My studio DAW PC was obsolete - I hadn't upgraded it in over ten years, and it was no longer able to physically do the work that I needed it to. It was time for a long-overdue upgrade! In this video I talk about why I needed to replace my PC, show you the products I purchased to build the PC, then I show you how I built it, tested it, and then demonstrate how well the new computer runs my studio!

Components I used to build this PC:

Click here for a full shopping list containing all the components I used: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls...

ASUS Prime X670E-PRO WiFi Motherboard: https://amzn.to/3HWShy2
AMD Ryzen™ 9 7950X 16-Core Processor: https://amzn.to/3HRq9wq
IceGiant ProSiphon Elite CPU Cooler: https://amzn.to/3OBidmE
CORSAIR VENGEANCE DDR5 RAM 64GB 6000 MT: https://amzn.to/3SXEmOQ
SAMSUNG 990 PRO SSD 4TB PCIe 4.0 M.2: https://amzn.to/3OFv5IF
MSI MPG A1000G PCIE 5 & ATX 3.0 Power Supply: https://amzn.to/498XUFf
Phanteks Enthoo Pro Full Tower Chassis: https://amzn.to/3HVhzwB
ARCTIC MX-6 Thermal Paste: https://amzn.to/49alBgE
SD Card Reader: https://amzn.to/3OExRxQ

My keyboard Z stand: https://amzn.to/3Ix5xuF
Z stand extra tier: https://amzn.to/3XtVpa6
My keyboard A frames: https://amzn.to/3YwAPav
My silver keyboard covers: https://amzn.to/40VySFx
My black keyboard covers: https://amzn.to/3Gt5oXz

0:00 Intro
1:59 How I Buy Computers
2:32 The Components I Bought
7:51 The Case
10:28 Initial Component Install
11:26 Cabling
12:24 Memory
12:32 Cooling
13:45 Initial Build Overview
15:14 Initial Power-Up
16:21 OS & Software Installation
16:57 Drive & Component Transfer
17:37 Fully Assembled & Burned In
19:34 Setting Up With the Studio
21:31 Final MIDI & Recording Test with Synths!
27:34 The End Results
28:22 Postscript


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