Audio Recording and Gaming

[spider5000_1]

my brother wants me to build him a computer that he can record music on and play games for about $1700 canadian. Any ideas?

 

[Burgerbob]

What do you mean by "record music"? almost any computer can do that, if he uses the Line In on the back of the sound card.

 

[m0nk3ys1ms]

if hes going to record cd's, i would get multiple burners, real good sound card

 

[Geoff]

What kind of music does he want to record? Does he want to record simple things or is he wanting to record music from a band or something similar?

If he's going to be recording music from a band or such, I would recommend a Pentium D and something like this or this for a sound card, depending on the inputs he needs.

 

[spider5000_1]

he wants to record his band in our basement pretty much but are there any specific builds that will be good for both under $1700 canadian?

 

[Geoff]

he wants to record his band in our basement pretty much but are there any specific builds that will be good for both under $1700 canadian?

I thought so. If he's just recording the sound, your not going to need that hefty of a processor. A Pentium 4 will be fine, and you may want to look at the sound card I posted, which includes RCA inputs, which may be easier for you. However if you want to do audio editing, you may want to look at the Pentium D 930, which is a terrific value for a dual-core. Im thinking that $1700 is a bit much for what your using it for, since you dont require a large LCD monitor or a high end video card. I will through together a system that will be appropriate for your uses.

 

[baballin328]

You migh be interested in this sound card http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16829102189
or this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16829102190 or http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16829102191&ATT=29-102-191&CMP=OTC-pr1c3grabb3r

 

[Geoff]

You migh be interested in this sound card http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16829102189
or this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16829102190 or http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16829102191&ATT=29-102-191&CMP=OTC-pr1c3grabb3r

I wouldnt go with the Fatal1ty, since it wouldnt have any benifits for him over the Platinum. If you want to go the X-Fi route, I would get an X-Fi Platinum or X-Fi Elite.

 

[Clutch]

Don't use an Audigy to do studio recording. It's horrible.

http://www.m-audio.com/products/en_us/Audiophile2496-main.html

I have one of these, and I must say that it works great for recording/producing music.

 

[spider5000_1]

I thought so. If he's just recording the sound, your not going to need that hefty of a processor. A Pentium 4 will be fine, and you may want to look at the sound card I posted, which includes RCA inputs, which may be easier for you. However if you want to do audio editing, you may want to look at the Pentium D 930, which is a terrific value for a dual-core. Im thinking that $1700 is a bit much for what your using it for, since you dont require a large LCD monitor or a high end video card. I will through together a system that will be appropriate for your uses.

he does want a nice graphic card so he can play games on it he wants to use it for games and recording

 

[Clutch]

I use the Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS and the Audiophile 2496 in tandem.