Building the ULTIMATE DAW PC: Here's How I Did It

My studio DAW PC was obsolete - I hadn't upgraded it in over ten years, and it was no longer able to physically do the work that I needed it to. It was time for a long-overdue upgrade! In this video I talk about why I needed to replace my PC, show you the products I purchased to build the PC, then I show you how I built it, tested it, and then demonstrate how well the new computer runs my studio! Components I used to build this PC: Click here for a full shopping list containing all the components I used: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls... ASUS Prime X670E-PRO WiFi Motherboard: https://amzn.to/3HWShy2 AMD Ryzen™ 9 7950X 16-Core Processor: https://amzn.to/3HRq9wq IceGiant ProSiphon Elite CPU Cooler: https://amzn.to/3OBidmE CORSAIR VENGEANCE DDR5 RAM 64GB 6000 MT: https://amzn.to/3SXEmOQ SAMSUNG 990 PRO SSD 4TB PCIe 4.0 M.2: https://amzn.to/3OFv5IF MSI MPG A1000G PCIE 5 & ATX 3.0 Power Supply: https://amzn.to/498XUFf Phanteks Enthoo Pro Full Tower Chassis: https://amzn.to/3HVhzwB ARCTIC MX-6 Thermal Paste: https://amzn.to/49alBgE SD Card Reader: https://amzn.to/3OExRxQ My keyboard Z stand: https://amzn.to/3Ix5xuF Z stand extra tier: https://amzn.to/3XtVpa6 My keyboard A frames: https://amzn.to/3YwAPav My silver keyboard covers: https://amzn.to/40VySFx My black keyboard covers: https://amzn.to/3Gt5oXz 0:00 Intro 1:59 How I Buy Computers 2:32 The Components I Bought 7:51 The Case 10:28 Initial Component Install 11:26 Cabling 12:24 Memory 12:32 Cooling 13:45 Initial Build Overview 15:14 Initial Power-Up 16:21 OS & Software Installation 16:57 Drive & Component Transfer 17:37 Fully Assembled & Burned In 19:34 Setting Up With the Studio 21:31 Final MIDI & Recording Test with Synths! 27:34 The End Results 28:22 Postscript #DAW #PC #Build