Good computer build for audio?

[JerGoertz]

I saw this spec from Tom's Hardware for building a gaming computer, which I'd like to use (with possible modifications) for an audio Windows PC build:

Puter Setup.png

With GPU's being hella expensive now, I'm thinking of just omitting that and using the Intel onboard graphics (should be adequate for audio work, n'est-ce pas?)

Does this build otherwise look good for audio? This Intel processor has 8 performance cores and 8 efficiency cores; would I be better off going with AMD for CPU?

And finally, what would be a good audio card for this system?

Thanks for any input!

[Aliens]

I've always used integrated graphics on my Daw computers and never run in to any display issues though, of course, you'll probably get a bunch of posts stating I'm an idiot

Currently on an AMD 5700g system and it's supposedly even good enough for acceptable 1080 gaming.

[Pictus]

I saw this spec from Tom's Hardware for building a gaming computer, which I'd like to use (with possible modifications) for an audio Windows PC build:
With GPU's being hella expensive now, I'm thinking of just omitting that and using the Intel onboard graphics (should be adequate for audio work, n'est-ce pas?)

The onboard GPU is OK.

Does this build otherwise look good for audio?

Yes, but the Fractal design Meshify C does not have front USB-C, change to the Meshify 2

The current Gigabyte BIOS is very picky about RAM, check the QVL
https://www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/Z6 ... ort-memsup
and make sure to update the BIOS

This Intel processor has 8 performance cores and 8 efficiency cores; would I be better off going with AMD for CPU?

Check viewtopic.php?f=16&t=574244

And finally, what would be a good audio card for this system?

The best(latency/performance) you can get is RME
https://gearspace.com/board/showpost.ph ... count=4631

[JerGoertz]

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Thanks for the detailed analysis, very helpful.

I've always used integrated graphics on my Daw computers and never run in to any display issues though, of course, you'll probably get a bunch of posts stating I'm an idiot

Currently on an AMD 5700g system and it's supposedly even good enough for acceptable 1080 gaming.

Yes, I've had similar experiences with my current music PC; just the onboard Intel graphics are more than enough.