Subject:Looking for PC Recommendations

Posted by: riceprod

Date:1/25/2008 9:52:04 AM

Time to upgrade my PC from my 4 year old VAIO tower. This PC will be used exclusively as an audio/video workstation. My primary applications are Acid Pro 6, Vegas 4, and SoundForge 8.

Among the places I've been looking are Sweetwater and Alienware. Any input is appreciated.

Thanks!

Subject:RE: Looking for PC Recommendations

Reply by: Kennymusicman

Date:1/25/2008 10:29:35 AM

Details!.
Assuming you are looking for a desktop. What is it's purpose. (I see audio/video workstation) but that doesn't give any info.
Multitrack recording and production? Home/Studio/Hobby/Commercial?
Standard or high def video? Multicam on from camcorder.
Budget?
Any "I really don't like £$%^ brand" restrictions?

Willingness to update software?

Subject:RE: Looking for PC Recommendations

Reply by: RandyL

Date:1/25/2008 10:55:53 AM

Apple Mac Pro

Subject:RE: Looking for PC Recommendations

Reply by: Kennymusicman

Date:1/25/2008 11:09:10 AM

Are you being serious, or just trying to solicite a reaction from people.? If the latter - don't - let's keep the thread useful.

Mac is not an option to run Acid, Vegas, SForge or any Sony app. And bootcamp / parallels does not allow full access to hardware, so it's not the best choice. (and it's overpriced).

Subject:RE: Looking for PC Recommendations

Reply by: riceprod

Date:1/25/2008 11:25:09 AM

Good point, Kenny!

This will be for a home studio that I will be working out of full-time. The main function will be sound design, voiceover, and music production, but I doubt I'll ever need to do multi-track recording. The video portion will begin as camcorder/hobby and possibly develop from there, but that's probably a few years away. I'll probably wind up updating Vegas in the next year. Trying to stay under $2000, already have a Saffire firewire so I won't need a soundcard. As far as brand restrictions, we've have some bad luck with HP/Compaq for our home computers so I'm avoiding them but open to pretty much anyone else

Thanks!

Subject:RE: Looking for PC Recommendations

Reply by: Chilivonhaus

Date:1/31/2008 5:47:15 PM

check out www.endpcnoise.com for many system choices, customized systems, and quiet too.

Subject:RE: Looking for PC Recommendations

Reply by: Chilivonhaus

Date:1/31/2008 5:49:40 PM

...forgot to add that I don't work there; just bought a higher end quad core XP system I'm happy with. A person so inclined can buy the individual PC components (from say Newegg) and assemble a very high end machine saving big $$, but that was not an option for myself.