cologne2000 Posted November 5, 2001 Share Posted November 5, 2001 Hi Craig: I've been considering updating my PC for music work. I'm curious as to which processor you would recommend. I currently have a Pentium II 350 with 128 megs of ram running WinXP Home. I'm looking for the best processor for digital audio & midi work. I don't mind springing for a P4 if thats the best choice, but if I could get into something cheaper that's equally effective then that would obviously be the prefered choice. Your thoughts on this as well as how much ram I should have would be appreciated. Regards, Eddie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven dunston Posted November 6, 2001 Share Posted November 6, 2001 1. Check out the Roll Your Own article at [url=http://www.prorec.com.]www.prorec.com.[/url] 2. Check out the hardware sites: [url=http://www.tomshardware.com]www.tomshardware.com[/url] [url=http://www.anandtech.com]www.anandtech.com[/url] [url=http://www.storagereview.com]www.storagereview.com[/url] 3. Check out the custom DAW builders: [url=http://www.liquiddaw.com]www.liquiddaw.com[/url] [url=http://www.studiocat.com]www.studiocat.com[/url] [url=http://www.soundchaser.com]www.soundchaser.com[/url] (and others) I'm running a 1.4ghz Athlon right now. The new Athlon XP is probably the best performer, certainly for the money. I'd get one of those, with a DDR-capable motherboard, and get at least 512mb of RAM. Make sure that you get a quality case and an Athlon-approved power supply. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtrmac Posted November 6, 2001 Share Posted November 6, 2001 If your demands aren't that big you might want to look into the latest 1.2gHz Celeron processor. Asus makes a nice motherboard for it and the PIII Tualatin CPU's. The Celeron has pretty good performance and the price is great, about $100. AMD also has a Duron chip in this price range but I haven't had a chance to check out the AMD stuff yet. Mac Bowne G-Clef Acoustics Ltd. Osaka, Japan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alndln Posted November 6, 2001 Share Posted November 6, 2001 The most powerfull processor for Daw at the moment is the Amd Palomino(XP)hands down no contest.That might change in a few months though with whatever motorola counters with.At this point Intel has put themselves out of the game which is a shame because the PC needs competition to keep prices low.Get an Asus board with either an AMD 761(most stable) chipset or the newest Via(fastest). "A Robot Playing Trumpet Blows" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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