High Performance PC Optimised for Ableton

Powerful DAW / audio PC

We’ve configured our ideal PC for use with Ableton by selecting what we believe to be the very best components for the job.  Digital Audio Workstation (DAW) systems need to be able to flawlessly process data and keep all tracks perfectly in time. This requires a fast multi core processor with a top notch motherboard and first rate storage array.  The processor in this system is a very fast 7000 generation AMD Ryzen 7 with 8 cores and a high clock speed.  The motherboard is a high performance model designed for high data throughput without bottlenecks.  It has an excellent inbuilt audio circuit and triple high performance M.2 storage slots.

 

The storage has been configured as a four drive setup, this is the ideal setup for an Ableton system. Don’t skimp on storage as glitches can occur in complex tracks if your storage is unable to keep up.  In this system Windows 11 is loaded to the 500GB high performance SSD and this is the drive we recommend installing the Ableton Live application and all third-party plugins. The second high performance SSD is a 480GB drive which we recommend is used to store samples and sound libraries, including the User Library.

 

The third drive in this system is a 480GB SSD.  Use this drive for your audio recording and file caching. Using a separate drive will prevent problems caused by trying to read and write to the same storage drive at the same time.  The fourth drive is a 4TB hard drive which should be used as your archive of completed work and also can act as a backup for your SSD data.

Specifications:

Processor

• AMD Ryzen 7 7700 3.8Ghz Eight Core CPU
• Max Turbo Frequency: 5.3Ghz
• Cache: 40MB
• Be Quiet! Pure Rock 2 CPU Cooler Installed

Memory

• 16GB DDR5 4800Mhz RAM
• Dual Channel – 2 x 8GB
• Supports up to 192GB
• 4 x DIMM sockets (2 Used)

Hard Drive

• 500GB WD Blue SN570 M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD
• 2 x 480GB M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD
• 4TB Seagate BarraCuda 3.5″ Hard drive
• 3 x M.2 Slot, (0 free)
• 4 SATA Ports, 2 free (2 Used for DVD-RW and 4TB HDD)

Optical Drive

• Asus DVD Re-Writer, SATA, 24x, M-Disk Support
• 2 Optical Bays (1 free)

Software

• Windows 11 Home 64-bit
• Clean install, no additional software

Chipset

• AMD B650 Chipset

Display Outputs

• 1 x DisplayPort 1.2
• Supports up to 1 monitor at once or up to 3 monitors via MST hub
• Supports HDCP and HDR

Graphics

• Integrated AMD Radeon

Audio

• High Definition Audio, 5.1 or 7.1 channel
• Audio provided by Realtek Audio Chip on the motherboard

Input Devices

• No Keyboard or Mouse Included

Wired Networking

• Realtek^® 2.5GbE LAN chip (2.5 Gbit/1 Gbit/100 Mbit)

Wireless Networking

• Intel^® WiFi 6E 802.11ax
• Speeds up to 2400mbps
• Bluetooth 5.2

Power Supply

• 500 watts

Dimensions

• Height: 470mm
• Width: 220mm
• Depth: 492mm

Interfaces

• 3 x USB 2.0 Port (rear)
• 5 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 Port (2 front, 3 rear)
• 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A Port (1 rear)
• 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C Port (1 rear)
• 1 x RJ-45 Ethernet Port
• 3 x Audio Jacks at the rear
• 2 x Audio Jacks at the front
• 1 x Display Port
• 1 x HDMI Port

Note the display outputs from the motherboard are disabled when a graphics card is installed.

 

Expansion

• 3 x PCI-e x 16 Slot (2 Free)

Case

• Be Quiet! Pure Base 600 Black ATX Case
• 1 x Pre-installed Be Quiet! Pure Wings 2 120mm rear fan
• 1 x Pre-installed Be Quiet! Pure Wings 2 140mm front fan
• Space for 3 additional fans at the top
• Space for 1 additional fan at the front
• Space to accept 120mm, 140mm, 240mm or 280mm liquid coolers

Warranty

• 3 Year Return to Base parts and labour
• 1st 30 days collect and return at our expense