Why not just follow the guide by CaseySJ ? He's already figured most of this out and documented it all. That video guide posted above is too painful to watch. Will waste hours of your precious time.
You have two major problems and they have nothing to do with your computer. Komplete Audio 6 is garbage - don't waste your money. In fact, if you have it, sell it. Get yourself a UAD Apollo Twin MK2 or Metric Halo ULN-2, trust me. And your second issue - Pro Tools? Come on! SMDH. Unless you actually edit audio, Pro Tools is trash and has been trash for a very long time. Non-creative professionals and mixers use it because they have to not because they want to. If you're actually going to compose music, just use Logic Pro X. That's all you'll ever need and for $200 you can't beat the value.Hey! Thank you all for the tips and help. Really appreciated!
I updated the build with your recommendations in mind and I think im still inside the budget. The system is a beast while costing more or less the same as a basic iMac variant (Finnish prices).
Here is the updated build and I have to say im pretty happy about it. I threw more money at the PSU, upgrading it to 750W Platinum standard. After doing more research, I decided to put more money into a top of the line SSD.
My optimized build:
- Intel Coffee Lake i9-9900K, LGA1151, 3.6 GHz, 16MB
- Sapphire RX Vega 64 NITRO+, 8GB
- Gigabyte Z390 DESIGNARE, ATX
- Corsair 32GB (2x16GB) Vengeance LPX Red, DDR4 2666MHz, CL16, 1.2V
- Samsung 1TB 970 EVO M.2 2280, PCIe 3.0 x4, NVMe, 3400/2500 MB/s
- Fractal Design Define R6 USB-C - Blackout, E-ATX
- be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 4
- be quiet! 750W Dark Power Pro 11, modular ATX, 80 Plus Platinum
- TP-Link Archer T9E Wireless Dual Band
- ADDITIONAL: Komplete Audio 6 external audio interface
Is the 750W Dark Power Pro 11 enough for the Vega 64 NITRO+ and i9-9900K? Do I need some additional fans for the Define R6 case to help with the heat generation etc?
Thank you so much for all the help
You have two major problems and they have nothing to do with your computer. Komplete Audio 6 is garbage - don't waste your money. In fact, if you have it, sell it. Get yourself a UAD Apollo Twin MK2 or Metric Halo ULN-2, trust me. And your second issue - Pro Tools? Come on! SMDH. Unless you actually edit audio, Pro Tools is trash and has been trash for a very long time. Non-creative professionals and mixers use it because they have to not because they want to. If you're actually going to compose music, just use Logic Pro X. That's all you'll ever need and for $200 you can't beat the value.
If you really wanted to take it to the next level, de-lid your CPU, and replace your coolers with this guy:
Noctua NH-D15S Processor Cooler
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835608072
Replace all of your stock Fractal fans with Noctua fans. I've done exactly what I say above, overclocked to 5Ghz and quieter and cooler than my iPhone.
Spend some time reading @pastrychef builds. He knows what he's doing. My idle temps are 26-28c and I'm moving a lot more air through my Fractal R5.
Thanks!
