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I just bought a PC from PCS with the following specs: Case CORSAIR CARBIDE SERIES™ 275Q QUIET CASE Processor (CPU) AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Six Core CPU (3.6GHz-4.2GHz/36MB CACHE/AM4) Motherboard ASUS® PRIME B450-PLUS (DDR4, USB 3.1, 6Gb/s) - RGB Ready! Memory (RAM) 16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3200MHz...

Ok thanks - yes I ordered it with Windows. Does that include the soundcard? I bought a Creative Audigy soundcard and reading the leaflet that comes with it it says to install drivers using the CD ROM. I assume I don't need to do this? Thank you.

Hi there, I just got my deaktop and looking forward to using it. However I've noticed that included with the packaging is a motherboard dvd. Do i need to run this? If so I'll need to but an external dvd reader as i didn't include one as part of my build. Or is the dvd for back up only? Thanks.

Thanks again - appreciate your guidance. I have three further queries which would be great to get your views on. You've said it's more worthwhile to get a quieter CPU than a more expensive cooler based on what is going to influence noise levels more. However I just want to check that the...

Thanks for your help so far with this. I did some thinking over the weekend and managed to find another £100 - this takes me to £850. I'm sure if I really needed it I can also find another £100 by sacrificing a few things in the year. So at a very maximum I think I can squeeze £950. With that in...

I think i'll be sticking with the 3600 - not value for money to go for 3600x.

Ah right. For example this website https://www.windowscentral.com/ssd-vs-hdd-which-should-i-have-my-pc recommends the set up. They say "Our ultimate recommendation is to opt for a mixed system with HDD mass storage and an SSD boot drive for your Windows 10 install. This way you'll get a balance...

Ok - I am happy with the processor mentioned above given my budget. When it comes to AMD, FL Studio recommend one of Ryzen 9 3900X, 7 3800X, 7 3700X & 5 3600X so at this stage I think I'm content with the suggestions.

Ok thanks for the advice. How would I know which processors have the strongest single core performances (which is most important for music production) without using those websites?

Thanks for this. I have a few questions: 1. From my (very limited) knowledge I understand that people advise to opt for a mixed storage system with HDD mass storage and an SSD boot drive for Windows 10 install. Does your configuration adopt this mix? If not, is there a reason why? 2. I don't...

Ok thankyou. If I was to extend the budget to £850 can you advise what would the priority to improve?

Ok thanks i will do a bit of research into the soundcard. My monitor i haven't decided yet but will most likely be full hd and maximum 144hz. I may have dual monitors as my work involves a lot of Excel. I appreciate the budget is tight but would be good to see how close i can get to it and what...

Hi there I'd really appreciate your help in building a desktop that caters for music production. I will be using FL Studio but I would also like to use it as a home and work PC (eg word processing, excel spreadsheets including macro code writing, watching movies etc). I won't be using it for any...