Is this a good barebones system for a DAW?

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2012/02/14 03:11:21 (permalink)

Is this a good barebones system for a DAW?


As my current DAW is on its last legs, I'm making preparations for my next DAW PC...I saw this on the Tiger Direct website:

http://www.tigerdirect.co...57703&Sku=B69-0510http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1857703&Sku=B69-0510
Would this be a decent choice for a DAW? Does this look like a good deal? I figure I could also get an SSD as an OS/Programs drive and use the 2TB drive for data. Are AMD Phenom IIs good, or should I do an i7 Intel system? Any thoughts or advice welcome!

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    Blown306
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    Re:Is this a good barebones system for a DAW? 2012/02/14 07:23:25 (permalink)
    Look where the AMD processor falls on in the benchmark, then find the i7 2600 which is pretty common. AMD used to be good, but not so much lately. I have the i7 2600 in a new box, and it runs like a raped ape. http://www.cpubenchmark.net/high_end_cpus.html

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    Jim Roseberry
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    Re:Is this a good barebones system for a DAW? 2012/02/14 11:18:44 (permalink)
    FWIW, I'd typically avoid "bare bones" systems.
    You can choose better individual components...
    As was mentioned, you'd be far better off with a SandyBridge i7 based machine.

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    Jim Roseberry
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