Building computer 1st time need help Gearslutz please

[kaiya]

i'm looking at building a new pc for recording. never done it before,..am sure to make some mistakes, but maybe with the help of some gear slutz i won't make too many.....haven't picked out the recording software yet, narrowed the dac down to a rme multiface, or a fireface400/800,...or maybe the digidesign 002....

i put together a list of items for the computer, wondering what ya'll think of the choices,...what you would do differently? what recording software and dac you would pair with this computer ? are there any glaring mismatches? or incompatibility issues with my potential dac's and the hardware i'm thinking about choosing? thanks a bunch GS's

AMD Opteron 1218 Santa Ana 2.6GHz Socket AM2 103W Dual-Core Processor Model OSA1218CSBOX

TYAN S2925G2NR AM2 NVIDIA nForce Professional 3400 ATX Server Motherboard

CORSAIR XMS2 4GB(2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory

Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3250410AS 250GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM

Rosewill RP550-2 ATX12V v2.01 550W Power Supply - Retail

Antec Nine Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail

ASUS 20X DVD±R DVD Burner with LightScribe Black SATA Model

[gsilbers]

how much total you looking for?

do you know the rest of the stuff you need to buy?? (case, power supply, fan etc?)

seems alright, id go for intel cause in difrent benchmarks it was faster.

[kaiya]

does anyone know if the motherboard/processor/hard drive will work with a digidesign 002 factory bundle rack?

do you know if it would work with a multifaceII or the fireface 400/800?

i have tried to compare requirements on the digidesign website and rme website, but am not very experienced and am having trouble

thanks guys

[gsilbers]

all those interfaces require firewire 400 or 800. exept for the multifaceII which requires i think is regular pci slots. does your motherboard have pci slots?

there is pci slots, pci-X and pci-e. that about the only thing u need to check.

and if u are going for the others u only need firewire 400 or 800 on the computer. can be in the computer motherboard or can be added later as a firewire card.

[kaiya]

if i go with the rme multiface,...do i need to worry about opteron 64 bit interface do you recommend 32 bit.???

i found some info on the rme website that said it would only run on 32 bit

[slaves666]

You should look into a Q6600 and intel setup....double the power and you'll be set for a few years.