What is the BEST MoBo/CPU/RAM Combo for DAW's?

Posted: Mon Feb 11, 2008 11:27 pm

how bout a mac pro??? even the base one is 8-core now, w/ 2gigs ram. it'd probably do the trick for most applications! (runs windows now too! Also it gives you the option of using logic which is one of the better DAWs

Suspended Joined: Oct 09, 2007 Posts: 33

Some good websites are tigerdirect.com and newegg.com ...i used to be a computer gaming dork, so I've spent countless hours scouring the internet for cheap prices. There is several tiny factors that make a huge difference, but I wouldn't worry too much about that (i.e. ram latency, etc)

I'd say just be sure to get atleast the following:

Dual core processor
2GB of DDR2 ram (600 or higher)
Sata Harddrive

Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2008 9:16 pm

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Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2008 11:56 pm

StereoBoxJosh wrote:

Some good websites are tigerdirect.com and newegg.com ...i used to be a computer gaming dork, so I've spent countless hours scouring the internet for cheap prices. There is several tiny factors that make a huge difference, but I wouldn't worry too much about that (i.e. ram latency, etc)

I'd say just be sure to get atleast the following:

Dual core processor
2GB of DDR2 ram (600 or higher)
Sata Harddrive

Okay, so the other day I ran into a dude who was running a MoBo that had 8 friggin GB's of RAM in it, strictly for digital audio! He also mentioned that when you are doing the whole DAW thing that RAM is where it's at because you're music runs through the RAM memory, so the more you have the smoother things run. I have no idea if he was right or not? Also he told me the make and name of his MoBo but I was too preoccupied to write it down and I cannot remember it to save my life. The thing is this cat does all this complicated DJ'ing and sampling, all I want to do is regular drums, bass, guitar, vox stuff. So I don't think that I would NEED that much RAM, maybe something that can support 4 or 6, anyone have any info on MoBo's that support this?

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