Computer self build dream thread (1 Viewer)

[GO]

I'm saving for a new computer.I'm fucking sick of having a totally out of date half bandy machine with which to make my musical creations.I'm gonna start by simply saving a tenner a week and selling everything that isnt nailed down in the gaf....I'm thinking something like this YEOWZA

Seeing as though I have all the hard drives and all the gfx cards and audio cards and a case..this seems like a fairly doable/affordable way to get rocking with a bit of style.Just pop em all together and let rip with the synthesizers!

My question..have you done it?Is it great?Was it as handy as I think?What did you build?Have you a better idea?

 

[Denny Oubidoux]

I'd rather buy a really swish new one all fixed up and sorted for me. cant afford it though. sorry, dont mind me, carry on

 

[GO]

I'd rather that too..well actually maybe not.I'm like a sponge with the learning these days and I quite like the idea of getting this together myself.I'm NEVER gonna have the money to get a good yoke any other way than this.Seriously.Never.

 

[pete]

it's easy as long as you take your time & are careful.

i put in a new CPU (i7-2600), motherboard (ASUS P8 Z68-V) & 8GB RAM last year for about €520 I think. then in January I replaced my old Chieftec case with a Coolermaster Silencio 550 and stuck in an Antec kuhler 920 watercooler for €160. Happy now.

Trigger's broom.

 

[ann post]

its a great waste of time to go on the mac site and see what the most expensive possible bastard computer you can order is.

you'd build hal in pc format for the same money.

 

[pete]

its a great waste of time to go on the mac site and see what the most expensive possible bastard computer you can order is.

you'd build hal in pc format for the same money.

this is it - this PC outperforms a top of the range iMac which costs 3x as much. Granted, my 27" LCD doesn't look as good as an iMac... My €8 PC World Mac knock-off keyboard is fairly convincing though.

 

[GO]

Well..triggers broom is the perfect analogy for where I'm currently and have been at for the last 5 years.

I'm getting serious about this recording malarky.Need to get the right gear.Its a great motivator...knowing you've got a rapid instrument/computer whatever to play with.

 

[pete]

RAM Is cheap. 16GB is perfectly doable.

 

[GO]

jaze Pete 520 for all that!

Thats fucking AWESOME.

I've researched the bejaysus outta this and I think I'll do alright with the AMD gear...wont be as powerful as intel but I'm onlly doing audio so its a big price difference

 

[pete]

just double checked the prices - motherboard was €170 from http://dabs.ie

CPU & RAM came to €370 from https://www.amazon.co.uk/?tag=thumpedcom0e-21

so €540 in total. would be way cheaper now.

that CPU hits 4.5Ghz easily. total waste.

 

[GO]

I just read this on the Reaper forum..from 2010...on an x4 phenom

The last project I had running in my old system was glitching on 128 samples although it wasn't at 100% cpu.

In my new system the same project was multiplied four times and ran smoothly at 64 samples. Cpu was at 66%.

That amounts to 72 tracks, 16 Acmebargig Shreds, and about 140 plugs not including the fairly heavy master chain.

Thats what I'm talking about..I'm gonna get this shit together if its he last thing I do

 

[GO]

Ahh sure for an extra oner I could be rocking this FORFUCKSAKE!

 

[pete]

read up on those new AMD CPUs. not as great as they sound.

read CustomPC magazine too

 

[Cryptid]

Maybe do a fundit? It could speed up the process(or)?

 

[magicbastarder]

am considering the following spec - i7 2600, 6870 GFX, 8GB ram. should cost around €800 with all the other necessary guff.

 

[Squiggle]

It's definitely worth doing yourself. My pc is a triggers broom. Have been working on it for 16 years - the only original parts now are one HD (not connected) and the fdd (which doesn't actually work anymore). I haven't the heart to throw either of them away.

 

[Napalm]

http://www.raspberrypi.org/

 

[D0njo]

http://www.raspberrypi.org/

I want one of those yokes. Don't know why. But I want one.

 

[RayRay]

Good thread, i'm also researching a DIY machine for home recording and using windows.

 

[GO]

See my dream bundle has dropped in price ..aww yeah ...gonna bring a load of records into town and try and sell em....get the ball rolling.Current machine was maxed out on latest tune.How?I've no idea,no unusual amount of shit going on...ahh well...soon...I'll be computing with gas!