Computer for Home Recording

[joshvitamors]

Very new to recording, looking to purchase a line ux1 and cubase 5 to record with and wonder if someone could have a look at the specifications of the computer below and tell me if it would suitable for what I am planning on doing.

"Processor
Description Intel Core i3 550 Processor
Cache 4MB
Clockspeed 3.2Ghz
Manufacturer Intel
No. of Cores 2

Memory
Speed 1333Mhz
Description 2 x 2GB DDR3 1333Mhz Memory

Case
Description ATX Black Gaming Tower Case
Colour Black
Dimensions 185(W) x 475(D) x 408(H) mm, 0.6mm thickness
Drive Bays 3 1/2" 3.5" External x 1 (Tool-free)
3.5" Internal x 5 (Tool-free)
Drive Bays 5 1/4" 5.25" External x 4 (Tool-free)
Form Factor ATX

Power Supply
Description Novatech PowerStation Gaming 400W Silent ATX2 Modular Power Supply
Wattage / Rating 400W

Motherboard
Form Factor Micro ATX
Audio 7.1 channel HDA
Chipset Intel H55 Chipset Motherboard
IO 1 x PS/2 keyboard port
1 x PS/2 mouse port
1 x VGA connector
1 x DVI connector
1 x Audio jack supports 6 jacks
6 x USB 2.0 ports
1 x RJ45 LAN port
1 x Serial port
LAN Gigabit LAN
CPU Support Intel Core i7,Core i5,Core i3 processors, Socket LGA1156
Socket Type 1156
USB 6
SATA Ports 6
PCI 2* PCI
PCI-EX 1* PCIe2.0 x16, 1* PCIe x1,
Max FSB 1600
Memory Slots 4
Max Memory Capacity 16GB"

Thankyou!

 

[ranjam]

You have a great computer. I still think you'll need an interface other than the UX1. That will get some great guitar sounds, but everything else won't work, like drums or vocals. The UX2 could do. But any decent interface will have you multitracking in no time, and in tandem with the UX1, you'd be able to record anything and get great sounds.
I always advocate this guy and his videos on Cubase LE; YouTube - Learning how to use Cubase LE Part 2. Bill Childress is my guru. Check the computer he uses to record! As long as you don't go bananas with the plug ins and effects, it is possible to use a much lesser computer.

 

[CoolCat]

your pc is built & should last a long time... very capable to handle most anything currently on the market that I know of using USB 2.0.....