Audio Editing/Music Production PC for ~$700

Hello, Some_Dumb_User!

There you go:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type Item Price
CPU Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor $105.99 @ SuperBiiz
Motherboard MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard $44.88 @ OutletPC
Memory Team Elite Plus 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1333 Memory $58.99 @ Newegg
Storage Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive $51.99 @ NCIX US
Storage Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive $48.99 @ SuperBiiz
Case NZXT Source 210 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case $29.99 @ Micro Center
Power Supply EVGA 400W ATX Power Supply $24.99 @ NCIX US
Operating System Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) $87.99 @ NCIX US
Monitor Hannspree HL161ABB 15.6" Monitor $65.99 @ SuperBiiz
Keyboard Cooler Master CM Storm Devastator - OEM Wired Gaming Keyboard w/Optical Mouse $24.99 @ NCIX US
Other Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 2 In/2 Out USB Recording Audio Interface $149.99
Total
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available $694.78
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-01-25 17:25 EST-0500

  1. Part-by-part breakdown.

OS

I've chosen Windows 8.1 due to it better handling SSD's and for the free upgrade to Windows 10  

Monitor

Not the best quality monitor, but a good budget monitor based on ratings  

Sound Interface

Any preferences for Firewire, USB or PCI-E? I've chosen the Scarlett 2i2 because of its great ratings on Amazon, and for being considered [one of the best budget audio interfaces by musicradar.com](Focusrite Scarlett 2i2)  

Let me know if you have any questions. Hope it helps =)

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