Looking for desktop for audio editing

[Teradore]

So a friend of mine called and asked me to help him put together a PC build, hes focus on video and audio with some light gaming. hes a film student focusing on audio. I'm no expert on putting together a PC but i did mostly build my own pc so I can help him build it with a little extra research. but if he decides to go with a pre build, what would you recommend? and what components for a custom build. Should he get a sound card or just stick with the one in the mother board? thanks guys!

 

Edit: Sorry We are located in the US, not sure if he needs monitor and keyboards and stuff. his budget is $1500

[boggy77]

Budget?

[Fraya]

For a multimedia and editing rig you should look at something with lots of cores and processing power, its a balance between what you want and the budget available, also most modern high end m/boards have really good onboard sound, then the person can easy upgrade later to getting a dedicated sound card if required, but for the initial build i would say invest in a good m/board, like Z series or X series chipsets. 

AMD is back in competition with Intel now so it comes down to preference, first and important factors people need to know basics to do a build list.

- Budget

- Location / country (so we can work out currency using and places to get components from)

- do they have peripherals like monitor / keyboard / mouse etc

- preferences to size / format of the case and motherboard

- preferences to colour scheme / manufactures used

- air or liquid cooled

 that would give people an idea to work from. 

 

 

[Teradore]

1 hour ago, boggy77 said:

Budget?

 

40 minutes ago, Frayia said:

For a multimedia and editing rig you should look at something with lots of cores and processing power, its a balance between what you want and the budget available, also most modern high end m/boards have really good onboard sound, then the person can easy upgrade later to getting a dedicated sound card if required, but for the initial build i would say invest in a good m/board, like Z series or X series chipsets. 

AMD is back in competition with Intel now so it comes down to preference, first and important factors people need to know basics to do a build list.

- Budget

- Location / country (so we can work out currency using and places to get components from)

- do they have peripherals like monitor / keyboard / mouse etc

- preferences to size / format of the case and motherboard

- preferences to colour scheme / manufactures used

- air or liquid cooled

 that would give people an idea to work from. 

 

 

Sorry I updated with budget and stuff. no preference when i comes to cooling but probably air as its easier to manage. size and color are un-important as well. no preferences on manufacturer. all the other questions are answered in the edit of the post i think. it is worth mentioning that he is SUPER picky about audio as well. so if a slightly better sound card can be worked in i thing he would appreciate that.

[boggy77]

PCPartPicker Part List

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor	$322.99 @ SuperBiiz
Motherboard	Asus PRIME X570-P ATX AM4 Motherboard	$149.99 @ B&H
Memory	G.Skill Ripjaws V 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory	$146.99 @ Newegg
Storage	HP EX920 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive	$117.93 @ Amazon
Storage	Seagate SkyHawk Surveillance 3 TB 3.5" 5900RPM Internal Hard Drive	$69.98 @ Amazon
Video Card	EVGA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER 8 GB XC ULTRA+ Video Card	$519.99 @ Newegg
Case	Fractal Design Focus G ATX Mid Tower Case	$55.88 @ Amazon
Power Supply	Corsair RM (2019) 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	$99.99 @ Amazon
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$1513.74
	Mail-in rebates	-$30.00
	Total	$1483.74
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