Advice/Feedback sought for new PC build for X1/Sound Forge based Pro Studio...

Gentlemen,    This DAW will be the centerpiece of a small professional studio and must be absolutely reliable. I have used Sonar since the beginning (Cakewalk 3.0) on up to Sonar 6, but I abandoned it a few years back as my projects grew too big for my PC to handle. So I am pretty excited about building a new, fast PC to run Sonar X1. Hopefully, with all the new workflow enhancements I can put this program back to work for me. 


BTW, I don't plan on OC'ing in the near future, but will add a better cooler when the time comes for more speed...

Any advice or feedback about my proposed components would be greatly appreciated. Thanks! 

 
CPU:         Intel i7-2600k 3.4 Ghz

MB:          Gigabyte GA-P67A-UD3-B3 P67

RAM:        Corsair Dominator CMP8GX3M2A1600C9 PC12800 DDR3 Dual Channel 9-9-9-24 8192MB x2 (4x4MB=16MB)

Video:      Nvidia GEFORCE GT210 PCIe 512MB

HDD:       Hitachi OF 10383 Deskstar 7K100.C 7200 rpm, SATA 36, 32 MB 1 TB x3

OS:          Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit

Case:       Zalman Z9 Plus ATX mid-tower

DVD:       Plextor PX-L890SA-26 24x DVDRW optical drive 

PS:          Cooler Master 700w Silent Master Pro

Monitor:  LG W2343T-PF 23" widescreen LCD, HD 1080p, 1920-1080, 30000:1 Dynamic, 16:9, DVI


I'm hoping I did my research well and all of the above components are appropriate and compatible. I've got my fingers crossed!

Anything I may have overlooked? 

Thanks, again...Shane

Use triple channel RAM, not dual.  The i7 uses a triple channel memory bus + controler built onto the silicon. Your RAM should be 6, 12 or 24 Gb

Use an SSD drive for Windows and programs, put your project files + samples on the others.

A pair of monitors (depending on your working style) is generally better than one.

AFAIK all the Sandy Bridge mobos are dual channel only aren't they?
The Gigabyte GA-P67A-UD3-B3 P67is anyway

i have 2TB hitachi deskstar drive as one of my hard drives and all I can say is that it is quiet and fast.

I went off Seagate/Maxtor drives (they are the same) when a cap went pop on the control board.
That said I think my Iomega ext drive has a seagate inside it  - it runs very hot though

Karyn
 

A pair of monitors (depending on your working style) is generally better than one.

Karyn,

  Now you have me thinking about a dual DVI video card! 

  I didn't like using two CRT monitors in the past, but I bet two flat screens would be nice. If not now, it would be nice to have the option to add another in the future...thanks! Shane