to reply to the overcklocker bashing, what I meant was I do not have the technical prowess to do anything like that and I would probably mess it up. Actually I bow down to you guys who have nice well running overclocked systems
I think it’s amazing and am looking into it as my skills improve (this is my 1st build).
To continue with the build…
I think I’m at the point of ordering. at the coffee shop avoiding my mother in law : ) then heading to a fathers day bbq, my goal is to order all parts by tomm or tuesday.
Motherboard: Gigabyte Z68 UD5 B3
CPU: i72600
RAM: 1600 speed 1.5V 8GB to start
Cooling: Noctua: 2 case fans one heat sink fan
Graphics: undecided, something that will play the occasional game = stress relief or induction depending on the game.
Power Supply: Modular don’t know the wattage yet somewhere in the middle I think 700+watts I think will do right?
Tweaks: Bios, Win 7, DPC Latency Checker, Something to test the temp under high loads to make sure cooling is on point (most efficient) = I think I will start a 2nd thread for this part once it’s put together and somehow try to link these 2 threads.
Thoughts: I decided to spend a little extra on the board to insure that it has the TI firewire chipset for my motu 8pre, by the time I ordered a card I would only be 20 dollars cheaper on another board anyways.
Will be Using Cubase 6, and lot’s of plug ins, couple UAD cards, Muse receptor and a finally treated studio room. Goal is to upgrade to an RME or Lynx system in the next year or two. Ultimate Goal is to have fun making music with the least technical hassles possible and then share it all on sound cloud.
I’ll post my exact order once I place it, I’m going with new egg because I trust them. I do have the help of a tech so I can avoid some rookie mistakes, although it adds a couple hundred to the build It’s worth it to me to avoid any set-backs.
Thanks for all the help any other advice you have please post it anything that has made your music creation experience better with your particular DAW, in terms of RAM used Power Supply Used Graphics Card etc…
Thanks again