Posted January 1, 2017 Hey guys, setting up a new rig for music production (top priority). Im really confused with the amount of options available out there! Looking for the best performance within $200.. As im in a less budget.. Cant afford the i7s right now! Please drop in suggestions! Cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted January 1, 2017 200? Two hundred?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted January 1, 2017 Author TWO HUNDRED* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted January 1, 2017 Almost any CPU will do you well. I would check your music program and see what the recommended specs are. Cor Caeruleus Reborn v6 Spoiler CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700K CPU Cooler: be quiet! - PURE ROCK Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver - 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste Motherboard: ASRock Z370 Extreme4 Memory: G.Skill TridentZ RGB 2x8GB 3200/14 Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive Storage: Samsung - 960 EVO 500GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive Storage: Western Digital - Blue 2TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive Storage: Western Digital - BLACK SERIES 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive Video Card: EVGA - 970 SSC ACX (1080 is in RMA) Case: Fractal Design - Define R5 w/Window (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA P2 750W with CableMod blue/black Pro Series Optical Drive: LG - WH16NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Pro OEM 64-bit and Linux Mint Serena Keyboard: Logitech - G910 Orion Spectrum RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard Mouse: Logitech - G502 Wired Optical Mouse Headphones: Logitech - G430 7.1 Channel Headset Speakers: Logitech - Z506 155W 5.1ch Speakers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted January 1, 2017 6 minutes ago, Shaggy dogg said: Hey guys, setting up a new rig for music production (top priority). Im really confused with the amount of options available out there! Looking for the best performance within $200.. As im in a less budget.. Cant afford the i7s right now! Please drop in suggestions! Cheers! $200 for whole build or just for chip? If just for chip loom at your program (i5 6500 is very good) or wait for Zen, if for the whole build then I have no idea. Welcome to Maryland. We have crabs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted January 1, 2017 7 minutes ago, Shaggy dogg said: Hey guys, setting up a new rig for music production (top priority). Im really confused with the amount of options available out there! Looking for the best performance within $200.. As im in a less budget.. Cant afford the i7s right now! Please drop in suggestions! Cheers! i5 will do just fine or wait for the new architectures to come out "Sulit" (adj.) something that is worth it i7 8700K 4.8Ghz delidded / Corsair H100i V2 / Asus Strix Z370-F / G.Skill Trident Z RGB 16GB 3200 / EVGA GTX 1080Ti FTW3 / ASUS ROG SWIFT PG279Q Samsung 850 EVO 500GB & 250GB - Crucial MX300 M.2 525GB / Fractal Design Define S / Corsair K70 MX Reds / Logitech G502 / Beyerdynamic DT770 250Ohm SMSL SD793II AMP/DAC - Schiit Magni 3 / PCPP Old Rig i5 2500k 4.5Ghz | Gigabyte Z68XP-UD3P | Zotac GTX 980 AMP! Extreme | Crucial Ballistix Tactical 16GB 1866MHz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted January 1, 2017 Author Okay.. Just making things clear. $200 just for the chip. And im using (FL studio DAW). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted January 1, 2017 1 minute ago, Shaggy dogg said: Okay.. Just making things clear. $200 just for the chip. And im using (FL studio DAW). From what I read, a Pentium is recommended. Do with that what you will. Cor Caeruleus Reborn v6 Spoiler CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700K CPU Cooler: be quiet! - PURE ROCK Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver - 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver 3.5g Thermal Paste Motherboard: ASRock Z370 Extreme4 Memory: G.Skill TridentZ RGB 2x8GB 3200/14 Storage: Samsung - 850 EVO-Series 500GB 2.5" Solid State Drive Storage: Samsung - 960 EVO 500GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive Storage: Western Digital - Blue 2TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive Storage: Western Digital - BLACK SERIES 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive Video Card: EVGA - 970 SSC ACX (1080 is in RMA) Case: Fractal Design - Define R5 w/Window (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case Power Supply: EVGA - SuperNOVA P2 750W with CableMod blue/black Pro Series Optical Drive: LG - WH16NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer Operating System: Microsoft - Windows 10 Pro OEM 64-bit and Linux Mint Serena Keyboard: Logitech - G910 Orion Spectrum RGB Wired Gaming Keyboard Mouse: Logitech - G502 Wired Optical Mouse Headphones: Logitech - G430 7.1 Channel Headset Speakers: Logitech - Z506 155W 5.1ch Speakers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted January 1, 2017 wait for zen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted January 1, 2017 Author so you guys sure i can make the bet on intel and not amd?? as far as i researched the amd 8320/8350 are the grab for the buck.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted January 1, 2017 Author so intel then.. any models in specfic? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted January 1, 2017 We are weeks from both Intel and AMD releasing new CPUs. This might be the worst possible time to buy a CPU. Just wait a few weeks and see how things play out. If you do that then you might also be able to save up the ~30 dollars extra for the 6600K or 7600K or whatever CPU you end up getting. If you really, really have to get it this week, and can't possibly afford the potentially much better performance you will get if you order after the two announcements, then get the i5 6500. The 8350 will be faster in a few very, very specific situations, and music production is not one of them. Also when the 8350 wins it's usually a very small victory, while when the i5 wins it wins by a lot. Benchmarks can be found here (please note that it is sometimes "lower is better" and sometimes "higher is better", and that the 6500 and 6600 are the same chips, except the 6600 runs 100MHz faster) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted January 3, 2017 Author @LAwLz Damn... idk that! thanks for the prep talk anyways! Im in a position where i gotta make the decision asap! Anyways il wait i guess.. And any idea when exactly is the ZEN rolling out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted January 3, 2017 35 minutes ago, Shaggy dogg said: @LAwLz Damn... idk that! thanks for the prep talk anyways! Im in a position where i gotta make the decision asap! Anyways il wait i guess.. And any idea when exactly is the ZEN rolling out? No idea when it will come out, but we might get more info at CES 2017. CES starts in 2 days (January 5). Rumors has it that AMD will actually launch it at CES and if that's the case we are just a few days away from it launching. That seems a bit optimistic to me though, so I am hoping for more info at least. If we get more info then maybe we can determine if it's worth waiting or not. If you don't want to wait, then the i5 is your best bet. Either the 6500, or if you can save up a bit more go for the 6600K (can be overclocked). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted January 3, 2017 46 minutes ago, Shaggy dogg said: @LAwLz Damn... idk that! thanks for the prep talk anyways! Im in a position where i gotta make the decision asap! Anyways il wait i guess.. And any idea when exactly is the ZEN rolling out? Q1 sometime. If you need it now, Intel i5 will be fine. AMD's current lineup is too far behind on peripherals and hardware connectivity to be a worthwhile investment. Music production doesn't require a ton of CPU power, fast storage (SSD's or m.2 nvme) and lots of RAM will benefit you more. The only time the CPU is really hammered is in encoding, and for your typical song that's ~4min long, it doesn't take much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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