Upgrade PC specs or maybe just cloning? (moving to Germany)

Steinberg Lounge Computer/Studio Hardware & Setup
#1

I will need to move to Germany for several months, knowing this, I am kind of get a lot of mixing works that I could send in the place were I will go.

So I need to buy a PC that can handle my mixing projects. Right now my PC is:

CPU:
Intel® Core™ i7-3770K CPU @ 3.50GHz, 3501 Mhz, 4 main processors, 4 Logic Processor (LGA 1155)

RAM
Kingston DDR3 2x8GB 667Mhz

Case:
Corsair Obsidian Series® 550D Mid-Tower Quiet Case
http://www.corsair.com/en-us/obsidian-series-550d-mid-tower-quiet-case

Motherboard:
Asus SaberTooth Z77
http://www.asus.com/Motherboards/SABERTOOTH_Z77/

Video:
Nvidia GeForce GT 630 1GB DDR3 (Gigabyte)
http://www.nvidia.es/object/geforce-gt-630-oem-es.html

Cooler :
Corsair H80i
http://www.corsair.com/en-us/hydro-series-h80i-high-performance-liquid-cpu-cooler

Power:
Corsair TX850 v2
http://www.corsair.com/en-us/enthusiast-series-tx850-v2-80-plus-bronze-certified-850-watt-high-performance-power-supply

SO Disk:
SSD KINGSTON SV300S37A240G (240GB)

First I was thinking in clone this setup, BUT, somethings are kind of hard to get now (like the motherboard), so maybe It’s better to get a better PC instead (If I can afford it!), so it doesn’t get obsolete too soon

I sold lot’s of my stuff and saving for sometime so I think I will raise something between 1000 to 1200 euro.

For work I do mostly mixing up to 50 tracks + 20 VSTis output tracks, I will do (with luck) eventually recordings my top is 24Channels same time (UR824 + OktopreMKii x2)

Do you guys have some recommendations? I know is a large question and there’s no just one answer, but I prefer to get opinions :blush:

Regards

#2

I’m looking at:

CPU-Kühler
be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 3, CPU-Kühler
1 x € 79,90*

Grafikkarte
ASUS GT610-SL-2GD3-L, Grafikkarte
1x VGA, 1x DVI-I, 1x HDMI 1 x € 51,90*

CPU
Intel® Core™ i7-4790K, CPU
FC-LGA4, “Devil’s Canyon”, WoF, boxed 1 x € 344,-*

PC-Netzteil
be quiet! Dark Power Pro 10 850W, Netzteil
schwarz, 7x PCIe, Kabel-Management 1 x € 209,90*

Tower-Gehäuse
be quiet! Silent Base 800, Gehäuse
schwarz 1 x € 119,90*

Solid State Drive
Corsair Force LX 2,5" SSD 256 GB
schwarz, SATA 600, CSSD-F256GBLX 1 x € 122,90*

Mainboard
ASUS Z97-PRO(Wi-Fi ac)
Sound, GLAN, USB 3.0, SATA3, SATAe, M.2 1 x € 124,90*

Arbeitsspeicher
Corsair DIMM 16 GB DDR3-1600 Kit, Arbeitsspeicher
CML16GX3M2A1600C10, Vengeance LP 1 x € 144,90*

total: € 1.271,30 just a little bit over my budget

#3

You can save few €€ here:

You don’t need 850W power supply. These monsters are designed for gaming PCs with power-hungry Graphics cards and all bells and whistles. Your system is very basic one. Even 450W should be more than enough, but I would buy 500-550W one just in case.

Off-topic:

Is there any chance you can help this guy:
http://www.steinberg.net/forums/viewtopic.php?f=198&t=73984

#4

Hi Jarno thanks for your input!


When I updated my last PC I had the trauma of problems with my last PSU, just to had an EMU1820M audiocard and everything inside the box…and also wanted to eventually expand my Video card (I’m a shy gammer!, I have a second partition for gaming) but never changed anything!

I maybe I can upgrade the videocard and get a smaller PSU…mmm…I’m not sure if I can find (or exist) one fanless but with more power.

(I will look the topic you linked)

#5

You can’t just take your current PC with you?

#6

Not really, is quite heavy, (and I have other toys that can’t replace like my guitars)

I will need to pay € 200 or so for extra weight if I decide to take it with me, the same for when I come back.

#7

So since looks like the PSU was an overkill, I change it and the video card so I got option 2:

1 x be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 3, CPU-Kühler € 79,90
1 x ASUS GTX750TI, Grafikkarte € 154
1 x be quiet! STRAIGHT POWER 10 600W, Netzteil € 99,90
1 x be quiet! Silent Base 800, Gehäuse € 119,90
1 x Corsair Force LX 2,5" SSD 256 GB € 122,90
1 x ASUS Z97-PRO(Wi-Fi ac), Mainboard € 197,90
1 x Corsair DIMM 16 GB DDR3-1600 Kit, Arbeitsspeicher € 144,90
1 x Intel® Core™ i7-4790K €344

Grand Total: € 1.263,40

The Only thing is that "the don’t know when the i7-4790K will be available :frowning:

#8

You know GTX750 might require more power than GT610?
Quick search:
GTX750: 60W
GT610: 30W
Unfortunately these were from different sources so they may not be completely comparable.

Anyway, the extra 30W should not make your 600W PSU to surrender under increased load.

#9

Yeap, I was even looking at GTX970 but It its just to expensive :frowning: ( I will post a 3th option later)

#10

Ok, I think this is the winner (unless you have some other tips to save some money)

I added the monitor, keyboard, mouse and put the GTX970 !!! (I will eat only water and bread for a while)

If I buy the stuff from different places the total is 1456.97 Euro

You can see the prices here: http://i.imgur.com/dsJX38C.png

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