Music Editing Build?

[m1ke1991]

So my friend is wanting to build a computer. This computer would be used for music editing. Specifically he uses FL Studios and a few other programs with MANY plugins. His current setup struggles to open them all at one time and will also "stutter" while he plays back tracks. These stutters show a spike in the CPU graph so I assume its overloading the CPU? Anyway, he is aiming to build a better machine. Budget is around 800-900. Not if he needs a video card... Maybe a small one. Any ideas? TB of hard drive space is probably needed and then a SSD for the boot drive I believe.

 

[cars12345]

Is he planning on overclocking?

Here is an idea:
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1CmQ1
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1CmQ1/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1CmQ1/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i7-3770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($319.98 @ Outlet PC)
CPU Cooler: Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($109.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Asus P8Z77-V LE ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($124.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Mushkin Redline 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($184.07 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Samsung 840 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($89.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ Outlet PC)
Case: Sentey GS-6050 Halcon ATX Mid Tower Case ($42.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 430W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V Power Supply ($34.99 @ Microcenter)
Total: $966.97

 

[realchaos]

Do you need an OS?

If you're music editing, you definitely want a sound card in there.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($339.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: MSI Z87-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($159.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($114.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.98 @ Outlet PC)
Video Card: MSI Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition 1GB Video Card ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Sound Card: Asus Xonar DX 24-bit 192 KHz Sound Card ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 400R ATX Mid Tower Case ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80 PLUS Bronze Certified ATX12V / EPS12V Power Supply ($44.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NS95 DVD/CD Writer ($15.98 @ Outlet PC)
Total: $905.89
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-09-11 00:51 EDT-0400)

Also put in a small gpu just in case.