Audio Recording PC: Trimming the Fat

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I've put together what I think should do for a PC for home studio recording, plus a bit of normal usage (word documents, perhaps netflix). This is my first build, but I did most of my research on CPU and have determined that my DAW (Mixcraft 6) can take advantage of all 8 cores, so I reasoned it might be best, but a lot of the other components I'm not 100% sure on. Any suggestions on what might be overkill and what to replace it with to reduce the price would be much appreciated! I use an external USB interface for playback and whatnot.

Thanks!

[PCPartPicker part list](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/n7ydJx) / [Price breakdown by merchant](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/n7ydJx/by_merchant/)

Type|Item|Price
:----|:----|:----
**CPU** | [AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/amd-cpu-fd8350frhkbox) | $169.98 @ OutletPC
**CPU Cooler** | [Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/cooler-master-cpu-cooler-rr212e20pkr2) | $28.99 @ Micro Center
**Motherboard** | [ASRock 970 EXTREME4 ATX AM3+ Motherboard](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asrock-motherboard-970extreme4) | $74.49 @ Newegg
**Memory** | [A-Data XPG V1.0 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/a-data-memory-ax3u1866w8g10dr) | $154.99 @ Amazon
**Storage** | [Crucial M500 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/crucial-internal-hard-drive-ct120m500ssd1) | $62.99 @ Amazon
**Storage** | [Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd10ezex) | $54.98 @ OutletPC
**Video Card** | [Asus GeForce GT 630 2GB Video Card](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-video-card-gt630sl2gd3l) | $49.98 @ OutletPC
**Case** | [Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-case-200r) | $39.99 @ Newegg
**Power Supply** | [Corsair Builder 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-power-supply-cx600) | $34.99 @ Newegg
**Optical Drive** | [Asus DRW-24F1ST DVD/CD Writer](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asus-optical-drive-drw24f1st) | $19.28 @ OutletPC
| | **Total**
| Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available | $690.66
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-21 17:42 EDT-0400 |

 
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Lets give this a go:

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/QmV9RB
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/QmV9RB/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($169.98 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($28.99 @ Micro Center)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($154.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Crucial M500 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($62.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GT 630 2GB Video Card ($49.98 @ OutletPC)
Case: Fractal Design...
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This mb is better at the same price
http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-motherboard-ga970aud3p
The only advantage of the extreme 4 is that it can run two graphics card and you do not need that anyway , so go for the better power management and cooler running of the gigabyte

The rest seems good , but be aware the case is pretty much open at the top and it will be noisier than most which might not be ideal for working with sound
 
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Matttt

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Excellent, thank you. I will replace the board I had in my build with your recommendation. Also, thanks for the heads up with the case! I will find another and post back with an updated parts list.
 
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Matttt

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Lets give this a go:

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/QmV9RB
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/QmV9RB/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD FX-8350 4.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($169.98 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($28.99 @ Micro Center)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($74.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($154.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Crucial M500 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($62.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GT 630 2GB Video Card ($49.98 @ OutletPC)
Case: Fractal Design FD-CA-CORE-3300-BL ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 600W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24F1ST DVD/CD Writer ($19.28 @ OutletPC)
Total: $691.16
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-10-21 22:54 EDT-0400

I'm a little worried about this little comment that has come up with the new motherboard: 'Some AMD 970 chipset motherboards may need a BIOS update prior to using Vishera CPUs.'

Now how to get that down to $600. I'm afraid I have to let to SSD go :(
 
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