custom built pc options for protools le

[cfinch]

So I am think about getting my buddy to build me a computer. And this will be the last big purchase I make in a long time, so I want it to be right. If anyone can answer a few question, and take a look at a few of the pieces of harward, etc, for compatability issues etc...

motherboard: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813128440 GIGABYTE GA-880GM-USB3 AM3+ AMD 880G HDMI USB 3.0 Micro ATX AMD Motherboard

Quiet running tower: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811163166 SILVERSTONE Black Aluminum / 0.8mm SECC Grandia Series GD05B micro-ATX / Mini-DTX / Mini-ITX MB, 1x5.25", 2x3.5"+1x2.5"HDD or 1x3.5"+2x2.5"HDD, 3x120mm golf bladed fan, 11" expansion card capable HTPC Case

Internal drive: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820147134 SAMSUNG 830 Series MZ-7PC128D/AM 2.5" 128GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) Desktop Upgrade Kit

Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit - OEM: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16832116986

Power supply: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817139027 CORSAIR Builder Series CX500 V2 500W ATX12V v2.3 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Power Supply

usb 3.0 External hard drive: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822149186 TOSHIBA Canvio 3.0 750GB USB 3.0 Black/White Portable External Hard Drive E05A075CAU3XW

Cd/DVD drive: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16827151236 SAMSUNG CD/DVD Burner 22X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 16X DVD+R DL 22X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 24X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM Black SATA Model SH-222AL/RSBS LightScribe Support

Ram: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820220484 Patriot G series ‘Sector 5’ Edition 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model PGV38G1600ELK

Processor: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819103962 AMD FX-6100 Zambezi 3.3GHz Socket AM3+ 95W Six-Core Desktop Processor FD6100WMGUSBX

I am not sure of the graphics card...


And also, I have ProTools 7.0 le on basic M-box 2 that I was running on Xp. Will I be able to upgrade to the lastest version of ProTools and run it on Win 7 with my M-box 2?

Thank you for your time... any help would be great.

thanks,
chris

[filosofem]

Hey Chris, not many AMD AM3 users on the DUC. Custom DUC builders typically choose Intel Core i7 these days.

[zedhed]

Originally Posted by filosofem

Hey Chris, not many AMD AM3 users on the DUC. Custom DUC builders typically choose Intel Core i7 these days.

+1!

This thread is worth the read for build info, it's long and some info at the beginning may be outdated so you may want to start at the end first;
http://duc.avid.com/showthread.php?t=238426

PT9 or 10 will run fine on Win7 with MBox2 but PT10 will be the last version to do so.