Since the FSF is a little slow today, I hope you all don't mind me posting my thoughts here in the CH and not in the Computer Forum (yet).....
I'm a little bit excited as I'm getting closer in buying/building a new super duper 64bit machine. What's really appealing is that a very powerful DAW can be built for under $800 (or less). I do like using a lot of midi/synths, but with the 4GB RAM limitation, my current machine is sometimes very slow (& old). Except for the dual monitors & 2 internal HD's, I basically have to get everything.
Now, I have the daunting task of researching all the new technology/compatibility issues in hopefully using an AMD FX-8350 Vishera CPU or similar (I'm still not sure if I need an 8 core processor, but looking around....).
Any suggestions on a decent MB model/CPU?