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DJEVOLVE on 02 August 2013

I got $1,000 to spend on the tower, I already have the software I need, what should I get?

I'm using this PC for MS Office, Music software and I would also love to play some of the top games. What would you recommend going with?

 When it comes to PC gaming, I'm a Noob. So help me build a bad ass PC. If my price range is just outside of making the system that much better, Go ahead and explain why I should invest a little bit more.

Thanks for your help.

I will be running ableton for music production.



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PullusPardus on 02 August 2013
kowenicki said:
Music program's aren't heavy on resources though are they so I don't think that's a major factor really.


they're not, phones are good enough for rendering music these days (though not recommended)

video however takes a big hit. 

a Musical keyboard is a must if you want to make sounds that are not generic, and then upload them to Soundcloud , best music community.

Don't over bomb your music, most of the time simplicity is the best, get too random and you will lose focus.



DJEVOLVE on 02 August 2013
kowenicki said:

Edit. Oops, I didn't read the last sentence...

I'm thinking of moving to Ableton, downloaded a trial last night to give it a go. You like it? What do you use as a controller?



I have a lot of friends that use Ableton but I don't have much experience with it but from what others say, it's the way to go.

Right now I'm using 2 CDJ Pioneer Nexus and a Pioneer nexus mixer.



PullusPardus on 02 August 2013
kowenicki said:
PullusPardus said:
kowenicki said:
Music program's aren't heavy on resources though are they so I don't think that's a major factor really.


they're not, phones are good enough for rendering music these days (though not recommended)

video however takes a big hit. 

a Musical keyboard is a must if you want to make sounds that are not generic, and then upload them to Soundcloud , best music community.

Don't over bomb your music, most of the time simplicity is the best, get too random and you will lose focus.


Don't get me wrong, I'm not a novice. I was just asking what he thought of ableton. I have an akai and a microkorg plus vocoder with Reason. 

Sorry, the bolded part was for OP