Ok,so i'm planning building a computer dedicated to recording with...

*plenty of firewire and usb ports
*At least a gigabyte of ram
*decent CPU(athlon 64 3200+ or P4 3.2Ghz)
*E-MU or M-Audio soundcard/s
*Good software(CubaseSX,DFH superior or BFD...mabey Reason)

I'm sure on those things at least...but what about the OS?

Is there increased compatibility or stability with windows xp pro over xp home?Or should I not even bother until the next iteration of windows(2006?)

And no,I can't afford a mac...nevermind,hail the mini mac!