Need a 300-400$ PC for Music studio

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Gamepsyched

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Sorry about my last thread... Must have been a typo.

I just built my 1500 Dollar BEAST PC. But now I need a PC for my Music studio.....

I don't need it to be SUPER crazy. Just needs to be able to run My studio one software to edit and record music.... THAT IS ALL nothing else will be done on this comp.

I don't really want to spend 500 but will if it comes down to it. I probably can find someone with an operating system so all I need is parts.

Can you AWESOME guys Show me the best parts I can use to build this in that price range Using www.Newegg.ca ..... Thank you guys
 
How's this:

CPU: http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116775
Mobo: http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157297
HDD: http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822236345
Case: http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E1681114706
RAM: http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231445
PSU: http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139027

All those parts together should total a little over $500. It's difficult to put a PC together for $400, and almost impossible at $300. Of course, you could save some cash by transplanting old parts from other PCs, or buying used.

You could also save some cash on the above build by going with a Pentium, a lower end mobo, and a WD blue HDD. There's also some value memory, cases and power supplies out there, but I'd steer away.

You'd probably also want to add a sound card, but I know nothing about those. Expect another $50-100 for a decent model. You could also throw in a GPU if you were so inclined to do so, a GTX-650 would run you anywhere from $100-140.

I assume that you live in Canada considering that you asked for Newegg.ca links. If you live in Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton or Winnipeg, Memory Express is a great local retailer. I picked up all of my parts there simply because they'd match online prices before shipping, and beat the difference by 25%, so you may want to consider buying locally. There's some great dealers with kick ass prices out there, I saved over $150 on my build.
 
EvanK said:
How's this:

CPU: http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116775
Mobo: http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157297
HDD: http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822236345
Case: http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E1681114706
RAM: http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231445
PSU: http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139027

All those parts together should total a little over $500. It's difficult to put a PC together for $400, and almost impossible at $300. Of course, you could save some cash by transplanting old parts from other PCs, or buying used.

You could also save some cash on the above build by going with a Pentium, a lower end mobo, and a WD blue HDD. There's also some value memory, cases and power supplies out there, but I'd steer away.

You'd probably also want to add a sound card, but I know nothing about those. Expect another $50-100 for a decent model. You could also throw in a GPU if you were so inclined to do so, a GTX-650 would run you anywhere from $100-140.

I assume that you live in Canada considering that you asked for Newegg.ca links. If you live in Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton or Winnipeg, Memory Express is a great local retailer. I picked up all of my parts there simply because they'd match online prices before shipping, and beat the difference by 25%, so you may want to consider buying locally. There's some great dealers with kick ass prices out there, I saved over $150 on my build.
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Okay, so he basically created an exact opposite of what you wanted and went the SUPER crazy route. It is possible to build a pc for $300-$400 but you'll probably have to use used parts or weaker new parts... but here's what I would do:

Buy this pc: http://www.geeks.com/details.asp?invtid=QW856AAR&cat=SYS
And grab something like a gt 430 because it's around $50 and you wouldn't have to change the psu. I can't advise you on the sound cards, but I don't even know if you'd need one (I don't know what sort of stuff you'll do on this pc) By the way, this is an american website but I believe they ship to canada (if you live in canada) for the same price as to us. I think building a pc on newegg with this budget would be just a waste of money, simply because they're expensive.
 
 
Benny Boy said:
361 + shipping + case - 20 mir.
mATX board if you want a small case.
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.1175855
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820211457
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152185
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827106335
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139026

There are other burners w/ 1.5mb cashe and no lightscribe for less than 37. If you want that one they won't be out long.
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I am not familiar with AMD whatsoever......... ANy way you could do intel around that price point?
 
EvanK said:
How's this:

CPU: http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116775
Mobo: http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157297
HDD: http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822236345
Case: http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E1681114706
RAM: http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231445
PSU: http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139027

All those parts together should total a little over $500. It's difficult to put a PC together for $400, and almost impossible at $300. Of course, you could save some cash by transplanting old parts from other PCs, or buying used.

You could also save some cash on the above build by going with a Pentium, a lower end mobo, and a WD blue HDD. There's also some value memory, cases and power supplies out there, but I'd steer away.

You'd probably also want to add a sound card, but I know nothing about those. Expect another $50-100 for a decent model. You could also throw in a GPU if you were so inclined to do so, a GTX-650 would run you anywhere from $100-140.

I assume that you live in Canada considering that you asked for Newegg.ca links. If you live in Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton or Winnipeg, Memory Express is a great local retailer. I picked up all of my parts there simply because they'd match online prices before shipping, and beat the difference by 25%, so you may want to consider buying locally. There's some great dealers with kick ass prices out there, I saved over $150 on my build.
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And lol these are all the parts i had picked out. Nice taste :P So i dont need a gpu to run any of my programs i will be good with the on board??

Why would i need a sound card? It's my music studio i have audio interfaces that are 300X better then ANY sound card :P
 
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That case is perfect bro!!!

Exactly what i need for my music studio, Compact and lots of expandable HDD slots

Will a regular power supply fit in this case?
 
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With such a small build it may be worth the extra cash to go modular, although the Prodigy is a great case I could see cable management being a bit of an issue with such limited space.
 
PC Power and Cooling makes a 400w modular. Antec HCG-400w modular. Most other modulars will start in the 500-550w range, Corsair TX550M, and its slim pickins till you get to 600+.


@ TS - That CoolerMaster having good ratings doesn't mean its a good unit, or well built. It isn't.
 
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Benny Boy said:
PC Power and Cooling makes a 400w modular. Most other modulars will start in the 500-550w range and its slim pickins till you get to 600+.


@ TS - That CoolerMaster having good ratings doesn't mean its a good unit, or well built. It isn't.
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uh oh i ordered it already why does it suck??
 
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