My Proposed Daw for Sonar 4

[Relakst]

Before I go ahead and order this I thought I would run it by people who are in the know.

PREMIUM TWR BLUE WAVEMASTER CASE
OCZ MODSTREAM 520W, 120MM FAN MODLAR CBL POWER SUPPLY
SKT 939 ATHLON 3500+ 64 BIT 2.2ghz
ASUS A8N-E SOCKET 939 PCI-EXPRESS MOBO
PC3200 512MB PREMIUM BRAND RAM x 2
IDE80GB 7200 rpm HDD 8MB CACHE x 2
CDRW 52x32x52 WHITE
64MB GEFORCE 6200TC PCI EXPRESS VIDEO CARD
2+1PORT IEEE1394 FIREWIRE PCI ADAPTER
19' MONITOR
LOGITECH CORDLESS RECHARGEABLE KEYBOARD AND MOUSE
MOTU 828 MK2 or RME FIREFACE 800 INTERFACE

Wha'd yer think? Any suggestions?

 

[crosstudio]

it would be better to get 2 10,000 rpm 40g hard drives than to have 1 80gb. then you put your executable and virtual memory one the 1 drive, and put your music data on the other.

if possible, get the 6-pin 1394 instead of the mini-pin (4 pin).

 

[Relakst]

Actually it IS two 80GB Hard drives (Western Digital).
Why 6 pin? Just so I know.

 

[deepwater]

I'm using a Tascan FW-1884 and it works like a charm with Sonar. You can find them B-Stock for $1000.00 from AMS.

 

[Kiauma]

I believe the 6 pin can power outboard devices. The 4 pin can't.

 

[MKS]

It all depends on how you plan to use it.

Are you using it primarily for digital audio recording?
Do you plan to use samples?