namyerg
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building a daw for $1000 for Sonar 8...plz help
hi, i have $1000 to build a pc to work with Sonar 8. in the past my pc's have always crashed using Cakewalk and Sonar. i'm hoping someone might give me a component list to build one ...cpu..mobo etc. any advice would be greatly appreciated.
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NoKey
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Re:building a daw for $1000 for Sonar 8...plz help
2010/07/14 19:47:10
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What's wrong with buying one locally, with a month or so of exchange or refund? ...and a year or so of warantee?
Up to a certain level, I believe it's hard to beat off-the-shelf units...And if you don't buy the latest you get real good deal..
I'd check what one off-the-shelf gives by pricing each component and itemize it and see if you can make it cheaper...I doubt it.
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namyerg
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Re:building a daw for $1000 for Sonar 8...plz help
2010/07/14 20:20:46
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hey...thx for your reply. i've just had no luck recording without the pc stuttering and crashing so i thought i'd just assemble one with the right components. i know the right cpu and motherboard are crucial but i'm just not sure which ones are compatible.
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gcruz
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Re:building a daw for $1000 for Sonar 8...plz help
2010/07/14 21:19:59
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I believe you can build an i7 computer with 1000 dollars
$ 250 cpu
$200 6 gigs memory
$ 240 motherboard
hard drives, video and power supply vary
$125 computer tower box
I think you can make it...it works fabulous
Asus P6T Motherboard Intel LGA1366 Platform Intel Quad Core™i7 920 Processor 6 gigs DDR3 Ram Windows 7pro 64 bit Roland GW-7 workstation Korg Padkontrol M-Audio U Control Uc 33 1010 LT Delta Sound Card Project 5 V2.51 Sonar X1 Producer Komplete 5 Garritan 4
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NoKey
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Re:building a daw for $1000 for Sonar 8...plz help
2010/07/14 21:21:37
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Troubles in the past, nor success in the past guarantee the same results in the future..
I think it ought to be realized that the vast majority of people run Sonar on off-the-shelf units..
Otherwise Sonar would be out of business.
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namyerg
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Re:building a daw for $1000 for Sonar 8...plz help
2010/07/14 21:40:51
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gcruz
I believe you can build an i7 computer with 1000 dollars
$ 250 cpu
$200 6 gigs memory
$ 240 motherboard
hard drives, video and power supply vary
$125 computer tower box
I think you can make it...it works fabulous
Thx for the great info!!
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namyerg
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Re:building a daw for $1000 for Sonar 8...plz help
2010/07/14 21:46:35
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NoKey
Troubles in the past, nor success in the past guarantee the same results in the future..
I think it ought to be realized that the vast majority of people run Sonar on off-the-shelf units..
Otherwise Sonar would be out of business.
i agree totally but i've been so unsuccessful at picking right pc off shelf...been trying on and off since cw6..this time i just want to be able to focus on the music without the pc limitations i've run into in the past.
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Re:building a daw for $1000 for Sonar 8...plz help
2010/07/14 21:50:04
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Yeah, I just built an i7, w/ msi board, 4 gigs, 600 watt PS, dual display card, DVD burner, new case, etc. for well under $1k.
Got all the parts from Frys.
Some stuff was on sale and others had rebates.
Just got an 1 TB drive for $60, so if you look a bit you can find parts on sale.
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NoKey
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Re:building a daw for $1000 for Sonar 8...plz help
2010/07/14 21:57:06
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namyerg
NoKey
Troubles in the past, nor success in the past guarantee the same results in the future..
I think it ought to be realized that the vast majority of people run Sonar on off-the-shelf units..
Otherwise Sonar would be out of business.
i agree totally but i've been so unsuccessful at picking right pc off shelf...been trying on and off since cw6..this time i just want to be able to focus on the music without the pc limitations i've run into in the past.
There will always be limitations, surprises, and unexpected. That's part of life. Whatever you decide, hope is good enough.
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slartabartfast
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Re:building a daw for $1000 for Sonar 8...plz help
2010/07/14 22:32:01
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You can build your own computer that will potentially be more targeted to DAW applications, but it is certainly no guarantee that any of your problems will be solved. If you have not been able to determine what is causing the problems on several computers, it is quite likely you will reproduce the same configuration problems on a new unit. A new box will not "know" how to run Sonar any better than the old box, and it will be built from general purpose components just as your old box was. With some exceptions like incompatible components or generally using a waaay underpowered machine for the demands of your project, a lot of the kind of problem you describe are fixable without a complete rebuild. What is in the machine that will not run Sonar now?
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