Hey all.

I've got this ever present dread that my current PC is going to crap out sooner or later so I want to start building a new one made solely for recording music on.

I use Reason 4.0, Ableton 7.0, a Line6 Toneport for live instruments.

I am really not a computer guy, so what goes into building a good home studio computer?

What are the essentials, and about how much money am I looking at spending?

I want to get the nicest parts I possibly can, I'm looking at spending like 800-1000 at the most...obviously cheaper would be better but I want something that will be quality for a long time to come.