PC died... Time for new machine for use as daw. I am looking for a solid PC platform that is fast and reliable. Most of the use will be mixing a typical project of 64 to 100 tracks in addition to 100+ plugs. (most low cpu eq, comp etc.) Yeah that is a lot but most are basic hi pass and or mild comp) I use heavier stuff when necessary. I was very happy with my (not so happy) dead machine running Reaper 32 bit or 64 bit. 3 ghz, processor and 8 gb ram, 2.5tb total drives allocating 500 gb to OS (was win 7) and the extra hard drives for samples, media storage and odd bits. That system ran fine until IT WAS A LEMON out of warranty and no support for win 7 from the manufacturer. Oh well. I am limited to $1000.00 US. I have two monitors and pci firewire card for my Rme interface (those can be moved to new machine). I know I have left out some important detail but what do you guys/gals think? I am considering SSD for primary OS as an option but kinda costly and warey of SSD failure rates. As of this writing things may have improved in the SSD world. Dunno. Any reccomendations are welcome. Heck, I had very few times that I ran the now dead machine over 75% no dropouts or even a minor hiccup. Gimme advise please.