Audio-Production Rig

[Karant]

I'm looking to build a custom PC for audio-production and recording in Cubase, Reason, Reaper, and the likes. My budget is approximately $1,500.00 (USD). I have been out of the loop for some time now and am not familiar with what will get me the best bang for the buck. As far as component brands go, I'm most definitely leaning towards...

Enermax power-supply
Corsair memory
ASUS motherboard
Lian-Li case
Seagate hard-drive's

So please [H] crew, point me in the right direction here!!

AMD or Intel?

Dual-Core or Quad-Core?

Video-card necessary?

 

[Dangman]

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[obobski]

quad core, yes
I'd look at a Corsair PSU
WD or Seagate HDs are fine (I like WD's GP's for noise/heat reasons)
video-card wise, something to handle as many displays as you want, and anything you want outside of audio (like if this also has to be a gaming rig)