Guys,

Thanks for the info...most of which I understand...my computer & musical skill is only exceeded by my extreme good looks!!!

Below is the machine I was thinking of getting which seems to fit with most of the above advice. Only just started with BIAB so I'm not at all sure if I need to worry about the the soft synth VSC/DXi? Thanks for the help.

Processor Cooler Intel Stock Cooler
Processor Intel Core i3 540 3.06GHz
Sound Card High Definition 7.1 Onboard Sound Card
Optical Drive LG GH22NS50 22x DVD+RW SATA ReWriter
Motherboard Gigabyte GA-H55M-S2 Intel H55 (Socket 1156) DDR3 microATX Motherboard
Memory Corsair XMS3 4GB (2x2GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit
Hard Drive Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB SATA-II 16MB Cache
Graphics Card Onboard Intel GMA graphics
Power Supply OcUK 450W

Regards,

Ugly Dave