The 98% Silent PC πŸ”‡ – DAW PC build guide for Music Production & Quietness



Building a Silent PC 🀫 for musicians. But not necessarily for musicians.

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βœ… My Choice
➑ Alternative
⬆ Upgrade
⬇ Downgrade

DDR4 MOTHERBOARD:
⬇ Gigabyte B660 Gaming X WiFi https://geni.us/6MzcQ
βœ… Asus ROG Z690 Strix-A Gaming Wifi D4 https://geni.us/Eq7vcB
➑ Gigabyte Z690 Aero G DDR4 https://geni.us/AeroGD4

Asus Thunderbolt card: https://geni.us/qnjpj

DDR5 MOTHERBOARD:
⬇⬇ MSI Z690-A Pro
⬇ MSI MAG Z690 Tomahawk WiFi
➑ Gigabyte Z690 Aero D DDR5
➑ Asus Z690 ProArt Creator WiFi https://geni.us/z690ProArt

CPU:
⬇⬇⬇ Intel i5 12400 – https://geni.us/i512400
⬇⬇ Intel i5 12600k – https://geni.us/i512600k
⬇ Intel i7 12700- https://geni.us/i712700
βœ… Intel i7 12700k – https://geni.us/ii712700k
⬆ intel i9 12900 – https://geni.us/i912900
⬆⬆ Intel i9 12900k – https://geni.us/i912900k

White DDR4 RAM:
➑ Corsair Vengeance 64GB – https://geni.us/docv
βœ… Gigabyte Designare 2x32GB 3200MHz – https://geni.us/GDesignare
⬆ Teamgroup T-Force Delta 64GB – https://geni.us/j4BmE3A
⬆ Corsair Dominator Platinum 64GB: https://geni.us/n9C3B
⬆ Teamgroup T-Force Xtreem 64GB : https://geni.us/5guQqWB

Non-White DDR4 Alternatives (Cheaper):
Corsair Vengeance 64GB https://geni.us/ywVQ
Viper Steel 64GB https://geni.us/ySFMa9
Viper Steel RGB 64GB https://geni.us/mXbA
G.Skill Triddent Z 64GB https://geni.us/KYHPoQw
Teamgroup Vulcan Z https://geni.us/xAG2VY

STORAGE:
βœ… Cardea Z440 1TB – https://geni.us/j61S1
βœ… Silicon Power US70 2TB (1TB) – https://geni.us/QWcv

CPU COOLER:
βœ… Noctua NH-U12A https://geni.us/nugHU
➑ Thermalright PA 120 https://geni.us/nugHU or https://geni.us/jH39J [White]

CASE:
βœ… Fractal Pop Silent: geni.us/PopS

CASE FANS:
βœ… Noctua NF-A12x25 Chromax. Black https://geni.us/iCzc

How to build a PC tutorials:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AvsGfgKn91E&t=2991s&ab_channel=TechNotice
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8xYALQi0qc&ab_channel=TechNotice
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehFmi7O45T8&t=1377s&ab_channel=TechNotice

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#pcbuild #silentPC #DAW
Video produced by Lauri Pesur
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AUDIO:
-The Recorder + Mic I Use: https://geni.us/tscmdr-10l
-Shotgun Mic I Use: https://geni.us/T35T
-My Main Headphones [CHEAP]: https://geni.us/dzv7Q
-My Main Headphones 2.0 [NOT CHEAP]: https://geni.us/as7q9v

VIDEO:
-A-roll Camera: https://geni.us/NvnoA
-Lens for A cam: https://geni.us/J009I
-B-Roll Camera: https://geni.us/wVlF8J
-Top Down Cam: https://geni.us/56576C
-Main Bokeh Lens 4 Sony: https://geni.us/k09oA
-The Wide Angle beast w OS: https://geni.us/9KfCwy

LIGHTS:
-Main Fill Light: https://geni.us/qTbE
-Hair & RGB Lights I use: https://geni.us/TdY1
-RGB Tube Wall Light Behind me: https://geni.us/96gWdz8
-The Fire effect light: https://geni.us/GX5KA

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⏲️
0:00 Intro
0:26 Sponsored Segment
1:19 Motherboard – How to choose one?
2:55 Why this motherboard is different?!
3:51 DDR4 alternatives
4:15 DDR5 Alternatives
4:59 CPU – How to choose one?
7:33 RAM – How much & WHY?
8:31 Alternatives for RAM
8:57 STORAGE – How to choose it?
9:57 Secondary Drive (Music Library & Assets)
11:30 Ultimate PC build tutorial(s)
11:56 CPU COOLER- Why & How to choose it?
12:52 alternative coolers
13:11 Cooler installation
13:52 Tight Fit on the cooler
14:39 The CASE – Why this?
15:23 Case sound treatment
15:50 CASE FANS replacement
16:33 The PSU – How to choose one?
17:35 Do you NEED to chance the fans?
17:50 Interesting PSU Feature
18:18 Installation
18:40 GPU – How NOT to over spend!!!
19:56 Cable Management
20:13 First Boot
20:35 Configuration time
21:08 PC is ON
21:43 PC Cooling Test (Stress test)
23:06 Adjusting Fan Curves on 100% utilisation
24:25 Idle Power Draw – WOW
25:05 The noise of the PC
25:40 Final thoughts & Important Tips!

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This Post Has 13 Comments

  1. Tech Notice

    Did anyone notice me pulling a VERGE and installing the RAM in the wrong slots during RAM section? πŸ€¦β€β™‚πŸ€¦β€β™‚ HAHA, can't believe it! Well, that was the first thing I changed before booting as you can see from the B-Roll in the end πŸ™‚

  2. Ting Wu

    lets gooo second person to like your vids

  3. Hicham Gouchida

    Hello πŸ‘‹ give me RX6600 or any old GPU if you can please πŸ₯Ί

  4. Ting Wu

    what mITX motherboards do you think is best for creator/a bit of gaming?

  5. Subhojit Kumar

    Love from India sir ❀️❀️❀️❀️

  6. Jeff Wayne

    I'm one of those rare weirdos who actually likes some fan noise. But nothing above 40-45 db.

  7. G. Greenberg

    I didn’t see you screw with confidence.

    Seriously though, your videos are a big help. Thank you 😊

  8. Ravi Verma

    To be honest i have skipped only psu part. Except that i haven't skipped anything. Keep it up

  9. Sup Riyo

    wow so amazing design pc….😍
    thyu my friend TECH NOTICE

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