Feedback on a Proposed System Specification

Hello.

I'm putting together a specification for a system for work. The main use of the machine will be for editing, encoding audio, and managing a large audio library (hence the 1TB hdd). We're a charity so the budget is critical, and is £850 (inc VAT). The specification I've put together is £767.49 including delivery.

Could you give me some feedback on what I could do to improve on the system? (I know there is no PSU, I've already got a new 600W unit that has never been used).
Does scan offer a build service? and if so, how much would it cost to have you build the PC for me.

19" iiyama ProLite E1902S-B1S Black LCD, 1280x1024, 2 ms, 300 cd/m², 1000:1, Speakers, VESA £133.40
1TB Seagate ST-310005N1D1AS-RK Barracuda 7200.11, SATA 3Gb/s, 7200 rpm, 32MB Cache, 8.5 ms, NCQ £76.33
2GB (2x1GB) Corsair TwinX XMS2, DDR2 PC2-6400 (800), 240 Pins, Non-ECC Unbuffered, CAS 5-5-5-18 £26.04
512MB Asus HD 4350 Silent, PCI-E 2.0(x16), 800MHz GDDR2, GPU 600MHz, 80 Cores, D-Sub/ DVI-I/ HDMI £27.26
80GB Seagate ST380815AS 7200RPM 8MB SATA300 BARRACUDA 7200.10 £28.09
Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro - P4 up to 4.4GHz - S775 Dual/Quad Core Ready - The Favourite One! £18.27
Asus P5KPL SE, Intel G31, Sok 775, PCI-E (x16), DDR2 1066(OC)/667/800, SATA 3Gb/s, ATX £48.63
Creative X-Fi Xtreme Audio PCI-Express Retail £42.77
Edirol MA-7ABK Stereo Micro Monitors - Black £85.30
Intel Core 2 Duo, E8400, Wolfdale Core, S775, 3.0GHz, 1333MHz, 6MB Cache, 9x Multiplier, Retail £137.64
Lian-Li PC-A07A Aluminium Silver Midi Tower Case Without PSU £73.60
Microsoft Multimedia Value Pack V2 Wired Keyboard, PS2, Optical Mouse, Ivory £17.11
Scan Black Floppy Disk +Int Combo All in 1 Card Reader Fits 3.5" Bay USB2 £18.73
Pioneer DVR-216DBK 20x DVD±R, 12x DVD±DL, DVD+RW x8/-RW x6, SATA, Black, OEM £17.93

Yours - Antony

May be worth asking in the Hexus Hardware area for specification help, where more people should be able to help. http://forums.hexus.net/hexus-hardware/

However Scan do offer their own series of custom built PCs but I can only assume it's not possible to custom build with every component from scratch [It wouldn't be feasible], honestly it is easy if you follow a simple online guide, or get a knowledgeable friend to help - just exercise care when building, but sometimes a little force is required :)

From first inspection the monitor could be changed to something more suitable, 22inch widescreen or similar perhaps ?

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Originally Posted by aghorner

Hello.

I'm putting together a specification for a system for work. The main use of the machine will be for editing, encoding audio, and managing a large audio library (hence the 1TB hdd).


Creative X-Fi Xtreme Audio PCI-Express Retail £42.77

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I wouldn't recommend creative soundcards for that work.
They're still locked to 48k 16bit aren't they? and their ASIO driver support is poor.

If budget is seriously an issue may I suggest an m-audio audiophile 2496 or an E-mu 0404 (although both of these are PCI not PCI-e and around £50-£70) - neither of which are stocked at Scan because they don't seem to cater for the pro audio market.

RME now have a PCI-e version of the HDSP card but that will blow your budget as is around £300 but is far better suited to the work you need to do.

Gibbo / aghorner.

To clarify SCAN caters for various vertical markets, which are filtered via the links at the head of our site.

1) Computer Hardware
2) Pro Video
3) Pro Audio
4) Pro Graphics
5) Digital Home

Please visit our Pro Audio section http://www.scan.co.uk/Index.aspx?NT=5-0-0-0-0, you will find related products including the M-Audio Audiophile 2496, http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/M-Aud...nd-Digital-I-O.

Granted we don't stock the EMU range, however as we do cater for this market if this is the card you need we can easily order this for you. We have some extremely technically minded "bofs" at SCAN so if you need any advise at all feel free to PM me your contact details and a convenient time we can call you, alternative feel free to proceed with this thread with any queries you may have.

Best Regards

whoops sorry - i hadn't spotted that!