System Spec for Music Production

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Hi,

I'm looking to build a new PC which will be 100% dedicated music production machine (I have my current one for work\email\internet etc). There are some key points I would like work around when building my specification:

1) I don't need a soundcard as I have an external firewire pro audio card. I don't need a DVD-R as I have one, would like a high-speed CDR though. I don't need a monitor either as I have some already. Also I don't need a mouse.

2) This machine won't be used for gaming so a fast 2D card will be fine. I will be running 4 x 19" monitors so I will need 2 of these cards. (both with dual outs)

3) I would prefer a dual-core processor as the music applications are processor & RAM intensive.

4) I need a large internal HD which is fast & reliable (not SCSI though).

5) I have had endless problems with my ASUS SLI board (chipset fan etc) so would be interested in another motherboard maybe, but of course high quality. I don't need SLI or advanced graphics, not sure if this comes "as standard" now but of course I prefer a system without and better in other areas.

6) My budget is £600 but if I can get enough for less that would be fine. :)

Thanks Oliver :)

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Yes the cost of a MAC is very high, but maybe in the future... :)

I want to stay PC based as I have all PC based software, audio card, external hard-drives and I know my way round windows etc etc.

It was an option, but PC is the way I want to go... I can go a little higher on the price if need be but it should be enough for a high-end system without the bits listed above. :)
 
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 3800+ (Socket 939) - OEM (CP-152-AM) @ £199.69

Arctic Cooling Freezer 64 Pro CPU Cooler (Socket 754/939/940) (FG-000-AR) @
£15.22

OCZ 2GB (2 x 1GB) PC3200 Dual Channel Platinum Series EL-DDR CAS2 (OCZ4002048ELDCPE-K) (MY-057-OC) @
£164.44

Hitachi Deskstar T7K250 NCQ 250GB SATA-II 8MB Cache - OEM (0A31636) (HD-002-HI) @ £66.39

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These are some items that have caught my eye - any other comments?
 
Yeah I am considering adding a setting up RAID1 for data protection...

I have a good backup in place using a MAXTOR 300GB F\W harddrigve which automatically syncs to my data folders every few hours. This is crucial, hence the reason its set-up.

Any more thoughts on the bits of kit I should go for?! :)
 
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