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DanJ

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  • #1
    I know there are some nerds on this board, let's see your setups.

    stripped my NZXT Tempest down today to replace the top fans. The case is really nice in stock form, but they include LED fans on the side and front 120mm fans, but not on the top mounted 140mm exhaust fans. I got a deal on some 140mm xigmatek crystal blue LED fans off Newegg for $2.99 each after mail in rebate and the difference is awesome. Ordered a third one and a clear 140 to 120mm adapter to mount another 140mm in the place of the side 120mm fan and moving the LED 120mm fan to the rear.

    Stock junk
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    with the new 140mm's in the top
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    XFX GeForce 8200 mobo
    AMD Athlon 64 X2 2.6GHz
    Thermaltake cooler
    8gb OCZ DDR2 PC6400 RAM
    2 Hitatchi 500gb internal HDD
    1tb external backup
    EVGA GeForce GTX 260
    650 watt PSU
    22" Viewsonic

    Really want to get a quad core/ddr3 setup but can't justify spending the money really.
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    CrawlinTBSS

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    Im actually in market for a good new computer. Looking for something that is good with music production and sound. Am i looking for a specific computer or more or less just the sound card and such? preferably laptop and not rediculous price either.

    my bros got some crazy gaming computer, with coolant cooled setup to keep the computer temps down. pretty sick. blue lights and all the coolant glows green.
     
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    More details about my computer

    Component Details Subscore Base score
    Processor Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU 6400 @ 2.13GHz 5.3 4.5
    Determined by lowest subscore

    Memory (RAM) 4.00 GB 5.3
    Graphics ATI Radeon HD 5400 Series 4.5
    Gaming graphics 2430 MB Total available graphics memory 6.1
    Primary hard disk 61GB Free (279GB Total) 5.2
    Windows 7 Professional

    System
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    Manufacturer GATEWAY Motherboard Rest HP
    Model Pavilion m7667
    Total amount of system memory 4.00 GB RAM
    System type 32-bit operating system
    Number of processor cores 2
    64-bit capable Yes

    Storage
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    Total size of hard disk(s) 559 GB
    Disk partition (C:) 61 GB Free (279 GB Total)
    Disk partition (D:) 69 GB Free (279 GB Total)
    Media drive (E:) CD/DVD
    Media drive (F:) CD/DVD

    Graphics
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    Display adapter type ATI Radeon HD 5400 Series
    Total available graphics memory 2430 MB
    Dedicated graphics memory 1024 MB
    Dedicated system memory 0 MB
    Shared system memory 1406 MB
    Display adapter driver version 8.771.0.0
    Secondary monitor resolution 1920x1080
    Primary monitor resolution 1680x1050
    DirectX version DirectX 10

    Network
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    Network Adapter Intel(R) 82562V 10/100 Network Connection
    Network Adapter VirtualBox Bridged Networking Driver Miniport
     
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    CrawlinTBSS said:
    Im actually in market for a good new computer. Looking for something that is good with music production and sound. Am i looking for a specific computer or more or less just the sound card and such? preferably laptop and not rediculous price either.

    my bros got some crazy gaming computer, with coolant cooled setup to keep the computer temps down. pretty sick. blue lights and all the coolant glows green.
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    macs are ok for video/audio production because their software is pretty good.

    but imo you can build something better and faster for WAYYYY less then you would pay for a mac.

    your more worried about a good sound card mainly but youll need a decent pc to handle alot/large sound files at once. it all depends on how deep your pockets are. send me a pm and i can go more in detail.
     
    sickmint79

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    corsair 600t case
    corsair cmpsu-750tx 750 watt ps
    asus p8p67 pro
    intel i5-2500k @ 4.8 ghz
    8gb g.skill ripjaw 9-9-9-24 ddr3 1866 pc314900
    2x SLI evga gtx 460 ssc+ 1gb pcie 2.0 16x
    crucial c300 128 gb sata 6gb ssd
    hitachi 2 tb sata 3gb 7200rpm
    2x western digital 74gb 10000rpm raptor (raid 1)
    asus 24x dvd burner
    win7 64-bit

    i get to play with fatty nerd boxes at worky now too. terabytes of data and 24-96+ (to +++) cores
     
    CrawlinTBSS

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    silentd said:
    macs are ok for video/audio production because their software is pretty good.

    but imo you can build something better and faster for WAYYYY less then you would pay for a mac.

    your more worried about a good sound card mainly but youll need a decent pc to handle alot/large sound files at once. it all depends on how deep your pockets are. send me a pm and i can go more in detail.
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    Sounds good dude. Ill pm you soon when im really in the market for it all. building something probably wouldnt be a problem as my brother built his whole computer. I guess im more worried on the sound card and storage as you said.

    we have a nice big gateway PC right now thats been working but id like something on my own. Preferably laptop if possible so that it all can be portable.
     
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  • #24
    syP said:
    SSD 64gb
    640gb Storage
    1.5TB E-sata storage
    4gb ram

    This solid state shit is FAST AS FUCK. EVERYTHING is instant.

    enough said
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    :fy:

    my bro got me one for christmas last year and its the best thing ive ever done to my computer with a noticeable difference. i will never go back to a regular hd for my os
     
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