the two indications of 3.2GHz simply means that both cores are running at the same speed not that you have dual i5s
this is more than adequate for your needs as long as you tweak the os for purpose
google "tweak win 7 home adobe premiere fl studio production" to find the appropriate tweaks - you may need to google premiere and fl separately to arrive at a list for both and then compare and contrast the differences before committing to a tweak sequence
what video card are you using? - this may require further tweaking and or the purchase of decent card to bring this up to an appropriate level
I was thinking I might be better off starting a budget for a new PC. I'll see what I can do on my current set up with
komplete, FL, etc, as well as the creative suite. Meanwhile I know I will probably have to upgrade soon. I was thinking I might as well get a beastly
studio workstation I can rely on. What do you think about this:
PCPartPicker part list:
Intel Core i7-4770K, Gigabyte GeForce GTX 670 - System Build - PCPartPicker
Price breakdown by merchant:
Intel Core i7-4770K, Gigabyte GeForce GTX 670 - System Build - Price Breakdown By Merchant - PCPartPicker
Benchmarks:
Intel Core i7-4770K, Gigabyte GeForce GTX 670 - System Build - Benchmarks - PCPartPicker
CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($319.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D14 65.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($74.99 @ Mwave)
Motherboard: Asus Z87-C ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($124.99 @ Microcenter)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($408.00 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($106.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 670 2GB Video Card ($340.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply:
Corsair Professional 850W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($129.99 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Asus BW-14D1XT Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($104.98 @ Newegg)
Operating System:
Microsoft Windows 7 Professional SP1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($138.97 @ OutletPC)
Total: $1749.88
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
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Would this be a worthwhile investment? Is it somewhat future proof? I just want something that wont limit my creativity at all!