Advice? home built Shuttle XPC Multitrack Audio Recorder computer

[crimson117]

Hey everyone!

I'm thinking of building my own portable multitrack recorder, using a Shuttle small form factor pc, a multitrack recording card, and an lcd monitor.

This is a huge purchase for me so I'd appreciate any feedback you might have. I've built computers before, but never for digital audio recording.

I've listed prices as well as my current choice (<----) for each category. The total's about $1800.

Please help



Product Price

Hardware
M-Audio OmniStudio with Delta 66 PCI $375.00
M-Audio OmniStudio USB $429.00
M-Audio FireWire 410 $399.00 <-----

Software
Cakewalk Home Studio 2004 $95.00 <-----
Cakewalk Home Studio 2004 XL $219.00

OS
Windows XP (educational pricing) $82.00
Windows XP (OEM) $140.00
Windows XP (OEM on eBay) $105.00 <-----

DVD+RW/-RW/CDRW Drive
LG GSA-4040B DVD Burner $134.00
TEAC CDRW used $-
Lite On Beige 52x32x52 CD-RW $38.00
Lite On 48x24x48x16 CDR/DVD Combo Drive $50.00 <-----

System
Shuttle XPC SK43G amd via333 SATA $195.00 <-----
Shuttle PN11 Wireless Add-on module $50.00 <-----

Hard Disk (2?)
Seagate 80GB 7200rpm SATA ST380023AS, OEM $87.00 <-----
Seagate 120 gb SATA (data) $105.00
Seagate 160GB 7200rpm SATA ST3160023AS, OEM $134.00 <-----

Ram
Crucial 2x512 DDR333-PC2700 ram $157.98 <-----

CPU
AMD Athlon XP 2500+ Barton 333 FSB: $85.00 <-----

LCD Monitor
Hewlett-Packard L1530 $360.00
Hewlett-Packard L1702 $430.00 <-----

total $1,787.98