Ongoing confusion over PC spec

[Mindpower]

I've read a ton of posts and the links to PC spec advice, but getting confused and disheartened that I feel like a loser unless I spend 5 years researching and then spend £8 million on processor alone!!

My tracks are not overly complex; electronica with a few audio tracks (guitar lines etc.) on occasion. I've been running an ancient 10-year-old Dell with just 2MB RAM for years and it handles my tunes, so I'm unclear as to what a sensible minimum spec would be? It's not that £ is an issue, it's just that it feels silly spending £1500 if £500 will work for my requirements?

Looking at what I use now (which I know appears comical), it seems any low-end machine with e.g. i3/i5/i7 would work, but am I missing something? Are new FL versions massively more blood-sucking than the versions of say 2 years ago?

I just want to get going again, and this is holding me back ((sob)) - any general advice would be cool.

[Scott]

Did you check this article? What computer shou...

[Mindpower]

Many thanks for the info - I had a glance (and ...

[donkeytugger]

Have you thought about buying a refurbished 2nd...

[Mindpower]

Cheers donkeytugger, something like this indeed...

[donkeytugger]

Sounds like a plan, and it will no doubt be muc...

[sql_error_uname]

i'll wait until threadripper is affordable

[Mindpower]

Laptop for mobile use + powerhouse desktop soun...

[kitekrazy]

Desktop for me. No portable stuff. Build your o...

[Mindpower]

Ta for your thoughts, kitekrazy. A basic questi...

[governmentyard]

I've been looking at this: https://www.chillbl...

[Scott]

governmentyard wrote:I've been looking at this:...

[Mindpower]

Well that looks awesome, I can't see you having...

[governmentyard]

Mindpower wrote:Well that looks awesome, I can'...

[Mindpower]

That Novation one looks very cool, it's more th...

[kitekrazy]

Mindpower wrote:Ta for your thoughts, kitekrazy...

[donkeytugger]

kitekrazy wrote: There's plenty of users usi...

[Mindpower]

Cheers for the insight. I guess as my stuff is ...

[kitekrazy]

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[governmentyard]

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[Scott]

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[ReedIndeed]

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[exmatproton]

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[Labelwhore]

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[FL Studio 4 Life]

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[exmatproton]

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