[Peter Larsen[_2_]]

Ritual wrote:

I am of little resources. I'm about to dump all I can into a last
hope.

What you say is that you can't afford to screw it up. Find something ready
made, but last years model, that comes close and retails at a good price.

Is there anything I should know about building a computer for
music-making purposes?

Sharemem graphics bad.

Is there a chipset I should avoid?

Get an intel mobo with an intel chipset and an intel duo core processor or
better.

What should I build?

Worst case when you diy is that you screw it up royally and end up with a
pile of broken rubbish. A good learning experience if you can afford the
risk.

I have looked all over the web with no definite info. I would
appreciate experienced people, I do Cubase and VST and guitar
recording on what little equipment I have (basic mixer, mics, amp,
axes). I do remember that certain chipsets and so-on were to be
avoided not too long ago. I need recommendations (with info to back it
up, if possible) towards building a system.

Get all ihtel, steer well clear of anything vista, get a two grades up from
cheapest graphics card, again: look for last year model at a bargain price.

My local builder, whom I have much faith in, builds good stuff but is
not specialized in audio. I find it hard to believe that no particular
audio configuration exists.

last years models tends to make great productivity boxes. For the safe bet:
get intel mobo, intel cpu, kingston ram minimum 1 gigabyte, for bang for the
buck: mid range nvidia graphics card, grab xp while you can.

Find your way to the pcdaw list on yahoo ...


Kind regards

Peter Larsen