775) £23.99
(£28.19) £23.99
(£28.19) Sub Total : £154.96 Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
City Link Parcel Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)
(This can be changed during checkout) Shipping : £8.25 VAT is being charged at 17.5% VAT : £28.56 Total : £191.77
 
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