New PC build for music production

ryand67 · Jun 12, 2015

My old PC (it was a laptop so...) bit the dust and I'm looking to get a completely fresh start and build a new PC. Hopefully the parts will be able to be ordered within the next week or two as long as money permits. The budget will be about 1200-1300 total and it's going to be mainly used for music production, and for some fairly casual gaming (CS:GO/source games mainly). I also do need a monitor/keyboard given that the last one was a laptop unfortunately. I don't necessarily care about overclocking or anything if that makes a difference in getting a usable machine for cheaper. I prefer intel systems, and having an SSD would just be absolutely heavenly. Thanks for any responses! I wish I knew enough to pick the parts myself, but alas I do not.

Thanks again!

MystoPigz · Jun 12, 2015

Try this:

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/YtQq23
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/YtQq23/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790 3.6GHz Quad-Core Processor ($289.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($26.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus Sabertooth Z87 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($96.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($99.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 270X 2GB HAWK Video Card ($139.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($18.89 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (32/64-bit) ($94.88 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Asus VN248H-P 23.8" Monitor ($133.00 @ Newegg)
Keyboard: Thermaltake Commander Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Laser Mouse ($19.99 @ Micro Center)
Total: $1220.54
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-12 14:01 EDT-0400

Tell me if this is too much. You might want to add more fans too.

ryand67 · Jun 12, 2015

MystoPigz :

Try this:

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/YtQq23
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/YtQq23/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790 3.6GHz Quad-Core Processor ($289.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($26.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Asus Sabertooth Z87 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($96.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($99.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon R9 270X 2GB HAWK Video Card ($139.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 w/Window (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GS 550W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($18.89 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (32/64-bit) ($94.88 @ OutletPC)
Monitor: Asus VN248H-P 23.8" Monitor ($133.00 @ Newegg)
Keyboard: Thermaltake Commander Bundle Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Laser Mouse ($19.99 @ Micro Center)
Total: $1220.54
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-06-12 14:01 EDT-0400

Tell me if this is too much. You might want to add more fans too.

You're a beautiful human being, you know that haha? And I think this might actually be exactly what I need. I think I'm gonna switch it to Windows 7 if it's an option though. Some of my music stuff has been known to be a little buggy on 8...

MystoPigz · Jun 12, 2015

You can switch you Windows 7. I don't really like Windows 8 either. I just put it in there because it's the latest Windows besides Windows 10.

JaredF · Jun 13, 2015

This is what I'm building now for production. Coming from an old Mac Pro 3,1 n bootcamp is just too finicky.

I already have 3 monitors and a few SSD's and other drives.

http://pcpartpicker.com/user/jaredf/saved/DwmH99

CPU – Intel Core i7-5930K 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor

CPU Cooler – Corsair H100i GTX 70.7 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler

Motherboard – Asus X99-DELUXE/U3.1 ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard

Memory – Corsair Vengeance LPX 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory

Video Card – Zotac GeForce GTX 970 4GB AMP! Extreme Core Edition Video Card

Case – Corsair Air 540 ATX Mid Tower Case

Power Supply – Corsair 750W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply

Case Fan – Corsair Air Series SP120 Quiet Edition (2-Pack) 37.9 CFM 120mm

Fans – Corsair Air Series SP120 Quiet Edition (2-Pack) 37.9 CFM 120mm Fans

Thunder Bolt Card $90.00

Total: $2154.98

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