New Computer for recording, need some help please

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Isivaa Sanaru

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Hey,

Firstly, my apologies if I might be posting this in the wrong category.

I'm looking into buying a new computer for recording music. I will be using my sound card (EDIROL FA-66) and I'll be using Cubase 5 as my software for recording. And my aim is Windows 7.

My main questions are:
1) What do I need to pay attention to when buying my new computer? Processor? Graphic Card? Do I need something terribly high tech or will the standards do?
2) I know that EDIROL requires Firewire, is there anything else I should look into concerning that?

I have a good budget and I wouldn't want to change my computer after a few years so I'm looking for something that will run fast, secure and as long as possible :)

Thanks,
Isivaa Sanaru
 
Easy,
#1 Processor, speed and cores
#2 RAM, how much processing your computer can operate
 
Cubase requires a 2 GHz CPU on a Windows PC with at least 1GB (1024 MB) of RAM (random access memory) although the more the better. It needs 4 GB hard drive storage and once again the more the better. And of course a DVD-ROM.

So essentially any PC on the market today will most likely be okay.

Memory... both RAM and HDD... is cheap. I'd splurge. The problem is with the Firewire interface.

I'll not pretend to have much personal experience with Firewire. I had the best luck when the Firewire was incorporated into the motherboard (as opposed to an expansion card which was a nightmare), and when the Firewire functionality was provided courtesy of a T.I. chipset. From what I've read my experience mirrors that of other people but note that my experience with Firewire was to connect up a camera, not a audio interface.

Firewire may be more problematic then USB but when it works, it works well. YMMV.
 
i7 processor, 16 gb of fast ram and large good performance hard drives (caviar black), 64bit Windows and good-silent cooling will get you fast computer for few years.
Graphics card is not very important (unless you plan doing video montage).
 
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