how much would it cost to have a comp built. from scrath...thanks for any info in advance...

Windows 2000/XP operating system
1.2 Ghz processor speed
512 mb of ram (at least)
100 mb of hard disk space
EIDE/Ultra DMA (7200 Rpm) or SCSi hard drive
1280 x 960 resolution, 24-bit color depth (monitor)
Windows-compatible midi interface
Windows-compatible midi WDMOR Asio compatible soundcard

also...

a 10 disk cd burner tower (separate from above)

3/11/2007 2:24:06 AM

well, it depends on what the market rate of scrath is

3/11/2007 2:43:34 AM

scratch people, scratch...

3/11/2007 4:11:27 AM

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"100 mb of hard disk space"

hello 1990

3/11/2007 7:09:21 AM

didn't claim to know jack about comps. folks.

got the info out of a book...

3/11/2007 10:14:08 AM

$Delaware

3/11/2007 10:15:23 AM

All jokes aside, if you're serious about hiring someone to build you a computer to spec I can help you choose the parts, place the orders and I'll assemble/install everything for a nominal fee. I'm sending you a PM right now.

3/11/2007 10:23:13 AM

http://www.dell.com

3/11/2007 11:32:03 AM

Quote :

"hello 1990 "

not just the harddrive, pretty much all the specs

3/11/2007 11:39:58 AM

what is your goal w/ the computer? Making music?

3/11/2007 12:08:35 PM

Quote :

"hello 1990 "

When I was selling computers in 1990, you'd have been hard pressed to find a consumer-level hard drive of that size.

The biggest one I sold at the time was 40mb.

Memory? 640k, sometimes 768k (128k for extra graphics memory)

Processor speed: The fastest at the time was a 33MHz 386; most available were between 8 and 16 MHz.

OS: No windows. Not yet. Maybe Windows 1.0 or 2.0 or something like that. Not even Win3.1...
We were still using MSDOS 3.x at the time. I can't remember when DOS 5.0 came out.

AND NO FUCKING SOLITAIRE.

VGA (640x480) was still in its infancy, and quite expensive.

3/11/2007 1:07:38 PM

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"1280 x 960 resolution, 24-bit color depth (monitor)"

you talking about a widescreen monitor?

btw, you can pick up a Celeron or Sempron 2 ghz+ processor now for like $30.

go to a tigerdirect store in raleigh, and they will tell you everything you need to build a computer.

3/11/2007 2:13:51 PM

^lol 12x9=widescreen?

3/11/2007 5:02:37 PM

yeah, greeches, to make music...

3/11/2007 9:25:56 PM

I would get this:

Enter E-Value code 6W300-bddwbbf to find the Dimension E521 with AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual-Core 3800+ CPU and select 20 inch E207WFP Analog Flat Panel (+$50) for a total of $599 with free shipping. Microsoft Vista Home Basic comes installed. Specs include:

# AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual-Core 3800+ CPU, 1GB DDR2, 160GB SATA Drive
# 48x CDRW/DVD Drive, GeForce 6150 LE IGP, Ethernet, Vista Basic, 1-Yr Warranty


Here is a link.

You get a monitor and a PC for a really good price, and it will last you a good while for what you want to do. There's no need for a custom machine for what you need. The cd duplication tower you were looking to get can be purchased separately too.

3/11/2007 10:16:03 PM

you could probably do the computer for around $400 + software (depending on how much sound hardware you wanted) and as for the disk tower, I would say $500 (depending if you wanted straight hardware copy or if you wanted it as a computer extension (more useful))

3/11/2007 10:59:51 PM

thanks a lot greeches (and others). i will most def. look at that. i really appreciate it.

3/12/2007 11:31:16 AM

So you just want to create, edit, mix and burn music? then copy/burn music using a cd duplicate tower? Software is gonna be important since there are a bunch of beginner software, but you can also get more complex programs, but they are quite expensive and are really only good if you have recording hardware to support it, such as a mixer, sythizier, mic(s) and a bunch of optical/digital/analog input boxes. Go to any music/recording shop that sells equipment and find out what you want need to create your own music.

If you just want to edit and mix, then recording software isn't necessary. Pretty much any computer now day's can handle the job at encoding. Specially with the amount of dual core cpu's on the market. A cheap AMD X2, pentium D, or Core 2 Duo will be good enough. Ram is a bit more important in encoding so more the merrier. Go for a large hard drive(s) since sound in raw (such as .wav) format eats as much space as video. You can get 500gb hdd for about 150 now or less.

3/12/2007 1:03:05 PM

^ good advice, Jbaz. I dont think anyone has said as much, but it sounds to me like you read the specs liist off the box of some sound program you had suggested to you, and went from there. goto guitar center, talk to mike and ask him what you will need, software-wise before you do anything* else. he had big daddy kane in his studio a few weeks back, if that means anything to you. he runs a mac with reason, rewire, a cakewalk style mac program, and a usb or firewire keyboard, all interlinked and running in unison, 3 monitors, turn tables, drums bass, guitar, digerido, etc... a $300 e-machine would almost do it for you, to be honest.

some might flame and say, oh you're stupid, blah blah blah, but I have this to say:

I have been recording since acid 2.0. on a 333mhz. with 64mb of RAM. you dont need super-phat mucho-denaro holy-shit duo core or 64bit 3ghz machine to record music in your home, you just need something not totally obsolete to get you started. if you like it, and want to pursue it actively, you will ahve learned the basics, and still have a good chunk of loot to buy equipment with, should you so decide. you should* get a sound capture device not* your built in sound card that comes with the computer, as it SUCKS, but that's really the only big purchase you need to make intially.

I said before that I have been recording a while...here is my site to check out how my stuff sounds...I record in a live environment, going through a $99 8 channel yamaha mixing board - once again, not uber hot shit, but for what I use it for, it's fine until I want to do more high end stuff. I am NOT THE BEST, but it doesnt sound that bad, either.

http://www.soundclick.com/extrastrength
http://www.myspace.com/xsmp
http://www.acidplanet.com/artist.asp?AID=197853&T=399970


[Edited on March 12, 2007 at 1:07 PM. Reason : .]

3/12/2007 1:04:32 PM

^^thanks guys...

3/12/2007 2:15:04 PM