Needlessly Increasing power supply wattage can only help waste more energy and
incur a bigger electric bill!
Determining the power supply for a system must be done based on various
factors, such as: the power supply rating, trust and reputation of brand,
intended use for the system, components installed, future expandability etc.
When building a specific type of system such as a DAW, gaming system or video
editing workstation, all components selected matter, even from brand to brand
and inside the same brand things can alter performance dramatically, not to
mention the customizing and tweaking portion of the mix 😊
HTH, DJX
-----Original Message-----
From: ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> On Behalf Of
Thomas Smith
Sent: Tuesday, May 5, 2020 5:23 PM
To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [ddots-l] Re: New DAW Specs
My first system built by ADK had a 700-watt power supply. I took a wierd power
hit and had to replace the power supply. They replaced it with a 600-watt
supply; I was concerned. I'm not a daw builder, but from what I read, 700
watts is the comfy-zone. In other words, considering your potential systems, I
would increase the power to at least 700 watts.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Chris Smart" <csmart8@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, May 05, 2020 4:46 PM
Subject: [ddots-l] New DAW Specs
Feedback wanted, or help spend Chris's money!
I've been using my current PC for 8 years, but it's finally time to
upgrade in a big way.
Here are some specs for a proposed DAW. Yes, I know there's a lot more
to it than component selection, but I'm wondering what people think of
the following. I want something that will last several years.
Case: Mid tower - black
Mainboard: ASUS Prime Z390-A Motherboard LGA1151 (Intel 8th and 9th
Gen)
ATX DDR4 DP HDMI M.2 USB 3.1 Gen2 Gigabit LAN
CPU: Intel Core i7 9700K
Ram: 32 GB DDR4 Aluminum heatsinked
Drive1: 1 TB 3D-NAND SSD
Drive2: 2 TB 3D-NAND SSD
USB BAY: Additional 5.25" USB bay with USB 3.0 and USB-C outlets (if
required)
DVD-Writer
Power Supply: 500 Watt 80-Plus quiet - single thermal fan Windows 10:
64 bit Professional
I have a choice on the CPU between these two. Which would you pick and
why?
1 - Intel BX80684I79700K Core i7-9700K Desktop Processor 8 Cores
3.6Ghz (Up to 4.9 GHz) Turbo Unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W
2- Intel BX80684I59600K Core i5-9600K Processor, 6 cores 9MB Cache, up
to
3.7 GHz
Thanks for any opinions on the above!
Chris
