I'm looking to get a new Windows machine. I want Adobe Audition to love it. I want to be able to run session with loads of tracks and loads of effects and not have my machine stutter when I do. This is what I'm working with now:
- AMD Ryzen 9 3950 16-Core proccessor
- 32GB of DDR4 RAM
- SSD system drive (550GB) but a mix of HDD and SDD for my sound libraries and project data, etc.
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
- Windows 10
And here's what it looks like in Task Manager while I try to work in avery a large session which the computer can't always do smoothly without stuttering the whole time:
I'm currently looking at a PC Audio Labs RokBox MCX with:
- i9-13900K processor
- 32GB of DDR5 RAM
- all SSD drives
- 2GB Triple Display NVIDIA graphic card (unsure precisely what model it is, but probably the same NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti)
- Windows 11
Can anyone tell me if it looks like I'm making a wise choise? It's very pricey (~$3500) and I'm not sure I can really afford. Am I ovespending? Any and all advice welcome!
Edit: I should add that the main impetus to upgrade now is that Windows 10 is sunsetting next year, and Microsoft tells me my current machine can't be upgraded to 11.
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Biggest, fastest badass machine you can afford is what you need, and even then be prepared to have to spend time optimising it. I have a machine that has a very similar spec to the one you are proposing and it runs okay, but my Audition sessions aren't massive.
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