This post was just to get some other feedback and oppinions on building a desktop to do these things:
-Dual Boot Vista Ultimate 64bit and Mac OS X
-Have the power to run minimal-latency, professional audio recording and production
-Be relatively proficient in running games
-utilize Intel's i7 processor
Now, I looked around on newegg and amazon to put together this scratch list of parts that I might want to get. If anyone can check this to make sure that: the parts are compatible, what would be a better deal, or any other suggestions.
LG Black 6X BD-R 2X BD-RE 16X DVD+R 6X Blu-ray DVD-ROM 4MB Cache SATA Internal Blu-ray Burner 6X Blu-ray Disc Burner & HD DVD-ROM Drive Model GGW-H20LK - OEM 229.99
Newegg.com
Sorry if this is a really long list or its hard to read.
Thanks for any help!
Is there any reason to get such a small third hard drive? You would get better storage for the money if you used two larger drives, and it would cost very little extra to change that 160GB to a 250.
The graphics card is also absurdly overpriced. The HD4850 1GB is a far better performer for the same price:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102802 Though I'm not entirely sure why you feel you need 1GB of video memory, as that is primarily only required for playing games at a resolution of 1920x1200 or greater.
You have also chosen a very poor power supply, one that is likely to go bang and destroy the rest of the PC. Use this one instead:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139001 520W is plenty of power for your system but you need a unit that can provide it in a stable and reliable manner.
I would also recommend against getting Norton Internet Security, the later versions are an absolute system hog and are known to cause all sorts of problems. Instead, I recommend ESET Personal Security.
Two will work, but at a greatly reduced speed, which will reduce the speed of the i7 in encodes. For games it won't matter, but since the i7 processor is slower than the Core 2 Quad in games anyway, that's not the reason you should be buying i7. In games where the CPU frame rate limit is actually a problem (so you can forget the benchmarks where i7 gets 150fps versus the 120 of the C2Qs, that's irrelevant), the i7 920 only performs around the same performance as a Q6600, the slowest Core 2 Quad. Since you're paying $860 for the CPU, RAM and Motherboard when a Socket 775 fast Core 2 Quad will set you back no more than $550 for an equivalent specification, you need to strongly consider whether you really need i7 or not. Additionally, it is imperative you get 6GB of DDR3 for good performance if you stick with it. For reference, the fact that Core 2 Quads use DDR2 does not slow them down, except as I say, in encoding applications.
