Hey, chuck. Here's their site. http://www.adkproaudio.com/ The stuff looks amazing and the prices are pretty darned good too. If I wasn't so broke and needed to deal with cross border customs/shipping/whatever I really would have ponied up the extra money. I ended up only saving about $600-700 after my build if I had been able to order one of their systems and just been able to pick it up and it would have saved me a LOT of hassle. Not to mention I would have had a better build, properly optimized for what I was doing and had support afterward. Great stuff. Like I said... when it is time for me to snag a decent portable laptop rig I want an ADK. Cheers!

thanks beep,i did fid them,as you were probably writing this.
nice info on that site,theres another guy on here how does builds for alot of people on here,his name is jim.

he also chimes in alot to help others with questions about custom builds,hes the one who pointed me in the right direction when looking for a computer case.
one that is dead silent,insulated so you dont hear fans,psu,exc.
i even went with these shock mount fans,they have rubber gromets instead of screws,this way they are not even touching the case(there is a rubber barrier)that way vibrations dont interfer either.

there is alot of little things in building a daw computer,a regular computer,well those are easy,daws are too but just a little detail.

tell you what if ever you want to build your own i can post the videos ive made on you tube...there step by step.
starting with an emply case and finishing with an install of windows 7.
(even shows how to install win 7)
i do this for every build i do for customers.
i cant tell you how many customers ive got from handing them a dvd with their build on it.
word spreads around,someone calls and says,i watched the dvd of you building my brother,sister,exc, computer..can you build one for me.

ive also had one guy call saying..i borrowed my fathers dvd for the computer you built for him..its not working...lol

my reply is..does your father work?...yes.
then you did something wrong didnt you?..lol

he brought it down and i fixed it no charge...the mobo he had choose didnt come with a drivers disk.
so it wasnt recognizing the usb mouse.
wasnt till i pluged in a p2 mouse it fired right into the bios.

it was the strangest thing..screen was just black but running,all fans and such.
i got turned on to building computers from a buddy of mine.
back in the early 90's i built printed curcuit boards for the largest pcb in the world.
the reason your cell phone is the size it is because people like us building smaller boards,smaller components.

we built the first pentium 1 and when the pentium 2 came out it was like a revalation.

And just to expound on that a bit if I had gotten a system build by Blue Cat or ADK they would have KNOWN what was needed to run my Layla 3G and either told me at the time I should replace it or make sure I had a motherboard that would handle it properly. I waste well over a month wrangling with that issue because I just... didn't... know.... and there really was no way for me TO know.

I've never used a MOTU but they supposedly SMOKE most other interfaces out there. If you can afford it definitely get the 828. Without a doubt. If you get that I will be more than jealous.

Hey Buddy, I think, you do not need to buy a new CPU. Definitely you have your reasons but even if I was filthy rich I wouldn't buy that thing unless it was absolutely necessary.

In specifying an interface, you really need to determine what kind and how many inputs and outputs you'll need. Earlier, you mentioned that you do live sound and that you will be using a 20-channel Soundcraft mixer in your control room, with up to 16 mics. Using an outboard mixer can simplify (or, can complicate) things. Sonar has mixer functionality, and many audio interfaces also provide mixers for routing and controlling their inputs and outputs. So, you need to think about how you will work. You need to consider things like: Can you use the mic preamps in your mixer for all your mic inputs? Does your mixer have direct outs for some/each input channel? If so, then you may only need an audio interface with balanced line inputs instead of one with mic pre's. How will you provide monitoring for talent (the musicians) and in the CR? Can your Soudcraft mixer provide several monitor outs/mixes, or will you need to rely on your audio interface's mixer or Sonar's mixer for providing monitor feeds? This can factor into how many outputs you may need in an interface. Also, what effects (such as reverb for vocalists) will you need on your monitor feeds, and how will that be done? If you can monitor with fx through your Soundcraft board (or running fx or aux sends through outboard fx gear and then back through your board), then latency (from the audio needing to go through the interface and through Sonar and then back out through your interface) should not be of concern, but if you need to use Sonar for fx, then latency may be a signifcant concern. I could go on, but hopefully you catch my drift already. Recording in a studio is different from doing live sound. Might be helpful to sit down with your engineer and draw out a diagram of your anticipated audio workflow and what gear you can use for what. Hope that helps! =Goddard