- Joined
- May 21, 2007
- Location
- Bristol/Southampton
Just bought a new computer for music production, was a good deal because it doesn't come with monitor/mouse etc but neither does it come with an operating system.
So was looking for some advice from anyone who knows about the compatibility, reliability etc of each OS.
It's going to be strictly for music production, so doesn't matter about graphics or anything.
I've got a copy of Windows XP that I got with a computer that's never been on the internet, so could use that.
Or, as I'm a student can get the Windows 7 Pro. for £35 or Ultimate for £55. I've done some googling and there doesn't seem to be much difference. But as they are upgrade edition I'll need to install a previous version of windows first.
I'll be using Ableton Live and various vsts etc.
And the specs are:
AMD AM3 Quad Core X4 630
4GB DDR2 RAM
nVidia GeForce 8200TC 1GB
Any advice is much appreciated, cos this kinda stuff ain't my area of expertise.
Cheers
So was looking for some advice from anyone who knows about the compatibility, reliability etc of each OS.
It's going to be strictly for music production, so doesn't matter about graphics or anything.
I've got a copy of Windows XP that I got with a computer that's never been on the internet, so could use that.
Or, as I'm a student can get the Windows 7 Pro. for £35 or Ultimate for £55. I've done some googling and there doesn't seem to be much difference. But as they are upgrade edition I'll need to install a previous version of windows first.
I'll be using Ableton Live and various vsts etc.
And the specs are:
AMD AM3 Quad Core X4 630
4GB DDR2 RAM
nVidia GeForce 8200TC 1GB
Any advice is much appreciated, cos this kinda stuff ain't my area of expertise.
Cheers