Hi, I am a musician and fancy myself a composer. I recently purchased an M-Audio 88 Key USB MIDI controller/piano keyboard. I quickly realized that my dinosaur of a PC does not have the processing power to handle any of the more powerful software synths, however, and so am looking to upgrade. I wasn't quite sure where to put this, as I intend to buy everything, but I figured that the processor would be a nice place to start (I'll have help for putting it together, so don't worry if I sound like I don't know what I'm talking about!).
Anyways, as I said in the thread title, I am somewhat on a budget, but I want to get something that will allow me to run softsynth VST modules like Synful Orchestra on progams like Steinberg Cubase or Propellerhead Reason. Now, the nature of these programs is basically that level of performance they give out is pretty much set by the system you're running, so I'm going to try to get the fastest processor that I can on my budget. As far as what that budget is....I'd probably say up to about $500 for CPU, motherboard, and RAM.
Now, the main thing that I'm not sure about is...well, anything not directly related to "processor speed." Example: dual core vs single core, caches, socket types, etc. What is the difference between different socket types, and how much of a difference will a newer/more expensive type make? What should I be on the look out for when I see what look to be fairly good deals...can a fast processor still perform poorly given weaknesses in other areas?
This is the processor section of the forum, so I understand if your replies are restricted to CPUs, but I'm honestly looking for info on everything - particularly motherboards, CPUS, and ram.
Anyways, as I said in the thread title, I am somewhat on a budget, but I want to get something that will allow me to run softsynth VST modules like Synful Orchestra on progams like Steinberg Cubase or Propellerhead Reason. Now, the nature of these programs is basically that level of performance they give out is pretty much set by the system you're running, so I'm going to try to get the fastest processor that I can on my budget. As far as what that budget is....I'd probably say up to about $500 for CPU, motherboard, and RAM.
Now, the main thing that I'm not sure about is...well, anything not directly related to "processor speed." Example: dual core vs single core, caches, socket types, etc. What is the difference between different socket types, and how much of a difference will a newer/more expensive type make? What should I be on the look out for when I see what look to be fairly good deals...can a fast processor still perform poorly given weaknesses in other areas?
This is the processor section of the forum, so I understand if your replies are restricted to CPUs, but I'm honestly looking for info on everything - particularly motherboards, CPUS, and ram.
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