$2000 System for FL Studio and SC2

[JayWillyMF]

Hi all,

It's new rig time, finally. I'm aiming for a $2000 rig for the mentioned title; I would it to be able to handle complex music making with FL Studio (probably aiming for an octocore processor) and run SC2 on ultra. Pretty simple.

My only requirements are that everything I need is included; a case, cooling, monitor, mouse, keyboard. I also would like at least a 20" LED monitor, as well.

I'm thinking of the FX series for AMD processors to save money, and probably something Radeon for the GPU.

Thank you!

 

[Blaise170]

I'd normally always recommend AMD price/performance, but given what you need it for, I'd strongly recommend Intel for this build. Depending on how much gaming you do, you can save a lot of money on the GPU.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($299.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X60 98.3 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($125.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus Z87-PLUS ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($158.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Mushkin Blackline 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($134.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: PNY XLR8 PRO 240GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 290X 4GB Video Card ($604.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: BitFenix Ghost (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($109.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: SeaSonic 660W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.99 @ Newegg)
Monitor: Asus VS229H-P 21.5" Monitor ($151.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Keyboard: Thermaltake eSPORTS Challenger Pro Wired Gaming Keyboard ($44.99 @ Microcenter)
Keyboard: Microsoft SIDEWINDER X4 Wired Gaming Keyboard ($49.98 @ OutletPC)
Mouse: SteelSeries Diablo III Wired Laser Mouse ($25.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1992.81
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-12-26 19:36 EST-0500)

 

[g-unit1111]

I'd normally always recommend AMD price/performance, but given what you need it for, I'd strongly recommend Intel for this build. Depending on how much gaming you do, you can save a lot of money on the GPU.

I'd never recommend AMD for any build over $1200. Especially for audio and video production. And two keyboards? Surely that's a typo.

This is what I would suggest:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i7-4930K 3.4GHz 6-Core Processor ($568.98 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X60 98.3 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($125.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock X79 Extreme6 ATX LGA2011 Motherboard ($224.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Mushkin Blackline 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($310.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($88.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 760 2GB Video Card ($249.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Corsair 400R ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 620W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($75.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($24.29 @ NCIX US)
Total: $1800.15
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-12-26 20:45 EST-0500)

This is way more CPU heavy as that is the intended usage. Then you can add whatever monitor, keyboard, and mouse you want. If you want Ultra I would suggest dropping to an i7-4820K and then upgrading the GPU to a GTX 760.

 

[Blaise170]

I'd never recommend AMD for any build over $1200. Especially for audio and video production. And two keyboards? Surely that's a typo.

FL Studio is not video rendering software which is why I didn't go Nvidia (Quadro to be more precise). And the dual keyboards was indeed a typo.

 

[g-unit1111]

I'd never recommend AMD for any build over $1200. Especially for audio and video production. And two keyboards? Surely that's a typo.

FL Studio is not video rendering software which is why I didn't go Nvidia (Quadro to be more precise). And the dual keyboards was indeed a typo.

Yeah GTX is definitely better in this case, a Quaddro K4000 would put the build somewhere in the $2500 range.