Buying a daw computer

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After trawling the net to find a suitable daw computer I have come across a number of so called specialist daw computers at 3 times the price of a normal computer.

I have studied some aspects i.e. silent factors and what I need for proccessing speed and power etc.

I believe if you build yourself or can find someone to do it for you on the cheap you can save bags of money and that these so called daw computers are a rip off.

Here are specs of one I intend to build please let me know if any of these items are not for a daw system?

Antoc Sonata III with earthwatts quiet 500watt psu.
MSI P6NGM-FD Motherboard - 775 chipset with 1333mhz and firewire ports.
Intel Quad core 9550 (2.83mhz) or intel duo E8400 3Mhz x2(could I use two of these instead of one quad core, what would the advantages/disadvantages be for a daw if I could?)
Artic cooling freezer.
Asus 256mb nvidea eforce GS Silent(passive i thinks)
Windows xp home sp3
Kingston Hyper 4g (2x2) Gig ddr2 800mhz dual channel ram
Western digital caviar 160Gb - 8mb cache(very quiet) hard drive internal(should I get one with 16mb cache for a daw?)
 
The sonata cases are awesome. For the processor, I've seen first hand what the 8400 can do and it gets my choice.
 
i wouldn't be so quick to dismiss thee specialty route... if you are not a gifted tweeker then sometimes it's best to have someone else do it... the box i'm using now was put together for me by a guy that my nephew plays games with... he's known localy for his bad ass machines... but i had all kindsa trouble at first and needed to undo some of his things... was a major pita... my next machine will be from ADK most likely... they know all the tweeks for our purpose... and it's still custom configured to your needs...
 
dementedchord said:
i wouldn't be so quick to dismiss thee specialty route... if you are not a gifted tweeker then sometimes it's best to have someone else do it... the box i'm using now was put together for me by a guy that my nephew plays games with... he's known localy for his bad ass machines... but i had all kindsa trouble at first and needed to undo some of his things... was a major pita... my next machine will be from ADK most likely... they know all the tweeks for our purpose... and it's still custom configured to your needs...
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Yes, if your not too familiar with building them you might want to have someone do it for you.
 
dementedchord said:
my next machine will be from ADK most likely... they know all the tweeks for our purpose... and it's still custom configured to your needs...
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Its not just tweaks, more importantly its compatible hardware. If one has the time to sift through specs then buy about 5-10 current motherboards, test them with about 5-10 different audio interfaces, dsp devices (UADs, TC, SSL), and all the major recording programs out there, then by all means do it. Or if you want to take a guess then come back to forums trying to figure out why your system doesn't work for you.

"rip off". Exactly what do you do for a living?
 
buckkillr8 said:
The sonata cases are awesome. For the processor, I've seen first hand what the 8400 can do and it gets my choice.
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I couldn't agree more about the Antec Sonata brand. I built my wife a new computer last year and went with a Sonata II. It came with a $50 rebate which made it even better!

I'm building a new computer for myself now and I've ordered a Sonata III.

I wish 1TB SSD drives were in existence. It looks like it will be a while, so SATA is still the way to go for now.

Cheers,
Joseph
 
you cannot use two core2duo processors together,


if i correctly understood you, and that is what you meant,,,you should most certainly have someone else build this machine for you.


good luck.
 
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