I have built 2 DAW's (one for me and one for a friend) and have gone two seperate routes. You can get your motherboard and processor from a store (Comp USA is where I bought my stuff) and build it or you can get you stuff online where you can compare prices and get the best deal. The best website IMO for this is
http://www.priceline.com. I personally liked just getting it from the store directly because I could talk to someone getting advice, i'm also very impatient and had a bunch of money to spend to thought.
Hope this helps
