I'm considering buying a new computer to replace my existing setup, and I think I've found one at a (just) affordable price that will be suitable for me to use mainly with my VSL stuff. That's VSL SE+ with occasional help from some of the Horizon libraries I have licensed, as well as occasional use of Garritan Orchestral Strings, Moog Modular V, that dreadful Symphonic Choirs thing I wish I'd never bought, and Vocaloid Prima - not that I've mastered it yet!
I use Sonar 7 PE and Sibelius 6.
I've no plans to use MIR in the foreseeable future, but wouldn't rule it out altogether one of these days. At present I use Altiverb and will continue to do so for a while. I do plan to extend my SE+ with the occasional VSL download instrument.
I know my question is a bit like "how long is a piece of string" in some ways, but I'd like to know roughly whether the spec of the computer is suitable for use with my setup - (Large orchestral setups) I don't want to waste this kind of money on something that won't do the job. I think it may be 'overkill' in some ways, but I like the idea of having plenty of headroom and as much future proofing as possible (I know that's the Holy Grail though!) Having said that, I'm not sure whether it's suitable!
The specs are below but the soundcard I'd like to use is one of two M-Audio Delta 44s I already have instead of one that comes as standard), and I'd obviously install that myself.
Intel Core i7 Processor Extreme Edition i7-975 (3.33GHz) 6.4GTs/8MB Cache
Asus P6T Deluxe V2: DDR 3, SLI & CrossfireX on demand
12 GB Corsair XMS3 TRI DDR3 1333MHz
Windows 7 Ultimate 64 Bit
8x USB 2 ports
4 x 1TB Hard Drives S-ATA 3-Gb/s 16MB Cache 7200RPM (one of which would be used as a system backup)
(No Raid) (Unless someone suggests it's necessary)
1GB ATI RADEON HD 5750 PCI Express - DirectX 11 Graphics Card
Sound Card
Onboard 10/100/1000 Gigabit LAN port
Card Reader