Music Computer

[petpro]

Have put this machine together for use with Hauptwerk organ software specifically. Hauptwerk can make full use of eight cores and 32 G of RAM. Is this cost effective though against Intel competition?

Case
NZXT PHANTOM WHITE GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD BULLDOZER EIGHT CORE FX-8150 (3.60GHz/8MB CACHE/AM3+)
Motherboard
ASUS® SABERTOOTH 990FX (DDR3, USB3.0, 6Gb/s, CrossFireX/Sli)
Memory (RAM)
32GB SAMSUNG DUAL-DDR3 1333MHz (4 X 8GB)
Graphics Card
1GB AMD RADEON™ HD6850 - 2 DVI,HDMI, DP - DX® 11, Eyefinity 3 Capable
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
180GB INTEL® 330 SERIES SSD, SATA 6 Gb/s (upto 500MB/sR | 450MB/sW)
2nd Hard Disk
1TB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD1002FAEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Power Supply
600W Quiet 80 PLUS Quad Rail PSU + 120mm Case Fan
Processor Cooling
SUPER QUIET 22dBA TRIPLE COPPER HEATPIPE AMD CPU COOLER (£19)
Sound Card
ONBOARD 8 CHANNEL (7.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Facilities
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT - AS STANDARD ON ALL PCs
USB Options
6 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL (MIN 2 FRONT PORTS) AS STANDARD
Operating System
Genuine Windows 7 Professional 64 Bit w/SP1 - inc DVD & Licence
IIYAMA T2250MTS 22" LCD MULTI TOUCHSCREEN, FULL HD 1920x1080 (£195) 2No.

 

[HonestFlames]

Are you able to configure the Fractal Design Black Pearl or Antec P280 case?

Avoiding side windows or side fans is a big step toward a quieter system, which is make-or-break for systems designed for music production!

**EDIT**

Oh, and I have to mention: Please consider self-upgrading to ECC RAM!

32GB is a lot, meaning chances of random RAM error is increased, which can manifest in many strange and subtle ways. None of them good. Sadly, PCS do not yet offer ECC RAM as an option.