Pro Studio

For the power-user - Massive DSP muscle! New CPU options available Silent Mid-Tower case 650w Quiet power-supply Intel Core Ultra 5 245K @ 5.2GHz (14 cores) 32GB DDR5 1TB M.2 SSD (OS/Applications) Intel Graphics (two monitors) Thunderbolt 4 WiFi 7 and Bluetooth 5.4 Windows 11 x64  1 year warranty Case: The stock Silent Mid-Tower case (acoustically treated to minimize noise) is sturdy and roomy. Power-Supply: The stock 650w power-supply is quiet. The 750w, 850w, and 1000w units are ultra quiet (fan only runs under heavy loads). If running many bus-powered peripherals, lots of internal drives, or dual high-end video cards... select the 850w or 1000w. CPU: Core Ultra 5 245K (14 cores, 14 processing threads, 5.2GHz max turbo) Core Ultra 5 250K Plus (18 cores, 18 processing threads, 5.3GHz max turbo) Core Ultra 7 265K (20 cores, 20 processing threads, 5.5GHz max turbo) Core Ultra 7 270K Plus (24 cores, 20 processing threads, 5.5GHz max turbo) RAM: 32GB is sufficient for most users. For hard-core composers, the Pro Studio allows up to 128GB. 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: Since M.2 SSDs are now about the same cost as SATA SSDs, we're recommending M.2 SSD for an Audio drive.  Yes, speed-wise it's a bit overkill... but it makes sense to get the significantly faster drive (for the same cost). Samples drive: Disk-streaming sample libraries is where a 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 maximum polyphony. SATA SSD: If 3-5 M.2 SSDs aren't enough for your work/scenario (rare), we can use SATA SSDs in addition to M.2 SSDs. SATA SSDs sustain ~540MB/Sec. SATA SSDs are perfect for disk-streaming libraries where you aren't pulling super heavy polyphony. Video: UHD-770 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.