Platinum Studio MAX (Intel)

Power-users - Massive DSP for the most dense projects! Silent Full-Tower case 1000w Ultra Quiet power-supply Intel Core Ultra 9 285K @ 6.0GHz (24 cores) 32GB DDR5 1TB M.2 SSD (OS/Applications) Intel Graphics Thunderbolt-4 WiFi 7/Bluetooth 5.4 Windows 11 x64  1 year warranty Case: The Silent Full-Tower case is sturdy and roomy with a total of 10 drive bays. Allows proper cooling to run Core Ultra 9 285K without limitations. Power-Supply: If you're running the Core Ultra 9 285K, you need the 1000w power-supply. CPU: Core Ultra 9 285K (24 cores, 24 processing threads, 5.7GHz max turbo) RAM: 32GB is sufficient for most users. For hard-core composers, the Platinum Studio allows up to 192GB. OS drive: Small M.2 SSD is what we now recommend for most clients. With a M.2 SSD, the machine boots quicker, apps open quicker, and navigating the OS is more "snappy". Audio drive: A conventional HD can sustain over 100 solid/contiguous 24Bit/44.1k tracks of audio. No need for SSD as Audio drive... (unless you're working at higher sample-rates). Samples drive: Disk-streaming sample libraries is where SSD really shines. 2.5" SSDs sustain over 500MB/Sec (three times the speed of a conventional HD). M.2 Ultra SSD: Disk-streaming sample libraries is where SSD really shines. M.2 Ultra SSDs use 4 PCIe lanes and sustain 3200-7000MB/Sec (17-35 times the speed of conventional HD). If pushing the limits with disk-streaming sample libraries, M.2 Ultra will yield absolute maximum polyphony. Video: Intel Graphics is fine for straight up audio production (can run a pair of monitors). For editing/rendering video, you want a RTX card (provides hardware accelerated processing/rendering). To run three or four monitors, you'll want to select one of the RTX cards. To run multiple 4k monitors, select one of the RTX cards (connect via HDMI or Display Port). Thunderbolt: On the PC, we now have complete "PCIe via Thunderbolt" support. You must be running an up-to-date install of Win11 and have a motherboard that provides Thunderbolt-4 via USB-C port. Antelope, RME, MOTU, Presonus, and UA have full "PCIe via Thunderbolt" drivers available.   If the audio interface is Thunderbolt-2, you'll need a Thunderbolt-3 to Thunderbolt-2 adapter.  (Thunderbolt-4 can use the same adapter) Operating System: All current audio software/hardware is working well with Windows 11. "Pro" version has Group Policy Editor (easy to shut down OneDrive, Cortana, etc)... and can fully disable all automatic updates. Extended Warranty: Optional extended-warranty coverage available.