I just ordered the requisite parts to finally build my DAW! I have been contemplating building just such a computer for some time now. The aggravation of dealing with my current PCs lack of power and penchant for freezing up at the most inopportune moments has been the primary driving force behind my desire to build a dedicated DAW. I have given careful consideration to the parts that I have ordered and I believe that this system will serve me well. It will be based on an AMD Athlon 64 bit processor. Some of the other features are built in RAID 0/1/0+1 and a video card with dual outputs which will allow for multiple monitors. The only thing I am not sure of is the case to house all of this audio processing power. Currently I am planning on housing it in a rack-mount server case, but the one that I have is enormous. It will not fit in a standard audio rack as it is 6 inches too deep. I may just purchase a standard desktop case (the old ones that lay horizontal) and attach it to a rack-mount shelf.
