I'm getting increasingly frustrated with my live performance setup. At first I was planning on using a laptop, but from talking to a few people (and from doing a gig with my desktop, which went down really well) I'm starting to think that I'd be better off going the desktop route. Mainly due to the fact I can use PCI instead of Firewire (which would have latency problems with the amount of crap I use )
I'd like to get a rackmount case (there isn't much choice on scan, so I will probably be looking at something like this . The only reason I'm going for a rackmounted box is that they seem much more solid, and I can have it wired up in a flight case without having to set it up. But if anyone can suggest a regular ATX case that's up to it that would be great!
Processor wise I'll look at probably the E7400, and overclock it if needs be. With 4gb of DDR2 to go with it (only need 800mhz, no point in getting anything faster).
I'll use my current GFX (ATI X1950 pro), HDs (Raptor 34gb, Spinpoint 500gb and a 250gb Baracuda) and power supply (Xcylo 550 watt).
As for the motherboard, I'm completely stuck. I'd rather not spend over £80. There are so many motherboards on scan! As long as it has decent cooling I'll be ok. This caught my eye, because its cheap and got fairly good reviews, but its getting on a bit. What C2D mobo is everyone using atm?
I'd really appreciate any help with this. I'm looking to order something today or tomorrow.