need help specking a build for a pc for music creation/editing

fireisdangerous · 22 Jan 2011 at 16:36

Hi there looking for some suggestions for a spec for a pc for creating music/editing.

My line of thinking of a decent gamming pc with 8gb of memory?

what do you think? budhet 500/600

fireisdangerous · 22 Jan 2011 at 17:55

thanks for your help so far, 600 is the max

fireisdangerous · 22 Jan 2011 at 18:14

Cleeecooo said:
I thought the OP said he wanted a gaming PC. Apparently the corsair builder series PSU's are pretty crap.

I was just basing the built around the normal spec for a gaming pc as that's what im used to building. I have a spare 550w psu that i will probably use in this build.

Or i could sell him my current mb and i5 750 (i would keep my ssd 5850 and ram etc) and upgrade myself to a new sandybridge MB and CPU!

fireisdangerous · 22 Jan 2011 at 18:17

my friend now wants the case to have a window? any suggestions? Coolermaster Elite 430

fireisdangerous · 22 Jan 2011 at 19:40

thanks, i think ill use that case.

Do you think a seperate sound card is needed?

fireisdangerous · 22 Jan 2011 at 21:52

Orcvader said:
Will it be just purely used for music creation/editing? Then +1 to Cookeh's build. But change the 2500K to a 2600 maybe?

Also, what brand is the spare 550w PSU you have?

Its a be quiet 550w moudular dark power psu its awsome and i have ever had issues with it the only downsize if that all modular cables are quite fat not like the thin corsair ones so they are harder cable manage.