PC spec for music?

[Mr Exit]

What do I need in a PC to make a decent tune. I'm running cubase and soft synths/drums and the shitty computer i'm using at the moment starts sounding like a skipping cd after to many effects. Whats more important, clock speed, memory, sound card?
Are the 'M' processors alot faster than normal ones?

[dan the acid man]

a combination of all the things mentioned, personally, if i was building a pc now for music, i would get and amd64bit winchester socket 939 3500 processor, a decent motherboard made by either asus, abit, msi or gigabyte, 1024Mb of ram, a seagate sata hard drive and then a top end sound card, the sound card would differ depending on your budget.

[rowland the bastard]

personally, i'd burn it and get a mac with as much memory and cache you can get your hands on with a motu 828 sound card, stop wasting your time with crappy plug ins that sound shit and buy the real thing

[eyes without a face]

hilarious attitude

[dan the acid man]

oh no, here we go again with the mac v's pc debate, and the hardware v software argument.

Personally, i say go with what you feel comfortable with

[eyes without a face]

exactly, and those who really open their minds to software end up realising the sound quality is achievable if u work at it!

[Mr Exit]

Wish I could afford hardware but i'm on a bit of a tight budget, unless anyone wants to buy me a juno in the name of undergound musik ;)