Last year I asked you all advice on a new combination of computer and interface. Then I ran into an old but stable i5 computer with an even older RME PCI card using an Allen& Heath Mixwizard analog mixer of the same age as mic pre’s. It worked fine for quite a while but RME stopped support and the interface could not run on Windows 10 (only Windows 7). It was fast (in terms of latency) for its age (RTL of around 10 ms at 64 bit) and competent for an interface from 2003 and a computer from around 2010, but now is the time to prepare for the third decennium. So I followed the direction that at least some of you have taken: I bought a Presonus Quantum 2626 Thunderbolt 3 Interface ( with 7.5% price reduction because of Black Friday). This means I will definitely need a new desktop that can handle Thunderbolt. Now your advice from a year ago is probably still valid as long as I chose a slightly older chipset. The motherboard is still critical, there’s very few (affordable) Windows Thunderbolt capable boards out there.
Anyway, here’s what I plan to buy. Any comments from computer savy fellow Indiens is welcome!
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thunderbolt cable 40 euro
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motherboard with thunderbolt onboard GIGABYTE Z390 DESIGNARE LGA 1151 (300 Series) 269 euro
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CPU Intel i7 9th gen: Intel Core Coffee Lake i7-9700K 279 euro
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16 Gig RAM memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V F4-3200C16D-16GVKB 69 euro
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rack casing: Inter-tech IPC 4U-4088-S - Rack 79 euro
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power supply: Be quiet system 9 400 W 55 euro
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6 gig external hard drive: WD Elements Desktop Storage 4TB 92 euro
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500 gig SSD Gigabyte UD Pro 512GB 62 euro
All together 945 euro