prophetik music Posted November 7, 2016 Author Share Posted November 7, 2016 On 11/5/2016 at 10:47 PM, Anorax said: That machine looks absolutely stunning! thanks man! it was a ton of fun to build. i never get to do more interesting builds like this so it was a cool experience. i'm glad i talked him into it =P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bironzu Posted November 7, 2016 Share Posted November 7, 2016 That's my computer! =D For anyone seeing this thread thinking about having a computer built, Brad was awesome! I just got a job out of school and actually have disposable income now so I wanted a custom-built computer. I know virtually nothing about hardware, and Brad answered all of my countless questions, and also offered a lot of other great advice and feedback. 10/10 would buy again. TheChargingRhino and prophetik music 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anorax Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 Hey Brad, I hate to bother you about this, but my ASUS optical disk drive (DRW-24B1ST) is no longer recognized by my system, even though it has power and all connections seem to be fine. I can't find any drivers, so I'm not sure how to approach this issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prophetik music Posted March 14, 2017 Author Share Posted March 14, 2017 8 hours ago, Anorax said: Hey Brad, I hate to bother you about this, but my ASUS optical disk drive (DRW-24B1ST) is no longer recognized by my system, even though it has power and all connections seem to be fine. I can't find any drivers, so I'm not sure how to approach this issue. i'll send you a PM with a few suggestions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prophetik music Posted June 9, 2017 Author Share Posted June 9, 2017 just bumping this up. i am still doing computers, and recently did builds for two different active remixers =) let me know if you're interested. Meteo Xavier 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meteo Xavier Posted June 10, 2017 Share Posted June 10, 2017 HOW ARE YOU STILL ALIVE YOU MONKEY-ASS MOTHE... *Sees it's 4:40AM while still not being finished with work.* Oh, that's why I'm getting cranky and insane. Carry on then, computer man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mazedude Posted June 13, 2017 Share Posted June 13, 2017 I do believe I'm one of the two recent builds, and yes, I'm loving the new system! Great work! You get my recommendation for sure. prophetik music 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duskvstweak Posted June 15, 2017 Share Posted June 15, 2017 On 6/9/2017 at 2:30 PM, prophetik music said: just bumping this up. i am still doing computers, and recently did builds for two different active remixers =) let me know if you're interested. I kept meaning to as you about this during the week, but Stardew Valley keeps sucking up my free time! I'm definitely in the market for a new machine! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meteo Xavier Posted June 15, 2017 Share Posted June 15, 2017 A more serious post now: This is not yet a current need I have, but sooner or later I'll have to replace my current awesome desktop with yet another new one down the road and I'd like to get one that has a pretty good recording sound card in it now that I'm expanding into hardware recording (from a Roland XV-5050 and Sound Canvas 88 Pro) and will need something that further cleans up processed audio and handles latency better. Is that the sort of custom work you do, Brad? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prophetik music Posted June 16, 2017 Author Share Posted June 16, 2017 yeah, meteo, i can do that. just shoot me a pm when you're ready with what you want, and what your budget is, and we'll go from there. dusk, i'll send you a pm =D or just message me on skype! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prophetik music Posted June 19, 2017 Author Share Posted June 19, 2017 got two builds for OCR folks incoming, one of whom isn't listed in the thread. looking forward to getting the parts and playing with more tech =) yangfeili, djpretzel and Anorax 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yangfeili Posted July 10, 2017 Share Posted July 10, 2017 I switched mine on today and it's looking good. 11/10, would recommend. Time to start catching up on the PC gaming backlog... prophetik music 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duskvstweak Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 I'm loving my new machine! I'm so behind that I'm playing Mass Effect 1 on it, but I've also been playing Rocket League and it's so, so pretty. Can't wait to start making this PC work for a living! prophetik music 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yangfeili Posted July 13, 2017 Share Posted July 13, 2017 Any recommendation on some decent desktop speakers? I don't need anything too crazy over-the-top, but wanted to put a little more thought into it than the old "whatever my friends are getting rid of" method I've used in the past. Like I see now that Bluetooth is pretty common in a lot of PC speakers... Does that work OK or is it prone to stuttering compared to a wired connection? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prophetik music Posted July 13, 2017 Author Share Posted July 13, 2017 i only use headphones, so i don't have a ton of recommendations re: speakers. i do have a soundbar plugged in that i can access from my PC, but the bluetooth connection doesn't have any issues. dusk - ME1 is great, but ME2/3 are some of my favorite games ever made. let me know when you play them so i can suggest a few must-try mods and DLC! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duskvstweak Posted July 13, 2017 Share Posted July 13, 2017 16 hours ago, yangfeili said: Any recommendation on some decent desktop speakers? I don't need anything too crazy over-the-top, but wanted to put a little more thought into it than the old "whatever my friends are getting rid of" method I've used in the past. Like I see now that Bluetooth is pretty common in a lot of PC speakers... Does that work OK or is it prone to stuttering compared to a wired connection? These are what I got. I'm not super up on tech so I don't know too much, but I really like them. Great sound for when I'm not using my headset and my wife thinks they look cool too! https://www.amazon.com/GOgroove-BassPULSE-Computer-Speaker-Subwoofer/dp/B004ALYGI2/ref=sr_1_2?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1499966371&sr=1-2-spons&keywords=pc+speakers&psc=1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anorax Posted July 27, 2017 Share Posted July 27, 2017 Late to the party, but I've only really noticed stuttering over Bluetooth with PC speakers if the speakers get too far away from the master device. If said device is your PC under the desk and the speakers are on said desk, then you should be fine as long as your desk isn't made of lead On a side note, Brad should I worry about power usage if I want to add additional items to my PC (e.g. swap or add GPU, a third storage drive, etc)? The computer you built for me is a MSI Gaming 5 (i7 processor w/Cooler Master hyper 212 EVO), GeForce GT 730, ASUS optical drive, WD 2TB HDD, Samsung EVO 250gb SSD powered by a CX600. I'm woefully unaware of how much energy this setup is using and what the general rule of thumb is for computer power units. :-/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yangfeili Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 Thanks for the info... I think I just had a bad experience with a bluetooth connection on some device or another at some point in the past (may have just been that specific device), so good to know it's nothing to worry about. I'm temporarily using an ancient pair of Altec Lansing ACS5 speakers which my family used back in like... 1995. I was able to open them up and fix the broken power switch which had originally consigned them to the technology graveyard in my mother's basement. They actually sound pretty good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prophetik music Posted July 28, 2017 Author Share Posted July 28, 2017 On 7/26/2017 at 10:49 PM, Anorax said: Late to the party, but I've only really noticed stuttering over Bluetooth with PC speakers if the speakers get too far away from the master device. If said device is your PC under the desk and the speakers are on said desk, then you should be fine as long as your desk isn't made of lead On a side note, Brad should I worry about power usage if I want to add additional items to my PC (e.g. swap or add GPU, a third storage drive, etc)? The computer you built for me is a MSI Gaming 5 (i7 processor w/Cooler Master hyper 212 EVO), GeForce GT 730, ASUS optical drive, WD 2TB HDD, Samsung EVO 250gb SSD powered by a CX600. I'm woefully unaware of how much energy this setup is using and what the general rule of thumb is for computer power units. :-/ the PSU on your system was significantly more than that build needed since you'd mentioned wanting to upgrade the GPU at some point. i don't remember specifically what CPU you have, but you could drop a GTX 1060 in there pretty easily and not have power issues still. a 1070 might be pushing it. normal 7200rpm drives draw less than 20w per so you're fine to add them as much as you want. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nabeel Ansari Posted July 29, 2017 Share Posted July 29, 2017 How reasonable is it to get a build like: -killer processing (blazing GHz + multicore, for audio) -performs well in real-time audio processing (I've seen weird stories of systems with seemingly good specs that perform terribly with real-time audio because of awful latency in internal components) -lot of RAM (like 64, or 128) -lot of USB ports (peripherals like music gear, drawing tablet, etc) -super silent, and cool -a lot of M.2 and/or PCIe SSD storage (for excessively optimizing sample lib + project load speeds) -small form factor, like ITX -support 4 monitors, but graphics dont have to be like, pc gaming quality. I just need screen real estate, not so much any 3d rendering power What kind of things are less realistic or would cost the most, here? Asking for next year, when I move circa August 2018. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prophetik music Posted July 30, 2017 Author Share Posted July 30, 2017 nabeel, this is actually pretty doable. the thing i'm not sure about is the RAM prices, since they've been heavily in flux over the last 6-8 months. next year should bring some interesting options to the CPU market as Intel claps back at threadripper and ryzen, and SSD capacity per dollar just keeps going down. IMO the RAM would be the most expensive part, since you're looking for really high-density options, but it depends on how much "a lot" of m2 storage is, and if you actually want 128gb of RAM. if you're talking several TB of storage, then that's going to be the priciest part, mostly thanks to mobos not having enough m2 slots to allow for lower-density options. then again, next year's a long way off. this would cost some dough, of course, but i think it might be less than you think. ping me with some harder details - minimum core count and cpu speed expectations, storage sizes, etc - sometime early next year and we can go from there. these kind of builds are more fun since it's not just taking the standard stuff and setting it in a big case, so i like the prep on them =) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prophetik music Posted October 23, 2017 Author Share Posted October 23, 2017 bumping this up. still providing this service, and i'll overclock your system for free if you get a build from me before thanksgiving =D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutSpoken Posted November 22, 2017 Share Posted November 22, 2017 It's been years since I've actively browsed OCR, but I've always had this service in the back of my mind. Personally, I think it'd be really cool to not only have a custom computer, but also something that was built by someone I grew up listening to. I'm probably a year or two away from needing a new machine, but I'm certainly interested. I'm currently based in Seattle and was wondering what you typically do for shipping? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prophetik music Posted November 27, 2017 Author Share Posted November 27, 2017 yeah, i'll ship there. it's not the cheapest, but i use usps registered mail. this is a special service that includes insurance. basically, registered mail requires a record every time it's touched, so if it's damaged or lost in shipping, they can track it down and recompense for it. i've never had the bootprint-on-side-of-box experience with it, which i was getting occasionally when i started this service back in 2008 once and a while with normal post. for a standard mid tower that's not overly heavy, expect shipping to be like 50-60$ to you, but i'll let you know if it's more or less. i refund some cash when it's way less than the estimate i quote, because i'm usually just going off of past transactions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GSO Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 @prophetik music How much would it cost for you to build this Kind of computer(my music pc is having problems with a "stutter" exporting from my DAW because I'm building my own Multis from premade instruments for the kontakt player): Computer Case Cooler Master N 300 CPU Intel i9 - 7980XE Extreme (18 x 2.6 GHZ - Turbo 18 x 4.2 GHZ) CPU Cooling Arctic Cooling Freezer 12 - Low Noise Memory Corsair 128GB Vengeance LPX 3600MHz (8x16GB) - Lifetime Warranty (DDR4) Graphics Card None or Motherboard Integrated Graphics Motherboard Asus TUF MARK 2 (Intel X299) - 6xUSB3.1/4xUSB2/RGB Sound Card Asus STRIX SOAR 7.1 (PCI-E) Wired Networking Motherboard Integrated 10/100/1000 Ethernet Lan (Broadband Ready) Expansion Cards 7 x USB 2.0 External Hub (USB) Power Supply Corsair RMx 1000W (Modular) PSU - Low Noise / Silent CPU Compound Standard CPU Compound Supplied With Heatsink Extra Case Fans 1 x 120 MM Extra Case Fan - Ultra Low Noise Wireless Networking Wireless Network Card 300Mbps (PCI-E) Hard Drive #1 6 TB Seagate (6000 GB) SATA-III HDD 7200 RPM 128MB Cache Hard Drive #2 2 TB Samsung 850 EVO SSD SATA-III, Read 540MB/s, Write 520MB/s - Silent RAID RAID 1 (Mirror) Hard Drive #3 8 TB Seagate (8000 GB) SATA-III HDD 5900 RPM 128MB Cache Hard Drive #4 2 TB Samsung 850 EVO SSD SATA-III, Read 540MB/s, Write 520MB/s - Silent Optical Drive #1 8x DVD/CD Re-Writer/Reader - USB - (External) Optical Drive #2 LG (WH14NS40) 14x Blu-Ray Re-Writer/Reader & 16x DVD/CD Re-Writer (Software Included) Card Reader Internal Card Reader 50-in-1 (5.25 Inch Bay) External USB Storage 3.5" 6000GB (6TB) External Hard Drive - USB3 Operating System Microsoft Windows 10 Professional 64 BIT (Genuine DVD & COA Included) Security Software Microsoft Windows Defender (10 Year License - 1 PC License) Backup Software 1-Click Recovery System - Image Backup - Original O/S DVD - 16 GB USB Recovery Drive Keyboards * Whatever small keyboard you recommend Surge Protection 8 Port Surge Protection Power Cable 1 x 1.8 Metre EU Mains Power Cable ...I got a quote of 6K+ in Euros from these guys: https://www.computerplanet.co.uk/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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