Looking for a GOOD Music/Production PC

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Davidek846

Member
Hey guys,

It's time to replace my PCS Cosmos Laptop (5 years old) to the spec below. Just need some advice on it. Is there anything else I can do to make this PC last longer as I'll be using it for Audio/Video production (as I'm a music teacher)

Thanks in advance

Case
PCS P209 ARGB MID TOWER CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Eight Core CPU (3.8GHz-4.7GHz/36MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
GIGABYTE B550 AORUS ELITE AX V2: DDR4, USB 3.2 - ARGB Ready
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3200MHz (2 x 16GB)
Graphics Card
8GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3050 - HDMI, DP, LHR
1st M.2 SSD Drive
512GB INTEL® 670p M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 3000MB/sR | 1600MB/sW)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
2TB INTEL® 670p M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 3500MB/sR | 2700MB/sW)
1st Storage Drive
2TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 256MB CACHE
Power Supply
CORSAIR 650W TXm SERIES™ SEMI-MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
Corsair H100x Hydro Series High Performance CPU Cooler
Thermal Paste
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND
LED Lighting
50cm Blue LED Strip
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Card
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT
USB/Thunderbolt Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Operating System
Windows 11 Professional 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media
Windows 11 Multi-Language Recovery Image - Supplied on USB Drive
Office Software
Microsoft® 365 Personal (12 Month Subscription - Digital Key)
Anti-Virus
BullGuard™ Internet Security - Free 90 Day License inc. Gamer Mode
Browser
Google Chrome™
 
sck451

sck451

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I make your build come out at about £1850? I presume that would be your approximate budget?

Currently, Intel are outperforming AMD without being significantly cheaper. This means that, for video and audio work, you can get an i5 12600K and get better performance than with a Ryzen 7 5800X. So I'd suggest something like the below system, which will outperform your specced system. My one concern would be if you are doing a lot of video editing: the 3050 is going to be good at that (I use the 1660 Super for video editing and get perfectly good enough performance for my relatively simple needs) but it won't be outstanding, and a 3060 upgrade would be nice.

Case
LIAN LI LANCOOL 215 GAMING CASE Higher quality case will give better cooling and therefore both better performance and quieter operation
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™ i5 10-Core Processor i5-12600K (3.7GHz) 20MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® TUF GAMING B660-PLUS WIFI D4: ATX, LGA1700, USB 3.2, SATA 6GBs - ARGB Ready
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3200MHz (2 x 16GB)
Graphics Card
8GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3050 - HDMI, DP, LHR
1st M.2 SSD Drive
500GB SEAGATE FIRECUDA 530 GEN 4 PCIe NVMe (up to 7000MB/R, 3000MB/W) Very fast boot drive
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB INTEL® 670p M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 3500MB/sR | 2500MB/sW)
1st Storage Drive
2TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 256MB CACHE
Power Supply
CORSAIR 850W RMx SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
Corsair iCUE H100i ELITE CAPELLIX RGB Hydro Series High Performance CPU Cooler More modern cooler: plenty for the 12600K and it should be fairly quiet
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Card
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT
USB/Thunderbolt Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Operating System
Windows 11 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence [KUK-00003] An argument could be made for sticking with Windows 10 for now; there's not a lot in it, though
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media
Windows 10/11 Multi-Language Recovery Image - Unlimited Downloads from Online Account
Office Software
Microsoft® 365 Personal (12 Month Subscription - Digital Key)
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Browser
Microsoft® Edge
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 9 to 12 working days
Price: £1,788.00 including VAT and Delivery
Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/intel-z690-pc/Etutwy0kS8/

What monitor are you planning to get to go with this?
 
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Davidek846

Member
Hey, thanks!

I was looking at these monitors

AOC 24G2U 24" 144HZ - DP​


I was told that AMD Ryzen is out performing Intel at the moment?
 
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Salmon Fisher

Enthusiast
That's a nice 24" monitor, very well regarded. As for the "what's best, Intel or Ryzen?" Argument? It's been firmly in AMD's corner for a while, until Intel came out with its 12th gen chips which have caught most people by surprise and now (in terms of performance) firmly rule the roost. Whether that will remain the case is up to the next gen of AMD chips.
 
sck451

sck451

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As @Salmon Fisher says, Ryzen is great but for now Intel are on top.

With the displays... The 24G2U is a gaming display, so it's a high refresh-rate and only 1080p. For music and video production, I would have thought you would prefer a larger and higher resolution display, probably 1440p (though of course 4K would be lovely). I would prefer this to trying to fit it all on one screen.

You can get a 1440p 60Hz IPS 27" display for somewhere in the £250 range. I would have thought that will be much superior for you to two of the 24G2Us.

 
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ThoRob

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I have the acer nitro vg270ubmiipx. While it is very much at the budget end of 1440p gaming at only £150 from Argos I belive it is an absolute steal. IPS 75hz. The stand is a little cheep and it will wobble if the surface is jogged. The picture quality is good and miles ahead of my Samsung 1080p monitor. Only downside to me is the refresh rate is a little low for FPS gaming.
 
sck451

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ThoRob said:
I have the acer nitro vg270ubmiipx. While it is very much at the budget end of 1440p gaming at only £150 from Argos I belive it is an absolute steal. IPS 75hz. The stand is a little cheep and it will wobble if the surface is jogged. The picture quality is good and miles ahead of my Samsung 1080p monitor. Only downside to me is the refresh rate is a little low for FPS gaming.
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The display you have linked is the 1080p version, not the 1440p version. (And I don't think we need to worry about gaming here?)
 
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ThoRob

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sck451 said:
The display you have linked is the 1080p version, not the 1440p version. (And I don't think we need to worry about gaming here?)
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Apologies you are correct. I got the 1440p version for £178 just before Christmas. Can only see it for £200 now. However I would still recommend it at £200 if the refresh rate isn't a deal breaker.
 
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Davidek846

Member
Gaming isnt so much of an issue for me. but some nice decent montiors for video creation would be great. Although I need 2 monitors so budget is probably £150-£200 each on those
 
sck451

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Davidek846 said:
Gaming isnt so much of an issue for me. but some nice decent montiors for video creation would be great. Although I need 2 monitors so budget is probably £150-£200 each on those
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Why do you need two monitors? I'm not saying it wouldn't be better, but by saying your budget is that for each of them, you're bound to get monitors that aren't great. Better value for money would be to spend £200-250 now, and in a couple of months get a second one to match. If you spend £150-200, you are basically confined to 1080p for good quality displays, 24" in size, and that's not great for video or audio work. There just isn't enough room.
 
sck451

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Davidek846 said:
what about these?

BenQ 27" Quad HD 144Hz FreeSync HDR IPS Monitor​

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Probably perfectly adequate. You'll end up paying a slight premium for the gaming features (high refresh rate, FreeSync), but nothing outrageous. Honestly I'd still recommend the ASUS I linked above, but either will be fine.

Note, though, that the 3050 is not capable of gaming on that monitor. I don't think it sounds like you plan on it anyway, but I thought I should reiterate!
 
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Salmon Fisher

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Davidek846 said:
My current set up has 2 montiors. but thye are old 21inch office monitors
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First, decide what it is you are likely to need / want from your monitors.
Is 24" the right size?
Is full HD sufficient?
Is 75hz sufficient or 'might' someone want to game on them?
How much do you want to pay?

Only you know the answers to these.
 
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Davidek846

Member
Now the waiting game! - Order is in Pre-Production.... Hope to get it soon.

Did any one have any further thoughts on the main spec - all good?
 
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Davidek846

Member
For Music production, Streaming and the odd bit of gaming


Case
CORSAIR 4000D AIRFLOW TEMPERED GLASS GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Eight Core CPU (3.8GHz-4.7GHz/36MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
GIGABYTE B550 AORUS ELITE AX V2: DDR4, USB 3.2 - ARGB Ready
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair VENGEANCE RGB PRO DDR4 3200MHz (2 x 16GB)
Graphics Card
8GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3050 - HDMI, DP, LHR
1st M.2 SSD Drive
512GB INTEL® 670p M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 3000MB/sR | 1600MB/sW)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
2TB INTEL® 670p M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 3500MB/sR | 2700MB/sW)
1st Storage Drive
2TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 256MB CACHE
Power Supply
CORSAIR 650W TXm SERIES™ SEMI-MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1.5 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
Corsair H100x Hydro Series High Performance CPU Cooler
Thermal Paste
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND
LED Lighting
50cm ARGB LED Strip
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Card
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT
USB/Thunderbolt Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Operating System
Windows 11 Professional 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media
Windows 11 Multi-Language Recovery Image - Supplied on USB Drive
Office Software
Microsoft® 365 Personal (12 Month Subscription - Digital Key)
Anti-Virus
BullGuard™ Internet Security - Free 90 Day License inc. Gamer Mode
Browser
Google Chrome™
Monitor
AOC 24G2U 24" 144Hz Gaming Monitor - DP
Monitor
AOC 24G2U 24" 144Hz Gaming Monitor - DP
Warranty
3 Year Standard Warranty (1 Month Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 8 to 11 working days
Welcome Book
PCSpecialist Welcome Book - United Kingdom & Republic of Ireland
Logo Branding
PCSpecialist Logo
 
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Davidek846 said:
For Music production, Streaming and the odd bit of gaming


Case
CORSAIR 4000D AIRFLOW TEMPERED GLASS GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X Eight Core CPU (3.8GHz-4.7GHz/36MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
GIGABYTE B550 AORUS ELITE AX V2: DDR4, USB 3.2 - ARGB Ready
Memory (RAM)
32GB Corsair VENGEANCE RGB PRO DDR4 3200MHz (2 x 16GB)
Graphics Card
8GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3050 - HDMI, DP, LHR
1st M.2 SSD Drive
512GB INTEL® 670p M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 3000MB/sR | 1600MB/sW)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
2TB INTEL® 670p M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 3500MB/sR | 2700MB/sW)
1st Storage Drive
2TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 256MB CACHE
Power Supply
CORSAIR 650W TXm SERIES™ SEMI-MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1.5 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
Corsair H100x Hydro Series High Performance CPU Cooler
Thermal Paste
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND
LED Lighting
50cm ARGB LED Strip
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Card
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT
USB/Thunderbolt Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Operating System
Windows 11 Professional 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media
Windows 11 Multi-Language Recovery Image - Supplied on USB Drive
Office Software
Microsoft® 365 Personal (12 Month Subscription - Digital Key)
Anti-Virus
BullGuard™ Internet Security - Free 90 Day License inc. Gamer Mode
Browser
Google Chrome™
Monitor
AOC 24G2U 24" 144Hz Gaming Monitor - DP
Monitor
AOC 24G2U 24" 144Hz Gaming Monitor - DP
Warranty
3 Year Standard Warranty (1 Month Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 8 to 11 working days
Welcome Book
PCSpecialist Welcome Book - United Kingdom & Republic of Ireland
Logo Branding
PCSpecialist Logo
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