Thanx for the links to that info. I like the first link as it gives me quite a bit of info on the construction and hardware used. Right now I have an Antec 500watt power supply, 2gb DDR2 800mhz memory (firestix), xylence 120mm cooling fans, Titan case modified for low noise, WD 250gb hard drive with 16mb buffer, C2D e6300 processor, and other misc stuff. All I really need at the moment is a new motherboard and audio interface. I think I will go with a second hard drive for recording to. I have read in a few places that you shouldnt record to the same HD that you are running the operating system from. I originally built this system for gaming and recording because a number of my friends are into pc gaming, but I quickly lost interst in the whole gaming thing.

With a pci card such as the audiophile listed in the first link I am assuming that I would then need an outboard preamp? Does that card have breakout cable to plug an XLR cable directly into the card?

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