Music Production Build

[Elliottjunior]

Budget (including currency): $2000 US

Country: US

I'm looking to build a music production desktop. I'll be using various DAW's like: Pro Tools, MPC Studio, Sibelius, and others. I also use a lot of virtual instrument packs and VST's. I won't be doing any gaming, but I will be doing some light video editing and Auto CAD. I'll be using a 32 inch TV as my monitor. Peripherals such as mouse, keyboard and others are not in the budget. 64gb's of ram is a must for me and I may want to upgrade to 124 if there may be a need for it in the future. If someone could come in under budget while making an awesome build, that would be great. Honestly, I'm not too worried about fan noise, vocal and band recording will be done in another room. With that being said, thanks to anyone who can help.

 

[ExpiredPancake]

PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/GxPJtn

CPU: Intel Core i9-12900F 2.4 GHz 16-Core Processor  ($489.99 @ B&H) 
CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock 4 CPU Cooler  ($74.90 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte B660M DS3H DDR4 Micro ATX LGA1700 Motherboard  ($109.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V 64 GB (2 x 32 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($229.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V 64 GB (2 x 32 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($229.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Intel 660p 1.02 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($84.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: EVGA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB XC GAMING Video Card  ($423.73 @ Amazon) 
Case: Corsair 4000D Airflow ATX Mid Tower Case  ($104.99 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA GA 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($59.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1808.56
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2022-06-27 19:46 EDT-0400

12900 is the best for multi-core performance. Picked the F version as performance difference between it and the K is minimal and allows for a bit of savings with a B660 board and DDR4 memory. I added 124gb in the price but you can get 64 as you said and upgrade later. Case is an easy one to build in and allows for good airflow. it supports many storage options if you need to add them for later but you didn't mention you need local storage. GPU is just something decent. I added a 3060 as you said your video editing workload was light.

[brob]

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i7-12700F 2.1 GHz 12-Core Processor  ($309.99 @ Newegg) 
CPU Cooler: Scythe Fuma 2 Rev.B 39.44 CFM CPU Cooler  ($65.98 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: MSI MAG B660 TOMAHAWK WIFI DDR4 ATX LGA1700 Motherboard  ($189.99 @ B&H) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 64 GB (2 x 32 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($209.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Kingston KC3000 2.048 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($246.04 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB VENTUS 3X OC Video Card  ($409.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: Fractal Design Meshify 2 Compact ATX Mid Tower Case  ($140.98 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Phanteks AMP 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($79.98 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1652.93
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2022-06-28 06:34 EDT-0400

[venomtail]

8 hours ago, brob said:

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i7-12700F 2.1 GHz 12-Core Processor  ($312.96 @ Newegg) 
CPU Cooler: Scythe Fuma 2 Rev.B 39.44 CFM CPU Cooler  ($65.98 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: MSI MAG B660 TOMAHAWK WIFI DDR4 ATX LGA1700 Motherboard  ($189.99 @ B&H) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 64 GB (2 x 32 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($219.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Kingston KC3000 2.048 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($256.87 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: MSI GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB VENTUS 3X OC Video Card  ($409.98 @ Newegg) 
Case: Fractal Design Meshify 2 Compact ATX Mid Tower Case  ($140.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $1596.75
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2022-06-27 19:57 EDT-0400

no PSU? or case come with one

[venomtail]

Should be a quiet system that you won't notice. I have no clue about sound cards, just plopped one in that seemed appropriate:

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i7-12700F 2.1 GHz 12-Core Processor  ($309.99 @ Newegg) 
CPU Cooler: Deepcool AK620 68.99 CFM CPU Cooler  ($64.98 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: MSI PRO B660M-A DDR4 Micro ATX LGA1700 Motherboard  ($139.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 64 GB (2 x 32 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($209.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 64 GB (2 x 32 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($209.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung 980 Pro 2 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($259.99 @ Amazon) 
Video Card: XFX Radeon RX 6500 XT 4 GB Speedster QICK 210 Video Card  ($179.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: be quiet! Pure Base 500 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($84.90 @ B&H) 
Power Supply: be quiet! Straight Power 11 850 W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($174.90 @ Amazon) 
Sound Card: Creative Labs Sound Blaster Audigy Rx 24-bit 192 kHz Sound Card  ($62.99 @ Amazon) 
Case Fan: Noctua P12 redux-1700 PWM 70.75 CFM 120 mm Fan  ($14.90 @ Amazon) 
Case Fan: Noctua P12 redux-1700 PWM 70.75 CFM 120 mm Fan  ($14.90 @ Amazon) 
Case Fan: Noctua P12 redux-1700 PWM 70.75 CFM 120 mm Fan  ($14.90 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1742.41
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2022-06-28 04:34 EDT-0400

[brob]

2 hours ago, venomtail said:

no PSU? or case come with one

 

Ouch, not sure what happened . Fixed. Thanks.

[Elliottjunior]

Hello everyone, it's good to know some people actually reads these things. I appreciate the help and work all of you put into this build. I'm really not a tech guy, I mostly only really know about music gear not choosing the best components for a PC. Thank you all