Want to build computer for audio recording :)

mayasetton · 01-31-2009, 08:02 AM

Hey,
so after discovering that I cant do much with my current PC as far as upgrades, I'm thinking I might just build my own. Here's what I need:
a quad processor
tons of ram, something that's expandable to 10+ gigs
good and QUEIT cooling system
1tb hard drive
cd/dvd burner
many firewire/usb ports
internal sound card/video card doesn't matter

suggestions for motherboard/the rest of the stuff?
thanks you guys!

**wrench97** · 01-31-2009, 08:13 AM

Why a Quad?
Why 10+ Gigs of Ram are you building a server?
Is there a Budget for this?

josweet · 01-31-2009, 08:54 AM

Before you build this you should know that your going to have to upgrade your OS to Vista or linux based as XP doesnt support over 3gbRam.(Win7 would be my first choice when its rolled out)
Even though Multi Core CPU's are seen in XP, in my opinion they are very badly managed and run inefficiently

**wrench97** · 01-31-2009, 08:57 AM

64bit Windows XP, Vista or Linux support up to 128 Gigi theoretically, 32 bit OS's only suopport 4Gig.

mayasetton · 02-01-2009, 08:14 AM

i need the ram to run Pro Tools more efficiently. its a host based daw and the more plugins i want to run, the more ram i need to do it. i was planning on using vista 64 bit.

01-31-2009, 08:02 AM	#1 (permalink)
mayasetton Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 3 OS: windows xp	Want to build computer for audio recording :) Hey, so after discovering that I cant do much with my current PC as far as upgrades, I'm thinking I might just build my own. Here's what I need: a quad processor tons of ram, something that's expandable to 10+ gigs good and QUEIT cooling system 1tb hard drive cd/dvd burner many firewire/usb ports internal sound card/video card doesn't matter suggestions for motherboard/the rest of the stuff? thanks you guys!

01-31-2009, 08:13 AM	#2 (permalink)
wrench97 Moderator, Hardware Team Join Date: May 2008 Location: S.E. Pennsylvania Posts: 18,712 OS: Win7	Re: Want to build computer for audio recording :) Why a Quad? Why 10+ Gigs of Ram are you building a server? Is there a Budget for this? __________________ Power Supply and Selection

01-31-2009, 08:54 AM	#3 (permalink)
josweet Registered User Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 10 OS: XP-Pro/Ubuntu/Win7Beta	Re: Want to build computer for audio recording :) Before you build this you should know that your going to have to upgrade your OS to Vista or linux based as XP doesnt support over 3gbRam.(Win7 would be my first choice when its rolled out) Even though Multi Core CPU's are seen in XP, in my opinion they are very badly managed and run inefficiently

01-31-2009, 08:57 AM	#4 (permalink)
wrench97 Moderator, Hardware Team Join Date: May 2008 Location: S.E. Pennsylvania Posts: 18,712 OS: Win7	Re: Want to build computer for audio recording :) 64bit Windows XP, Vista or Linux support up to 128 Gigi theoretically, 32 bit OS's only suopport 4Gig. __________________ Power Supply and Selection

02-01-2009, 08:14 AM	#5 (permalink)
mayasetton Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 3 OS: windows xp	Re: Want to build computer for audio recording :) i need the ram to run Pro Tools more efficiently. its a host based daw and the more plugins i want to run, the more ram i need to do it. i was planning on using vista 64 bit.