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Hi guys,
I have 2 MBP's, one for personal use and the other dedicated to music (Ableton and Serato). The audio production MBP is an i7 from 2011, and even though I've upgraded to 16GB of ram and added a 500GB Evo 850 for the OS and 1TB 7200RPM drive (where the dvd slot used to be) for audio files, the processor is just too old to run a lot of the newer plugins. In terms of inputs/outputs, I use the firewire port for my Motu soundcard and Thunderbolt port to connect to a 1080p Samsung LED TV(via a cheap thunderbolt to HDMI cable). Other than that any other hardware is connected via usb.
I had a look at a few of the great builds on this forum and I think that this Golden Build
( https://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/...7-8700k-rx-580-2x-dell-p2715q-4k-60hz.252989/ ) may suit my needs, but perhaps has some things that could be downgraded to better suit my needs. I don't do any video editing nor have a 4K display, so those may be components that could cut the costs a bit.
So my main question is; without compromising processing power and performance related to audio production, what would be a good lower-cost alternative of the aforementioned Golden Build?
Many thanks in advance
I have 2 MBP's, one for personal use and the other dedicated to music (Ableton and Serato). The audio production MBP is an i7 from 2011, and even though I've upgraded to 16GB of ram and added a 500GB Evo 850 for the OS and 1TB 7200RPM drive (where the dvd slot used to be) for audio files, the processor is just too old to run a lot of the newer plugins. In terms of inputs/outputs, I use the firewire port for my Motu soundcard and Thunderbolt port to connect to a 1080p Samsung LED TV(via a cheap thunderbolt to HDMI cable). Other than that any other hardware is connected via usb.
I had a look at a few of the great builds on this forum and I think that this Golden Build
( https://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/...7-8700k-rx-580-2x-dell-p2715q-4k-60hz.252989/ ) may suit my needs, but perhaps has some things that could be downgraded to better suit my needs. I don't do any video editing nor have a 4K display, so those may be components that could cut the costs a bit.
So my main question is; without compromising processing power and performance related to audio production, what would be a good lower-cost alternative of the aforementioned Golden Build?
Many thanks in advance