Thanks very much for replies everybody. Well I intend to buy an m-audio fast track pro USB eventually so I won't be using firewire I think and I will be using the Roland vsc as the dx/vsti as I like the sound of it. So on balance I will probably go with the 32 bit version of windows 7 for now. I had a word with the pc builders and asked if they maybe could give me a 64 bit DVD as well as I thought that the same licence would do both systems but the salesman said that they couldn't as the 32 bit product key for windows 7 wouldn't work if I tried to install the 64 bit version as its not a full retail copy just an oem version. I hope that he is wrong, when I do try an install of 64 bit windows.

Anyways haven't put my order in as yet, but will do soon as old desktop is 10 years old.

I will buy an LG 22 inch monitor separately as I heard good reports about them.

When order goes in its then a case here in UK of waiting and hoping that the pc is built well, and everything will work ok when it reaches me by courier, as a lot of the pc builders here have a poor reputation for after sales care. It’s a one year warranty but most of them will only pay courier costs for the return of pc for a limited period (usually 14 days to 3 mths) should anything go wrong.

Many thanks again for all your replies.

Joe

joe