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sasky22

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Approximate Purchase Date: < September 2013


Budget Range: $1200


System Usage from Most to Least Important: Solely For Music Production using the Fl Studio 10 Program as a digital workstation


Parts Not Required: RAM, Disk Drive


Preferred Website(s) for Parts: New Egg, Ebay, anywhere that will ship to Canada


Country: Canada


Parts Preferences: NA


Overclocking: If necessary


Monitor Resolution: 3840x1080


Additional Comments: I just want a PC that can handle anything I throw at it while producing electronic music.
 
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sasky22

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Yeah I have 32gb of RAM so everything's already taken care of for that. I forgot to mention that already have a videocard so we could bring down the total to $816. Also, a really good external soundcard is a must.
 
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Transmaniacon

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What kind of monitors are you playing through? You will need something like an external audio interface, preferably with balanced connections. If you have a sub than you will also need a crossover. I wouldn't use any kind of internal sound cards for audio production.
 
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g-unit1111

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Yeah I agree - new CPUs and the Radeon 8XXX series will be out by then. If you want the next variation of NVIDIA GPUs though you'll be waiting until at least June 2014.
 
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sasky22

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Right now I'm just using headphones but I'm looking to get two sets of good studio monitors after I build this PC. Yeah, I definitely don't want any internal sound cards.
 
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sasky22

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Is there anything that I can buy now that won't make a difference if I wait 4 months?

 
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g-unit1111

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Cases, power supplies, hard drives, and optical - these things won't change much, if at all. What will are the motherboards, GPUs, CPUs, and SSDs.
 
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DSzymborski

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Buying stuff in advance can be risky. On multiple occasions, I've gotten a good deal on a case or a power supply to use for a future build, but then looking at them, I get excited within a week or two and I accidentally find myself building the whole thing.
 
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g-unit1111

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You'll get no argument from me there. I definitely agree. Safe purchases right now though are cases, hard drives, and optical drives. Optical drives won't change at all, and neither will mechanical HDs.
 
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