DAW build for music production - I9 10900 - Asus PRIME Z490-A ATX

[ArvoPart]

Hello everybody,

I've been carefully reading the forum since a while, what a great place to learn!
After months of reading I've finally decided to start with my first build, a I9 10900 with a double boot Catalina/Windows 10 with the following specs:

- Intel Core i9-10900 2.8 GHz 10-Core Processor
- Asus PRIME Z490-A ATX LGA1200 Motherboard
- Kingston HyperX Fury 64 GB (2 x 32 GB) DDR4-2666 CL16 Memory
- 2x Crucial P5 2 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drives
- Corsair HX Platinum 750 W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply
- Noctua NH-D14 64.95 CFM CPU Cooler
- Fractal Design Define R5 ATX Mid Tower Case
- Firewire Pci-e board


I was looking for very quiet fans and case plus some real fast Nvme for managing large music libraries..
No particular need for a dedicated GPU at the moment, I'll probably add one later if I will need a second monitor.

Any suggestion or something which I am totally wrong or missing before I order anything?
I was looking at Samsung Evo nvme but looks like there are some issues with them?

Thanks a million in advance and keep the great work!

 

[roboman01]

I know this is a few months old. I am curious what did you go with? I am a DAW user, and I went by Shiloh's build from here:

ASUS Prime Z490-A, Intel Core i9-10850K, 64GB RAM, RX 5700 XT GPU

Updates: 01/27/2021 Updated Files with a new GPU SSDT. Shiloh's Build for Tristan ASUS Prime Z490-A - Intel Core i9-10850K - CORSAIR Vengeance LPX 64GB - Sapphire Radeon Pulse RX 5700 XT Components: ASUS PRIME Z490-A LGA 1200 (Intel 10th Gen) Intel Z490 SATA 6Gb/s ATX Intel Motherboard...

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Instead of buying the case he bought I purchased the Fractal Design Define 7 XL Black Brushed Aluminum / Steel E-ATX Silent Modular Tempered Glass Window Full Tower Computer Case. Samsung Evo M.2 is your best best, they are the most popular because they are most compatible with OSX.

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What DAW software do you use? I've been using Pro Tools for over 15 years, Refx Nexus 2 and now 3, Native Instruments Kontakt, Akai MPC Studio Pro with its software. You will love the 10 core build, its freaking awesome!!

 

[MervynMervyn]

This build is pretty cool, but to me it's not optimal for strong toques para celular. Let's add a bit to the video card and Ram. Wish you have great music.