Audio homebuild DAW for under £600?

[Guest]

I'm after an audio DAW PC that is good for handling vst's and effects.
I don't need a soundcard for now as I will do that later on.

But how is this spec? A few people on this forum advised me of this spec, looking to see what I can tweak or change in this spec. Any advice is appreciated.

Budget is ideally £500, but if not possible, can stretch to £600 as want a PC that can last a good few years. My existing one is rubbish.


Spec (some prices are now higher, so need new links to buy parts, and any cheaper where possible)

i5-2500 3.3ghz, 850mhz - £158
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/int [...] 95w-retail


GIGABYTE GA-Z68XP-UD3 - £102
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/gig [...] -board-atx


GPU - GIGABYTE GV-R567D3-1GI Radeon HD 5670 1GB 128-bit DDR3 PCI Express - £86
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/1gb [...] dvi-i-hdmi


Samsung Spinpoint F3 - £45
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/1tb [...] e-89ms-ncq


Samsung Spinpoint F3 - £45
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/1tb [...] e-89ms-ncq


8GM Corsair Vengeance RAM - £44
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/8gb [...] 24-xmp-15v


DVDRW - LG 22x SATA GH22NS70 - £15
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/lg- [...] -black-oem


PSU - Corsair 500W CMPSU-500CXUK - £45
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/500 [...] an-atx-v23


Case - Coolermaster Elite 430 Black Mid Tower Computer Case - £38
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/coo [...] an-w-o-psu


Windows 7 32bit Home - £74
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/mic [...] single-oem

 

[Guest]

im stil stuck on this spec, looking for advice on improvements to this and any cheaper options?

 

[Guest]

bump up, hope someone can advise