Music Production Help

[Spts000]

I am looking to do music production using Ableton live and other various types of music software. I need recommendations on good hardware that would provide me with the power that I need. I'm mainly looking for a good motherboard, power supply, cpu, ram and etc. Essentially want a beast of a computer for audio production. Need recommendations.

Thank You

 

[imsqam]

Two of the prime needs for an audio production computer is it needs to be quiet and be able to multi-task. This build will focus on maintaining that.

- Ryzen 1700 for lots of cores and threads. Not too worried about core speeds here, 3.0MHz is plenty fast enough.
- Low dB cpu cooler. Before you order this you might want to see if the included Wraith Spire cooler is quiet enough. If you do order the 612 you will need to get the AM4 bracket I have included in this build
- Very good quality X370 board with lots of Sata 6GB/s, USB 3.1 and expansion slots.
- 16GB of RAM, not sure if this enough but there is room for adding another 16GB
- Large SSD and HDD. Wasn't sure if you wanted to go with a NAS system or were planning on using a RAID HDD configuration for data security/backup so I left that out
- Low power fanless GPU for low noise. From what I see you don't have much of a requirement for graphics, this should be more than enough
- Very quiet case with a ton of fans for low RPM air movement, the fans can be smart controlled
- Really quiet PSU, excellent quality and it won't be stress by the power load placed on it by the build
- One of the best Audio cards on the market for music playback. I assume that you will buy an external card for input.

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/PBxXQV
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/PBxXQV/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 1700 3.0GHz 8-Core Processor ($269.99 @ Amazon)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master - Hyper 612 Ver.2 44.2 CFM Rifle Bearing CPU Cooler ($38.00 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock - X370 Taichi ATX AM4 Motherboard ($199.39 @ OutletPC)
Memory: Patriot - Viper 4 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2666 Memory ($119.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial - MX300 525GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($159.88 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($79.99 @ Newegg Marketplace)
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce GT 1030 2GB Silent Low Profile Video Card ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Fractal Design - Define S ATX Mid Tower Case ($79.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - Snow Silent 750W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($134.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Sound Card: Asus - Essence STX II 24-bit 192 KHz Sound Card ($238.15 @ Amazon)
Case Fan: Fractal Design - X2 GP-14 (White) 68.4 CFM 140mm Fan ($9.49 @ NCIX US)
Case Fan: Fractal Design - X2 GP-14 (White) 68.4 CFM 140mm Fan ($9.49 @ NCIX US)
Case Fan: Fractal Design - X2 GP-14 (White) 68.4 CFM 140mm Fan ($9.49 @ NCIX US)
Case Fan: Fractal Design - X2 GP-14 (White) 68.4 CFM 140mm Fan ($9.49 @ NCIX US)
Other: AM4 Mounting Bracket for Cooler Master 612 ($0.00)
Total: $1428.32
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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