First music server - is my spec rubbish?

[Kal Rubinson]

1 hour ago, Savolax said:

I would not sweat too much about the CPU/MB (unless you want to go really OCD on this). I, for one, have this old i7-3770K (heatsink+FAN) still in use as in my general use PC using Corsair AX760 PSU.

Agreed.  I had one of those in my original server.  I upgraded (so far, twice) not because of the  sound, per se, but because it was not up to the combined demands high resolution, multichannel and DSP.

[Kal Rubinson]

39 minutes ago, Exocer said:

I would prefer not to buy now what someone else bought a long time ago and didn't feel the need to upgrade from. My .02.

Of course and no one is suggesting that anyone do that.  However, it makes the point that one needs to suit the purchase choices to one's actual needs.  If you can define those needs first, making the choices is easier (and my be cheaper).