Reaper system requirements

[Dirk Diggler]

A mate wants me to build him a system for music playback and editing. He says he'll be using Reaper to start with, and maybe Pro Tools or Cubase.

What kind of CPU and RAM will be required? I'm thinking i5 minimum but would an i7 be beneficial?

 

[Dirk Diggler]

So, 120GB SSD, i5 & 16GB of RAM? Would i7 be a boost or a waste? I might be able to stretch to the i7 but only if it's worth it.