Hello. I'm thinking of having the PC below built for Ableton as mine is struggling but I'm not especially computer savvy. I use a mix of hardware and samples (which is why current PC is struggling). How does this build look? Any suggestions/advice around changes would be gratefully accepted. Thanks, Rob.

AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D RTX 5090 Workstation
Configuration:

Case:
Jonsbo D400 Mid Tower Black

CPU:
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X 4.4GHz 12 Core CPU - 5.6GHz Turbo

Motherboard:
Gigabyte B650 EAGLE AX Motherboard

Graphics Card:
NVidia GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB GDDR7 GPU

Memory:
64GB Corsair Vengeance DDR5 5600MHz CL40 (2x32GB)

Primary SSD Drive:
1TB NVMe M.2 SSD (up to 6000MB/R, 4000MB/W)

Secondary Storage Drive:
1TB NVMe M.2 SSD (up to 6000MB/R, 4000MB/W)

Third Storage Drive:
1TB NVMe M.2 SSD (up to 6000MB/R, 4000MB/W)

Fourth Storage Drive:
4TB Seagate BarraCuda 3.5" Hard Drive

CPU Cooling:
Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 SE ARGB 260w CPU Cooler

PSU:
Contour 850W ATX 3.1 High Efficiency PSU

WiFi:
Built in Wi-Fi and Bluetooth

Sound Card:
Built in 5.1 Sound Card

Operating System:
Microsoft Windows® 11 Professional

Additional Chassis Cooling Fans:
1 x Be Quiet! PureWings 2 - Black 140mm Case Fan

 

Puh. Looks more than good for me
Also AMD is a good choice.
Get the CPU with the highest clock rate per core.
But the AMD X CPUs are perfect.

One thing I would take care of would be the cooling. Try to get the most silent one.

I always buy the Arctic AIO III 360 when it fits into the case.
Watercooled is the best

Edit: my latest build was with the Bequiet Silent Base 802. I looove it.
It's very big and heavy. But airflow counts for me.
More than enough space for all parts.

 

1. Fractal Design Define 7 Compact Black TG Midi-Tower - Tempered Glass, Insulated, Black - 124,90 €

Compact midi-tower in black with clear tempered glass, for motherboards up to ATX, with sound insulation and dust filters, high air and water cooling support, including one 120 mm and one 140 mm fan, Order 2 x 120 mm fan with it: Keep in mind that 4.4 GHz to 5.4 GHz generate a lot of heat. The colder your PC is inside, the slower the CPU cooler needs to rotate.

www.fractal-design.com/products/cases/define/define-7-compact/Black%20TG%20Dark%20Tint

2. be quit - STRAIGHT POWER 12 - 750W
Buy a higher quality power supply - 750 watts is enough, trust this company:
www.bequiet.com/en/powersupply/4111

Have fun with your new PC!!!

 

Last edited: Sep 23, 2025 at 4:43 PM

Why? Just for data storage and backup? There are 3x NVMe M.2 SSD with each 1 TB for work and 64 GB RAM. But if money is not an issue...

 

i recommend the faster gen 5 nvme for the primary drive . so is it 9900x or 9950x3d? hdd? in this system? no point. consider the thermalright royal pretor 130. great build nevertheless

 

I now have two SSDs instead of one and one HDD. Everything flows smoothly, it boots up faster, and it's quieter too.
SSD instead of HDD - HDD as external storage. I completely agree with @ArticStorm. If you can afford it.