Is this a good DAW?

[Stormangan]

Hi!

My old 800 MHz AMD is on its last lap when it comes down to recording and now I am planning on ordering a new computer. I would like to have one that works fine for recording (using softsynths and recording vocals and guitars under Cubase SX). I would also like to be able to play some games now and then.

So my question to all of you is can you combine these two? I don´t have the money to get two computers.

I am planning on building to following system and would like some opinions before I order.

ASUS N7N8X
AMD 2200+
512 Mb PC2700
Seagate Barracuda V 120Gb 7200rpm 8Mb cache
Abit Siluro Geforce4 Ti4200 64Mb

I already have a M-audio audiophile 2496 soundcard.

Will this system work and be stable?

I would also like this computer to be as silent as possible and I am a bit conserned regarding the graphics card fan. I have read somewhere that the abit siluro is "supprisingly quiet". Anyone have any experience of this card? (noise and DAW-compability)

regards

Magnus

[xtern]

I hope so dood b/c I orderes Xactly the same system yesterday!

As far as I know you should be golden unless your getting some no-name ram b/c the a7n8x is supposed 2 be a lil' picky.

good luck.

[Stormangan]

I was planning on ordering the cheapest no-name memory thae have... Maybe I have to reconsider. Do you know what memory I must have in order for it to work properly?

Please let me know how your system works when you get it up and running.

regards

Magnus

[xtern]

corsair are the best but $$,

but other good brands are kingston, crucial & samsung.

[XenosoniK]

actually, corsair is cheap compared to crucial and kingston. check it out at www.newegg.com (http://www.newegg.com)
i have 1gig of corsair and my system is stable.

-Xeno

[trock]

At googlegear.com, Crucial is often considerably cheaper than Corsair. I bought a gig of Crucial DDR from them for $150.