okay so i'm in the market for a new computer. i've been looking at dell, best buy, and fry's. my budget is around $1,300.
my question is, do i really need to meet my budget for this computer? i'm looking at computers with 12gb of ram, the i7 processor, and all that. right now, i'm on a 3gb ram computer and it is tremendously slow with all of my vsts. it is damn near impossible to record vocals on it.
i'm not going to be using this computer for 100% perfect mixing/mastering, but i do plan on at least somewhat doing that. all of the instruments i use are from vstis, so i'm pretty sure i need a fast-ass computer with a big harddrive. and as i said before, i am going to be recording vocals on it.
but i'm wondering, is my money best spent on a super fast 12gb, i7 processor computer OR getting a slower 8gb, i5 processor and slightly better monitors/sound treatment/something else?
also, what's more important for music-making/multiple vsts/mixing/mastering/vocals? processor speed or ram?
my question is, do i really need to meet my budget for this computer? i'm looking at computers with 12gb of ram, the i7 processor, and all that. right now, i'm on a 3gb ram computer and it is tremendously slow with all of my vsts. it is damn near impossible to record vocals on it.
i'm not going to be using this computer for 100% perfect mixing/mastering, but i do plan on at least somewhat doing that. all of the instruments i use are from vstis, so i'm pretty sure i need a fast-ass computer with a big harddrive. and as i said before, i am going to be recording vocals on it.
but i'm wondering, is my money best spent on a super fast 12gb, i7 processor computer OR getting a slower 8gb, i5 processor and slightly better monitors/sound treatment/something else?
also, what's more important for music-making/multiple vsts/mixing/mastering/vocals? processor speed or ram?
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