Computer Processors Guide (CPU)

Step 2 – Computer Processor and Cooling Guide

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Tell Me About Computer Processors

For your recording production computer setup you want as much processing speed as you can fit in your budget.

Personally I would buy nothing less than 2.0 GHz (Recommended 2.5 or higher) Most producers don’t know what a processor is so let me inform you to be ahead of your competition.

The exact term processor is a sub-system of a data processing system which processes received information after it has been encoded into data by the input sub-system. In common parlance processor is usually referred to the microprocessor, the brains of the modern day computers. The most common Brands you will run across or hear about are AMD’s and Intel. Both of these CPUs are good for your recording and production setup.

I personally run an Intel P4 chip in my computer setup and it works well on everything I throw at it. If you can bypass Celeron CPUs...as you advance in your recording and production you will be upset at the performance!

What About Cooling?

A CPU generates heat while operating. In operation the temperature of the CPU will thus rise until the temperature gradient between the CPU and its surroundings is such that the heat flow matches the input and the CPU temperature reaches equilibrium. The heat generated by a CPU is a function of the efficiency of its design, the technology used in its construction, and the voltage at which it operates.

My personal choice in fans are 80mm case fans. They are super quiet and very dependable. Only 28db noise level and produce very low heat output. The best part is they install within seconds due to power splitters if you get the right ones.