elsongs
Max Output Level: -84 dBFS
- Total Posts : 306
- Joined: 2010/03/02 16:16:02
- Location: Los Angeles, CA
- Status: offline
SOT: Best source to buy barebones (non-DAW) PC?
Been building and upgrading my own DAW computers for years, I know what I need and where to find it. My dad wants me to order him a new PC, it's not for any power usage, just general use (web, Office) and image archiving. an i5 (or AMD equivalent) is good enough for him, as long as it lasts. Definitely not going to get a discount PC with a bunch of bloatware that will just give problems. What's the best source to buy a non-DAW barebones PC these days?
Elson Trinidad Los Angeles, CA, USA Web: www.elsongs.com Twitter: twitter.com/elsongs DAWs: Cakewalk by Bandlab, Cakewalk Sonar Platinum x64, Propellerhead Reason 9, Presonus Studio One v3 OS: Windows 10 Professional CPU: Intel i7 3820 3.6MHz MB: ASRock X79 Xtreme4 RAM: Corsair Vengeance 16GB DDR3 Audio: Focusrite Scarlett 18i20 2nd Generation MIDI: MOTU Microlite & Novation Impulse 61
|
fireberd
Max Output Level: -38 dBFS
- Total Posts : 3704
- Joined: 2008/02/25 14:14:28
- Location: Inverness, FL
- Status: offline
Re: SOT: Best source to buy barebones (non-DAW) PC?
2017/02/28 06:43:05
(permalink)
I don't see a lot of "bloatware" on new PC's. I've installed several new PC's for clients in the last year and none had the amount of unwanted/unneeded software that used to come with PC's. I've installed Dell's, HP's, Toshiba's and Lenovo's. But, www.newegg.com would be a good place to start for barebones systems.
"GCSG Productions" Franklin D-10 Pedal Steel Guitar (primary instrument). Nashville Telecaster, Bass, etc. ASUS ROG Maximus VIII Hero M/B, i7 6700K CPU, 16GB Ram, SSD and conventional hard drives, Win 10 Pro and Win 10 Pro Insider Pre-Release Sonar Platinum/CbB. MOTU 896MK3 Hybrid, Tranzport, X-Touch, JBL LSR308 Monitors, Ozone 5, Studio One 4.1 ISRC Registered Member of Nashville based R.O.P.E. Assn.
|
mudgel
Max Output Level: 0 dBFS
- Total Posts : 12010
- Joined: 2004/08/13 00:56:05
- Location: Linton Victoria (Near Ballarat)
- Status: offline
Re: SOT: Best source to buy barebones (non-DAW) PC?
2017/03/01 09:20:54
(permalink)
Just delete any bloat ware.
Mike V. (MUDGEL) STUDIO: Win 10 Pro x64, SPlat & CbB x64, PC: ASUS Z370-A, INTEL i7 8700k, 32GIG DDR4 2400, OC 4.7Ghz. Storage: 7 TB SATA III, 750GiG SSD & Samsung 500 Gig 960 EVO NVMe M.2. Monitors: Adam A7X, JBL 10” Sub. Audio I/O & DSP Server: DIGIGRID IOS & IOX. Screen: Raven MTi + 43" HD 4K TV Monitor. Keyboard Controller: Native Instruments Komplete Kontrol S88.
|
mettelus
Max Output Level: -22 dBFS
- Total Posts : 5321
- Joined: 2005/08/05 03:19:25
- Location: Maryland, USA
- Status: offline
Re: SOT: Best source to buy barebones (non-DAW) PC?
2017/03/01 12:41:15
(permalink)
☄ Helpfulby elsongs 2017/03/14 01:32:17
Newegg.com and magicmicro.com are the two that come to mind for barebones machines.
ASUS ROG Maximus X Hero (Wi-Fi AC), i7-8700k, 16GB RAM, GTX-1070Ti, Win 10 Pro, Saffire PRO 24 DSP, A-300 PRO, plus numerous gadgets and gizmos that make or manipulate sound in some way.
|
filtersweep
Max Output Level: -87 dBFS
- Total Posts : 194
- Joined: 2009/03/10 21:11:27
- Status: offline
Re: SOT: Best source to buy barebones (non-DAW) PC?
2017/03/02 03:00:53
(permalink)
If not mistaken, any pc you buy directly from microsoft store is strictly bloat free.
|
Jim Roseberry
Max Output Level: 0 dBFS
- Total Posts : 9871
- Joined: 2004/03/23 11:34:51
- Location: Ohio
- Status: offline
Re: SOT: Best source to buy barebones (non-DAW) PC?
2017/03/02 12:22:59
(permalink)
mudgel
Just delete any bloat ware.
FWIW, That's not as clean as those items never having been installed.  Many folks don't know how to perform a full manual uninstall (including removing registry entries).
|
Jim Roseberry
Max Output Level: 0 dBFS
- Total Posts : 9871
- Joined: 2004/03/23 11:34:51
- Location: Ohio
- Status: offline
Re: SOT: Best source to buy barebones (non-DAW) PC?
2017/03/02 12:24:52
(permalink)
☄ Helpfulby mettelus 2017/03/02 14:04:21
If you're comfortable building PCs, I'd build him a nice clean/quiet custom machine.
You don't need to go expensive.
It would be exactly what he wants/needs... and nothing more/less.
|
Mesh
Max Output Level: 0 dBFS
- Total Posts : 27360
- Joined: 2009/11/27 14:08:08
- Location: Online right here!
- Status: offline
Re: SOT: Best source to buy barebones (non-DAW) PC?
2017/03/02 15:16:25
(permalink)
Platinum Gaming DAW: AsRock Z77 Overclock FormulaI7 3770k @ 4.5GHz : 16GB RAM G.Skill Ripjaws X 250GB OS SSD : 3TB HDD : 1TB Sample HDDWin 10 Pro x 64 : NH-D14 CPU Cooler HIS IceQ 2GB HD 7870Focusrite Scarlett 2i4The_Forum_Monkeys
|
abacab
Max Output Level: -30.5 dBFS
- Total Posts : 4464
- Joined: 2014/12/31 19:34:07
- Status: offline
Re: SOT: Best source to buy barebones (non-DAW) PC?
2017/03/02 18:51:14
(permalink)
DAW: CbB; Sonar Platinum, and others ...
|
Jim Roseberry
Max Output Level: 0 dBFS
- Total Posts : 9871
- Joined: 2004/03/23 11:34:51
- Location: Ohio
- Status: offline
Re: SOT: Best source to buy barebones (non-DAW) PC?
2017/03/03 18:15:48
(permalink)
|
abacab
Max Output Level: -30.5 dBFS
- Total Posts : 4464
- Joined: 2014/12/31 19:34:07
- Status: offline
Re: SOT: Best source to buy barebones (non-DAW) PC?
2017/03/03 18:44:15
(permalink)
Jim Roseberry
abacab
I always wanted to try one of these Intel NUC's for a small footprint bare bones system. Not the cheapest, but surely the most compact.
Just add RAM, SSD, and Windows. Use the VESA mount to slap it to the back of a monitor, for an all-in-one. 
https://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Description=intel%20nuc&Submit=ENE
Essentially the equivalent of a laptop...
Yup, except for the messy part of having to pry the keyboard and mobo out to access the RAM or hard drive, LOL!!!
DAW: CbB; Sonar Platinum, and others ...
|