Budget: $2000
More specific use (what games, what programs): Pro Tools HD 11
Planned time until purchase: Asap
Do you need an Operating System?: No
Do you have any specific preferred components?: I want it to be silent.
Do you need a sound or wireless card?: No
Do you want stock cooling or do you plan on overclocking?: Liquid cooled. (do i need to overclock?
Do you need a monitor? mouse? keyboard?: No
Zip code/location? (Shipping costs): 89121, Las Vegas

This post was edited by urbanski on Jul 16 2015 02:17am

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/9tQTgs

Add gtx 970 if u want to play games.

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/9tQTgs

Add gtx 970 if u want to play games.

Why are you giving bad advice?

Change that case to R4 or R5 without the window, change the SSD to 500GB or 1TB. Throwing all that money to that mobo is or liquid cooling is optional, it will not make the computer any more silent.

OP, are you using Pro Tools HD or HDX interface with that comp?

Edit: also may as well throw in 750ti, AVID does not recommend integrated GPU and will their customer service will start off with that if you run into any issues.

This post was edited by nexcoor on Jul 16 2015 03:30pm

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/zHtV99
updated $1500

can put your case fans at a fixed low speed and only have your rad fans throttle based on temps.

switched fans to ap15

This post was edited by xXDreamAlongXx on Jul 17 2015 12:13am

No games, strictly pro tools. Will not even be connected to the internet.



HD. So if i were to go liquid i wouldn't gain anything from it? I need this thing to be dead silent. My last rig was so loud it was retarded. But it was an older amd build.

You tell me i give bad advice. And yet what you do is tweaking my build. How wonderful

I gave no advice. I just gave him a build

It's bad because he specifically asked for silent build for Pro Tools 11 with no intention to OC. You gave him overpriced mobo, the windowed variant of R4, no GPU except if he'd go gaming and a 250GB SSD.

A 500GB or 1TB SSD is obviously smarter choice for large library of high filesize MIDI-files and a largely hard drive based recording workflow.

He's using the computer for work purposes and you're offering him the worse, less noise-cancelling fancier windowed R4? He asked for silence, you took the other. Just why?

The Pro Tools program is known for issues with integrated graphics and you didn't include a GPU except if he'd game - he obviously should have at least a starter level GPU because the budget allows it easily. Granted, me recommending the 750ti is in the verge of overkill if it's not used to game at all.

That mobo is questionable at best if you're doing this budget orientated - sure it is useful if he ends up going for maximum overkill OC, but to me he did not seem like he is octane-headed OC fanatic.

You would have had OP pay 1,1k for a computer, which would have decent chance of having problems working at all with the program he'd be using, which had to be upgraded for no reason or would perform notably worse if it ran out of SSD space when you could have just moved the dope from mobo to SSD. And out 50/50 choice regarding the case you went wrong. You didn't give him a bad build, you just gave him a bad build for his needs.


That cooler Chinger posted is silent as fuck, basically you shouldn't hear it at all. That build DreamAlong posted is a leafblower compared to Chinger's.

This post was edited by nexcoor on Jul 17 2015 03:52am

Regarding chassi, i thought w/window meant without, but apparently not. Im on holiday, most pics not loading at hotel wifi. I would never choose a windowed chassi if irs not asked for.


With the quality components on the mobo of the hero, hell have no troubles and pc will last longer.


And regarding the program, ive never used it but ive had clients using it. Never put any thoughts in issues with integrated gpu. You win

But the build would run just fine on the hdd. But sure op can spend lots more on a larger ssd if he wants a large ssd

Silent base
http://www.bequiet.com/en/case/546