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Help me with my friends 500$ budget
Today me and a friend of mine are planning to make a trip to microcenter to build a little desktop box.
He's wanting a XP 32-bit based system for around 500$, Just a tower, nothing else. He does a lot of dubstep DJing and what not so keep that in mind if that makes a difference on parts or something. +rep for help
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Is he using Serrato or Final scratch to DJ digital files, or is he producing tracks on the computer?
__________________Get a 7200 RPM hard drive unless he already has drives MOBO with a firewire port -or- an additional firewire card for transferring media around 3 gigs of RAM A cheap cd/dvd burner Really basic stuff. You should have no problem here. Unless he does complicated DSP or runs a ton of effects in tandem I believe most new processors should handle it in stride. Does he already have a soundcard?
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I'd say this, but swap out for a less expensive GPU. I don't know what sort of requirements DJ software might have, but this should be a pretty solid all-purpose build.
http://secure.newegg.com/WishList/Pu...Number=8023189
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Edit - agree with above post.
__________________He won't need more than a $60 GPU if he's just going to web surf and make music.
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Build delayed due to procrastination, 420, and authentic tacos from Mexican taco trailers... Thanks for the info so far though, you guys choose the same MoBO and CPU I was thinking about.
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Don't waste your time with xp, unless he already has the install disc. If you're buying an os, go with windows 7.
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