Build for Cakewalk Sonar/ DAW/ Music Production and Editing

[flipper666]

Ok, I finally raised enough money to build what I hope to be a DAW for multi track music recording/ editing that'll last another 10 years... Can you guys give me the most bang for my buck for 1200 bucks or under? AMD or Intel does not matter...
I know peole have posed something like this before...BUT...I could never find anything specific enough...


Thanks!

 

[Ironsounds]

Hello... I would suggest a i7 8-16 gig ram, SSD's... dual monitors.
1) Are you a keyboardist/soft synths Power user? 32GB ram then for large sample sizes.
2) What Audio interface are you using or planning to use?
3) do you need a "Quiet" PC or will you have large distance from MIC locations?

 

[flipper666]

Hey here is what I ended up getting...Thanks for your help...
i7 4790K
Deep Silence 2 Mid Case
Asus Saber tooth z97 Motherboard - mark 1
corsair 650w power supply - modular
32 gigs ram (4 sticks of 8)
Cooler Master hyper 212 CPU cooler
Samsung 500g SSD

I stayed within my budget if 1200 dollars...Do you see any weaknesses in the system?

Thanks again...

 

[okcnaline]

Good luck video editing on the Intel HD Graphics 4600. You aren't getting anywhere with that iGPU.
And also, do you need OS? Peripherals? Monitors?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Xeon E5-2620 V3 2.4GHz 6-Core Processor ($399.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master GeminII M4 58.4 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($31.93 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock Fatal1ty X99X Killer ATX LGA2011-3 Motherboard ($213.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston 8GB (1 x 8GB) Registered DDR4-2133 Memory ($59.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Kingston 8GB (1 x 8GB) Registered DDR4-2133 Memory ($59.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.98 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: PNY Quadro K620 2GB Video Card ($139.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Cooler Master Silencio 652S ATX Mid Tower Case ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 520W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($55.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Sound Card: Asus Xonar Essence STX 24-bit 192 KHz Sound Card ($129.89 @ Newegg)
Total: $1211.72
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-01-04 01:41 EST-0500

 

[Ironsounds]

Hello... looks good... so far.