Build Help Needed: For Music Production

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ZDPhoenix

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1) What will you be doing with this PC? Music Production Only.
2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included? 1200, No.
3) Which country do you live in? Chicago, Illinois
4) What exact parts do you need for that budget? CPU, RAM, case, etc. CPU, RAM, Case, Memory, OS SSD, Optical Drive)
5) If reusing any parts, what parts will you be reusing? Please be especially specific about the power supply. List make and model. NONE
6) Will you be overclocking? Unlikely?
7) What is the max resolution of your monitor? What size is it? 1080p, 30" Dell.
8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC? In the next two weeks.
9) What features do you need in a motherboard? USB 3.0.
10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license? No. Will need to buy W10.

Hi, all. I left my favorite hobby of music making 10 years ago and I got bit by the music bug this week; after seeing Reason finally will let us use VST's.

Decided that I want to build a new rig for music, as my old recording rig is 12 years old and run my updated programs like a texas instruments calculator.

I'm using: Ableton 9, Reason 9.5, Native Instruments Komplete 11, FL Studio 12.

I'd like to keep my budget under $1200 and I have the audio interface, monitor, mouse, keyboard and midi controls that I need already.

Thank you in advance for any help you can offer!

Below is a build I made on Parts Picker, without really knowing what to expect. How is this? What would you change?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-7700K 4.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($326.49 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG - H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($34.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: Asus - MAXIMUS IX HERO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($228.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston - FURY 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($189.81 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($174.44 @ OutletPC)
Case: Fractal Design - Focus G (White) ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G2 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($119.79 @ SuperBiiz)
Optical Drive: LG - GH24NSB0B DVD/CD Writer ($19.88 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($89.99 @ Adorama)
Wireless Network Adapter: Rosewill - RNX-N150UBE USB 2.0 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi Adapter ($12.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1247.35
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-06-29 00:28 EDT-0400
 
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I'd jump up to at least DDR4 2400, which is natively supported on Kaby Lake. DDR4 3200 if you don't mind a little memory overclock. You need lots of bandwidth to keep that 7700k monster fed.

Also, you can drop the motherboard price in half if you're not overclocking. Quality z270 motherboards in the $100-150 range are plentiful :D

Like this

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813132935
 
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defaultluser said:
I'd jump up to at least DDR4 2400, which is natively supported on Kaby Lake. DDR4 3200 if you don't mind a little memory overclock. You need lots of bandwidth to keep that 7700k monster fed.

Also, you can drop the motherboard price in half if you're not overclocking. Quality z270 motherboards in the $100-150 range are plentiful :D

Like this

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813132935
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Thanks for the reply!

For the RAM, is this more what I should be running?

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/corsair...ck/5580492.p?skuId=5580492&productCategoryId=

As for the Motherboard, is this comparable to the Asus Tuf?

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/gigabyt...socket-lga-1151-black/4712007.p?skuId=4712007
 
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The ram should be plenty. I didn't realize you were working with Best Buy only.

Your motherboard link is just a copy=-paste of your ram.
 
ZDPhoenix said:
Thanks for the reply!

For the RAM, is this more what I should be running?

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/corsair...ck/5580492.p?skuId=5580492&productCategoryId=

As for the Motherboard, is this comparable to the Asus Tuf?

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/gigabyt...socket-lga-1151-black/4712007.p?skuId=4712007
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I'd hate to see you get parts from Bestbuy though. At least in my area, the prices are marked up significantly. Sadly, I am from New Jersey. The build is great for what parts you are thinking, but please try and find the same parts cheaper! I beg of you!
 
rec0d3 said:
I'd hate to see you get parts from Bestbuy though. At least in my area, the prices are marked up significantly. Sadly, I am from New Jersey. The build is great for what parts you are thinking, but please try and find the same parts cheaper! I beg of you!
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Really it's only to use my card and get the same as cash for 12 months. The total cost in parts higher than outright from other stores is about $60. I'm fine with paying that, to make sure I can get in on summer sale's for music gear.

After much thought though... I decided to get the ASUS TUF Z270 Mark 2, since I'll be able to use two M.2's; instead of my SSD pitched in the build here.
 
Probably AMD would render faster since has more cores?

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/mgfWsJ
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/mgfWsJ/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 1700 3.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($294.49 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG - H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($34.99 @ Newegg Marketplace)
Motherboard: ASRock - X370 Taichi ATX AM4 Motherboard ($193.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston - FURY 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($190.50 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($174.44 @ OutletPC)
Case: Fractal Design - Focus G (White) ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA G2 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($119.49 @ OutletPC)
Optical Drive: LG - GH24NSB0B DVD/CD Writer ($20.86 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit ($89.89 @ OutletPC)
Wireless Network Adapter: Rosewill - RNX-N150UBE USB 2.0 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi Adapter ($12.99 @ Amazon)
Total: $1181.62
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-07-02 18:25 EDT-0400
 
SliceT said:
Probably AMD would render faster since has more cores?

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/mgfWsJ
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/mgfWsJ/by_merchant/
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When I read this, I did a little digging. for processing DSP and Audio, it looks like "traditionally" the more cores, the better.

Thanks for pointing that out. I haven't had an AMD CPU in over a decade; and often don't even look in the direction.

This makes me think it's best to do some more digging before I jump on a rig.
 
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