To build a PC, what hardware to run Ubuntu Studio fast without overspending?

[ScottALavender at gmail.com]

On Feb 21, 2011 4:47am, Peter Nodiff <admin at rhythmrevolution.net> wrote:





> What hardware would run Ubuntu Studio fast? I don't wan't to
> buy an i7 or Phenom II if a dual core or Athlon with 8gigs ram would
> run within 10% the speed at half the price for parts! I want to be
> able to run 2 or 3 apps simultaneously without slowing the PC down.
> I've built a PC before using a good 650 watt power supply, multiple
> cooling fans, and a generic 512mb video card.



> I am looking for a seasoned user to recommend what: CPU,
> motherboard/ram bus speeds, amount of ram, which video card(s), and
> anything else to build a PC from parts at Newegg or similar.




I've run Ubuntu Studio on a Dell GX280 with P4, 2.8 ghz CPU, with 1.5 gigs  
of memory, on-board audio, and whatever video card came with it for  
recording audio. I was achieving less than 10msecs of latency while running  
JACK, Ardour, Hydrogen, and Rakarrack while doing multi-track recording.

This setup probably wouldn't be very responsive for tons of digital  
processing via plugins, but it does show some of the bottom end.

ScottL
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