- Jun 15, 2013
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I'm building a PC after using Mac for a few years. I wanted something far more powerful and as much as I love Macs I didn't want 60% of my money to go in to branding and brushed aluminium.
It's for a home radio and music production studio. I'll be running professional level software like Ableton and Pro Tools, so hyperthreading is the main thing I need in the build. I'll also be using the computer for casual gaming and probably quite a bit of movie watching. I'd like it to be Haswell because I might as well use the new technology while it's out. Don't need a sound card, I'll be using a USB audio interface.
My main issues were the video card and the motherboard. I downgraded the hard drive (At least in price. I can't see any definitive consensus online) from the WD Green so I could afford to go for the 7950 and a mobo with a good amount of features from a reliable manufacturer. I'm also concerned about it being quiet.
Here's my build so far.
Intel Core i7-4770 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor £247.28 @ Aria PC
Gigabyte GA-Z87-D3HP ATX LGA1150 Motherboard £107.86 @ Amazon UK
Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory £82.99 @ Dabs
Samsung 840 Pro Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk £104.99 @ Amazon UK
Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB 3.5" 5900RPM Internal Hard Drive £59.98 @ Dabs
XFX Radeon HD 7950 3GB Video Card £219.98 @ Aria PC
TP-Link TL-WN781ND 802.11b/g/n PCI Wi-Fi Adapter £8.67 @ Amazon UK
Cooler Master Silencio 550 £62.42 @ Aria PC
Power Supply SeaSonic 520W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V £64.10 @ Amazon UK
Microsoft Windows 8 (OEM) (64-bit) £67.19 @ Aria PC
£1025.46.
My budget is around £1000. I'd obviously like to spend as little as possible but I don't really want to compromise on quality.
Is there anything that needs to be changed, that isn't compatible or is just a 'bad' part? Or am I completely barking up the wrong tree with the build?
It's for a home radio and music production studio. I'll be running professional level software like Ableton and Pro Tools, so hyperthreading is the main thing I need in the build. I'll also be using the computer for casual gaming and probably quite a bit of movie watching. I'd like it to be Haswell because I might as well use the new technology while it's out. Don't need a sound card, I'll be using a USB audio interface.
My main issues were the video card and the motherboard. I downgraded the hard drive (At least in price. I can't see any definitive consensus online) from the WD Green so I could afford to go for the 7950 and a mobo with a good amount of features from a reliable manufacturer. I'm also concerned about it being quiet.
Here's my build so far.
Intel Core i7-4770 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor £247.28 @ Aria PC
Gigabyte GA-Z87-D3HP ATX LGA1150 Motherboard £107.86 @ Amazon UK
Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory £82.99 @ Dabs
Samsung 840 Pro Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk £104.99 @ Amazon UK
Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB 3.5" 5900RPM Internal Hard Drive £59.98 @ Dabs
XFX Radeon HD 7950 3GB Video Card £219.98 @ Aria PC
TP-Link TL-WN781ND 802.11b/g/n PCI Wi-Fi Adapter £8.67 @ Amazon UK
Cooler Master Silencio 550 £62.42 @ Aria PC
Power Supply SeaSonic 520W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V £64.10 @ Amazon UK
Microsoft Windows 8 (OEM) (64-bit) £67.19 @ Aria PC
£1025.46.
My budget is around £1000. I'd obviously like to spend as little as possible but I don't really want to compromise on quality.
Is there anything that needs to be changed, that isn't compatible or is just a 'bad' part? Or am I completely barking up the wrong tree with the build?
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