Recording Studio Build + Upgradeable Later For Other Things

can i get your postal code? for shipping costs.

M1G 3J4 Is the postal code

Do you also need a monitor, keyboard, mouse, and OS, to be included in that budget?

Nope got monitors, keyboards and mice.

But if you can fit it in with the budget ( if I have any left ) a nice or better keyboard would be cool, but don't add one unless theres extra budget space for it.

Ive got OS.

How about this --- all from Newegg.ca --
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LITE-ON CD/DVD Burner - Bulk Black SATA Model iHAS124-04 $17.99


Sunbeam Transformer IC-TR-US-BA-WOPSU Black Steel ATX Full Tower Computer Case $91.99
$25.00 USD Mail-in Rebate


SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD103SJ 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive $74.99


Intel Core i7-950 Bloomfield 3.06GHz LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Processor BX80601950

-$30.00 Combo $309.99 $279.99

Subtotal: $464.96
Calculate ShippingPostal Code: GO
Shipping: $28.28
Handling: $0.00
GST/HST: $64.13
PST: $0.00
EVGA 01G-P3-1465-AR GeForce GTX 465 (Fermi) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card

$40.00 Mail-in Rebate Card $199.99

XFX Black Edition P1-750B-CAG9 750W ATX12V v2.2 / ESP12V v2.91 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS SILVER Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply


$20.00 USD Mail-in Rebate $129.99

G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 12GB (3 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Desktop Memory Model F3-10666CL9T-12GBRL $142.99


ASUS Sabertooth X58 LGA 1366 Intel X58 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

-$15.00 Instant $209.99 $194.99

Subtotal: $667.96
Calculate Shipping Shipping: $17.79
Handling: $0.00
GST/HST: $89.15
PST: $0.00

Grand Total: $1,332.27
After $199.35 shipping & taxes, before $85.00 in mail-in rebates..

Its a good computer, but it has nothing to to with studio recording.. xD

I need like a really high end sound card, and anything for a video card because i wont be gaming until later on. I do perfer nVidia though. I mean a killer sound card and a gtx 450 w/ nice cuda tech would be perfect. Cause then later on i will upgrade it to something with like 2 or 3 470's

To add a good sound card and keep the Graphics the same, would either require a bigger budget or reduce some of the other features, i.e less memory, maybe an I5 instead of an I7, possibly even an AMD build... Your call..
Here is a studio type sound card for $219.00:
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E1682...

Alright then can you try an AMD build?

I have some preferences though:

Must be SIX Core

12 GB Ram

nVidia GPU 450, or 460, or 470 no 465 unless its an unlockable one.

ATI is okay only if its gonna be great for video editing ( Later on even gaming )

But for now i need the computer to focus on the sound, and music production.

Case Must be: Sunbeam AC9B-T

I want to dual boot MAC OS X and Windows 7, so I need like two 30 GB SSD`s or One 60GB

and 1 TB of space for regular stuff.

IF you need to sacrifice the SSD`s so I can get it in the budget of 800 - 1100 after rebates and shipping. I need it in that budget

Let me look at it overnight...I'll see what I can come up with..

honestly, you want a $1400 build for $1100 its not that easy.

Thanks, I mean its like perfect !

Do you know when the sound card will be back into stock though?

Either Way Best Answer !  

Now I still have budget for my preamps and firebox  

Best answer selected by Satchel.

Newegg just says "out of Stock" with no further Information...at least it doesn't say "Discontinued"  

Its all good cause i found a tiger direct store nearby, and their website says its only about 237.99 CAD, so about 15 bucks more compared to 218 + shipping.

Thanks mate!

If "Hackintosh" compatibility is important, You may want to swap out the CPU, Motherboard &ram from the Intel build. I haven't heard of anyone running OS-X on an AMD build...   The other components would work with either build.

Good luck!

Thanks   Yeah cause Mac OS X is great for stduio use but i love windows, ill probably just wait for sandy bridge and maybe i7 and UD3R will be cheaper