On Fri, Sep 03, 2010 at 10:59:02AM +0200, rosea grammostola wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I need a new workstation | DAW pc, would be nice to get some advise.
>
> Silent
> Energy friendly (relative...)
> Good for audio work
> Price: 300 - 500 euro
>
>

>    1. Which components are the most important? And which components might be

>    good second hand as well?

>    2. How many cores, is a dualcore enough, or do I need a quatro core? It

>    would be nice to be able to enjoy the computer in the coming 3 years (I
>    don't know how heavy computing will be in 3 years...)

>    3. Which computer case?
>    4. Motherboard
>    5. Monitor
>    6. Fans?

You could give more detail about exactly what you plan to do with it.

There are people who need massive power today (not to mention 3 years
from now), and there are people who don't need tons of power today, and
probably still won't in 3 years.  The number of audio people today using
3-5 year machines is pretty darn high, and they aren't limited to
amatures either.  That makes me think you probably don't have to worry
too much about machine performance.