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wallawallabam

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Hi, I've finally stopped stalking you guys ;)
I'm planning on building a PC; my first one ever, and I was wondering if you guys could come up with some solutions for me. Thanks so much!

1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc
Music production; I.E. FL Studio, Finale 2010, Web Browsing, almost no gaming (hehe... maybe flash games on slow days) :)
2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included?
Around $500-650 tax and shipping included.
3) Where do you live?
New Jersey
4) What exact parts do you need for that budget? CPU, RAM, case, etc. Please be very specific.
Case has to be Lian Li v351b! I've fallen in love! It looks good with my mixing gear too...
I need everything except a monitor though. I also don't need a sound card as I plan to buy a new one later this year..short on money, but internal sound with ASIO should be enough to last me through the summer.
Motherboard, CPU, RAM, Hard drive, Optical Drive, PSU
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?
No.
7) What size monitor do you have and/or plan to have?
Over 20 " at least.. probably around 23". HD please!
8) When do you plan on building/buying the PC?
As soon as possible. :D
9) What features do you need in a motherboard? RAID? Firewire? Crossfire or SLI support? etc.
HD output and decent sound please. 1 Firewire port at least. Not quite sure what RAID, Crossfire or SLI do, but I'll leave that to your decision based on what I'm using this for.
10) Do you already have a legit and reusable/transferable OS key/license? If yes, what OS? 32bit or 64bit?
Yes, Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit through my Mom's MSDNAA

I'd prefer to use an intel i3 or i5, and have a quieter PC in mind as well, but of course, preferences can be changed.
 
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yeah, +1 to that build. If you need more hd space try a 1 tb f3. Onboard video should be ok, but if you have issues you could get a cheap low-profile gpu.

How RAM intensive is that software?
 
Sorry for the late reply,
-stupid SAT 2s....

The software is not very RAM intensive at all... My current system has only 1.5 gigs (Windows XP 32 bit) and it runs just fine. However I plan on running multiple programs such as FL Studio and Finale at the same time, that added with Windows 7 64-bit and Chrome might be RAM intensive..

I was wondering though... since most people using this case recommend modular PSUs, Is the above recommended a modular PSU?

Thanks for the input.

wallawallabam
 
wallawallabam said:
I was wondering though... since most people using this case recommend modular PSUs, Is the above recommended a modular PSU?
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Unfortunately, no. Also a quality modular PSU costs twice as much as the Corsair 400CX:
$100 - XFX P1-650X-CAG9 650W Modular PSU

Believe me, there are no quality yet cheaper modular PSUs out there.
 
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