Cheap DAW

[jb4play]

I'm looking into buying another pc for my studio. The software I will be running is Nuendo, Reason, Recycle, etc... The specs of the system are:

1 Pc Chips Mb825g Socket A Via Km266pro $49.99
2 Amd Athlon Xp 2700+ 2.17ghz 333fsb Oem $93.99
3 512mb Pc2100 266mhz Ddr Major Brand $62.00
4 20gb Ide Hard Drive Major Brand $34.95
5 160gb Ide Hard Drive 7200rpm Major Brand $72.00
6 Hitachi-Lg 48x24x48x Cdrw Internal Ide $28.95
7 Atx 400 Watt P.S. Pl Style Midtower Case $29.95
8 8cm Sleeve Bearing Case Cooling Fan $4.00

$394.28

Does this seem like a good deal and will it be able to handle Nuendo and other software programs? I don't use many plugs. I'm not trying to go over $400 in all for a new DAW.

[TimOBrien]

Cheap can often be: Will have trouble reading massive amounts of data.

Check with other users, see if anyone else is using that particular mobo for audio/video editing and pass on it if you do not get positive remarks. Dont frustrate yourself when you can spend a few more dollars and get something that WORKS.

I would also pass on the CD-RW. Get a DVD/CD burner. My 52xCD/16xDVD Lite-On burners from newegg.com were only $60 and have never given me a problem. You will want massive amounts of backup capability and much software now is ONLY coming on DVD.

Otherwise you've got the right idea.

[BagHun]

More RAM no matter what mobo you get...and you might as well get an 80gb drive instead of that 20.

[itsplayed]

For the same money, why not go with the Athlon64 2800+ Socket 754 Processor with a much newer 8 series VIA chipset MoBo?

1) Gigabyte GA-K8V800M.........................................$ 60
2) AMD Athlon64 2800.............................................. 100
3) 512mb Crucial PC3200......................................... 50
4) Rosewill case w/400w PSU................................... 25
5) NEC DVD-RW................................................ ......... 50
6) Seagate Barracuda 80gb system drive................. 60
7) Seagate Barracuda 160gb audio drive.................. 80

Total is: $425 You may also be able to trim that price even further by keeping a watch on rebate offers for those hard drives. If you live near a Best-Buy, it seems that just about every other month they have amazing deals on hard drives.

[IGWright]

http://studio-central.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=19127

[jb4play]

I revised my DAW a lil...

DAW Specs

AOpen 91.4ID37.074 2-Tone IDE DVD Burner http://english.aopen.com.tw/products/dvd+rw/DUW1608ARR.htm

EXCELSTOR J880 80GB 7200 RPM IDE Ultra ATA133 Hard Drive http://www.excelstor.com/callisto.htm

Seagate Barracuda ATA IV 80 Gb Hard Drive http://www.seagate.com/support/disc/specs/ata/st380021a.html

nVidia GeForce 2 GTS Video Card http://www.nvidia.com/page/geforce2pro.html

ST Audio DSP 2000 C-Port Sound Card http://www.staudio.com/products/dsp2000.html

ECS NFORCE4-A939 (1.0) Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 ATX AMD Motherboard http://www.ecs.com.tw/ECSWeb/Products/ProductsDetail.aspx?DetailID=493&MenuID=90&LanID=0

Rosewill R214P-BLK Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case 400W Power Supply http://www.rosewill.com/product/product.aspx?productId=44

KINGMAX SuperRAM 1GB (2 x 512MB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) Unbuffered Dual Channel Kit System Memory Model MPXD42D-2K http://www.kingmax.com/product/superram_ddr400_512.htm

AMD Athlon 64 3200+ Winchester Integrated into Chip FSB Socket 939 Processor Model ADA3200BIBOX http://www.amd.com/us-en/Processors/ProductInformation/0,,30_118_9485_9487,00.html/

$507.78

Software

Steinberg Nuendo 2.2.0.35 http://www.steinberg.de/ProductPage_sb190e.html?Product_ID=2442&Langue_ID=4

Propellerheads Reason 3.0 http://www.propellerheads.se/products/reason/index.cfm?fuseaction=displaymain

Propellerheads Recycle 2.1 http://www.propellerheads.se/products/recycle/index.cfm?fuseaction=displaymain

Waves Diamond Bundle 5.0 http://waves.com/content.asp?id=396

Steinberg WaveLab 5.01a http://www.steinberg.de/ProductPage_sb0f7f.html?Product_ID=2442&Langue_ID=4

Operating System

Windows 2000 Professional http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/professional/evaluation/business/overview/default.asp

[itsplayed]

jb4play, all look's good except for that graphics card. I'd suggest going with a card that's alittle more up to date. The GeForce2 card only supports DirectX 7 or lower. Take a look at this card I used on the last build:http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814130173

[jb4play]

I finally got my DAW, here it is...

Custom Built AMD DAW Computer System

DAW Specs

Generic Floppy Disk Drive

AOC Spectrum 7GLR Monitor http://shopping.com/xFS?KW=AOC+Spectrum+7GLR+Monitor+

LG CRD 8522B CD-Rom Drive http://shopping.com/xPF-LG_CRD_8522B_CRD_8522B_RET

Mitsumi 4804TE CD Rewritable drive http://www.mitsumi.com/products/4424cdrw.html

White Label Magnetic Data Tech 120GB Hard Drive 7200RPM http://3btech.net/whlamadate20.html

Seagate Barracuda ATA IV 80GB Hard Drive http://www.seagate.com/support/disc/specs/ata/st380021a.html

NVIDIA GeForce 2 GTS Video Card http://www.nvidia.com/page/geforce2pro.html

ST Audio DSP 2000 C-Port Sound Card http://www.staudio.com/products/dsp2000.html

CHAINTECH S1689 Socket 939 ULi M1689 ATX AMD Motherboard http://www.chaintech.com.tw/tw/eng/product_spec.asp?MPSNo=13&PISNo=319

Black and Silver EZ-Media G7 Extreme Steel Gamer Case w- LCD Temperature Readout & 480 Watt Power Supply http://3btech.net/siandblezg7e.html

WINTEC (2 x 512MB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) Unbuffered System Memory Model 35145588-P http://www.wintecindustries.com/orderdesk/products/productInfo.aspx?category_id=1224&product_id=588&searchstring=35145588-P&Op=2

AMD Athlon 64 3000+ Venice 1GHz FSB Socket 939 Processor Model ADA3000BPBOX http://www.amd.com/us-en/Processors/ProductInformation/0,,30_118_9485_9487,00.html

Operating System

Microsoft Windows XP Professional http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/default.mspx