RD423
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Post by RD423 on Nov 2, 2004 12:13:03 GMT -5
Reshp
Why would you waste your money on that they cost thousands but you could build your own with almost the same specs maybe a little different and spend about $600-$700 and do it yourself and that way u can be proud of it.
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Post by reshp1 on Nov 2, 2004 12:24:21 GMT -5
I was debating that myself. I've built a computer before and it didn't really turn out all that great. It worked but was tempermental. I guess I was paying the extra 500 or so for my own time and peace of mind, and get something that's guaranteed to work right out of the box. But lately I've been finding a lot of great resources online lately for computer building questions, so maybe I'll give it another go. Like I said, I'm still trying to figure it all out.
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Post by RD423 on Nov 2, 2004 12:43:46 GMT -5
If u don't want to build it yourself go to a computer store see how much they will charge you to build it if you bring them all of the parts and so forth but don't waste money. That way if u pay a computer store it should have a warranty on the operations of the computer as long as it is not one of the parts.
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Post by reshp1 on Nov 2, 2004 14:28:15 GMT -5
Well, the parts for the same machine come out to be around 1000-1100, plus the O/S for 80. Plus 50 shipping =~1200. I can't see any local computer store charging less than 150 for a complete build-up from parts. Plus, I'm sure they won't do all the BIOS and XP tweaks to optimize for ProTools. These guys are charging me $1450, so for the convenience, it's kind of a tossup. On the other hand I am an avid DIY'er, so I may want to do it just to learn something and have a project to work on, only thing is I've been swamped lately and barely have had time to record even. Ahh...decisions, decisions, decisions.
Thanks for the input though, hadn't thought of having a local place put parts together before. I've got a couple friends that are pretty computer savvy too.. I'll keep ya posted.
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Post by bennychico11 on Nov 2, 2004 17:07:58 GMT -5
reshp- just to let you know...here's the specs of the computer parts I just bought to put together my DAW. it cost me about $1048 with shipping and all ASUS motherboard AMD Athlon XP 3000 CPU 1GB of ram Dual head video card Plextor CD-RW CPU Fan/Power Supply/all the other normal crap you need 17" Flat screen monitor (which i really didn't need, but wanted dual monitors) A bunch of other odds an ends to make things easier for me Definitely think I did better than buying it direct from someone. And this was all from NewEgg...I probably could have found a few things cheaper elsewhere
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Post by reshp1 on Nov 3, 2004 9:21:51 GMT -5
Cool Ben, Did you get it all put together yet? I think you guys are convincing me. With everything so plug and play nowadays and between you guys, HR, and DUC, I think I can probably do it with only a couple minor hitches. Let me know how yours works, try the DaveC test. Cheers. Mike
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Post by bennychico11 on Nov 3, 2004 10:48:59 GMT -5
i should be getting my last package in the mail today and then will start putting it all together. i'll let you know how it goes. I'll try that Dave test thing too, but I won't promise anything. Most likely I'll want to play instead first ;D
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Post by reshp1 on Nov 12, 2004 14:36:14 GMT -5
Alright guys, you convinced me. Here's the computer in detail.
Component________Brand________Details_______Store______Price (USD) Case IEA 4U Aluminum Chasis with case fans Ebay $96
CPU AMD Athlon 64 3400+ 1MB L2 FSB socket 754 newegg $239
Motherboard ASUS K8V SE Deluxe K8T800 Chipset newegg $118
Video Card Transcend ATI Radeon 9200 dual head newegg $47
CDRW DVD R drive Lite On 16X DVD Dual Drive, Model SOHW-1633S Black, Retail newegg $68
RAM Crucial 184-Pin 512MB DDR PC-3200 -OEM x2 newegg $182
Hard Drives Western Digital 80Gb 7200RPM IDE newegg $60
OS Microsoft Windows XP Home newegg $91
Floppy Drive NEC Black 3.5" Floppy OEM newegg $7
Power Supply Fortron Aurora 350W Non LED quiet PC $58
HD Case Silent Drive quiet PC $28
CPU fan Zalman Ultra Quiet CPU Cooler CNPS7000B-AlCu CPU quiet PC $40
Case Fans AcoustiFan Noiseless 92mm quiet PC $20
Grand Total $1098.20 (Shipping included)
Anyone know how to keep it from taking out tabs and spaces on you by the way?
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Post by bennychico11 on Nov 12, 2004 16:33:04 GMT -5
everything looks okay for a PT setup, except the Windows XP. Beware, it WILL have service pack 2 on it and you might have problems with it not working with Pro Tools. If you find your computer crashing (BoD and all) everytime you create a new session, open a new session, exit out of Pro Tools, or even try to get another program to use the Digi hardware....then come find me later and I'll give you the long e-mail Digi game me about correcting it. I didn't try their way 'cause I just installed an older version of XP that I had lying around and it worked that way...but let me know if you want the info. Also check that your case fan is the size of the vent holes that comes with the case. I accidently got a fan that was too big so I had to kinda force-mount it onto the case to stay Good luck with it all!
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Post by Saccs on Nov 13, 2004 0:52:53 GMT -5
I will be running pro tools le on a p4...Bacc when I was thinking about using protoools on pc it was only a few thing compatible and my board and chipset was one of them so I think I'm safe.
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Post by reshp1 on Nov 15, 2004 15:30:29 GMT -5
ASUS motherboard AMD Athlon XP 3000 CPU 1GB of ram Dual head video card Plextor CD-RW CPU Fan/Power Supply/all the other normal crap you need 17" Flat screen monitor (which i really didn't need, but wanted dual monitors) A bunch of other odds an ends to make things easier for me Ben, what are you using for your 2nd IEEE1394 port (if you're even) besides the one on the ASUS board? I have a second driver on my MOBO, but it needs to be routed to a connector. I'm using all my 5.25" drive bays already and the only connector modules I can find are for the drive bays. The only PCI options are for the entire card/driver, which would be a waste. The ASUS manual shows a really simple plug that just goes straight from the MOBO to one of the PCI slot openings, but I can't find it anywhere
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Post by bennychico11 on Nov 15, 2004 16:39:39 GMT -5
you've confused me...lol. what are you trying to do? the motherboard i have didn't come with any firewire ports so I bought a simple, cheap PCI card to do the job. it has two external ports and one internal (pointing inside the computer) port....works well for me
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Post by reshp1 on Nov 16, 2004 8:20:36 GMT -5
Oh, LOL, nevermind. My board came with an external port and internal port. I wanted to bring the internal port out to the back, onto one of the PCI metal tabs that cover unused ports, but not using a new PCI card.
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