Sometimes our customers will request a large amount of RAM, “just to be safe”. Additional RAM will have no performance benefit beyond what your computer is actually using. One thing to keep in mind about RAM is that you only need to make sure that you have enough. MIDI devices or tracks playing sample slices.Drum devices or tracks that contain individual drum hit samples.Recorded vocal or instrument audio tracks.To give you an idea, here are a few examples of RAM-intensive systems: In music and audio production, the data that requires the most RAM will generally be samples and sounds, especially from high-end plugins. The RAM to provides the CPU with a place to temporarily store any data that needs to be instantly accessible to any running programs, in our case a DAW. Brands Include Corsair, GSkill, HyperX Functions and Considerations Super user working with dozens or more RAM-intensive devices, tracks and plugins at once Standard user working with 15-30 RAM-intensive devices, tracks and plugins In our experience, the most reliable way to achieve Thunderbolt 3 connectivity is by simply using a motherboard that supports it, rather than using something like a PCIe card. Many high-end audio interfaces connect via Thunderbolt 3. An M.2 slot (for ultra fast PCIe solid state drives)įor an audio workstation motherboard, the main question left to answer is simply whether or not you will need Thunderbolt 3 connectivity.4 SATA 3 connections (for standard hard drives and solid state drives).PCIe slots (for graphics cards and other devices).Speaker and Microphone inputs (although it’s best to bypass those with an audio interface).Barring special circumstances, every motherboard you encounter from us will allow for these connections at minimum: We select our motherboards from premium, high-quality brands such as Gigabyte, Asus, and MSI. The brand and model will mostly determine the reliability and the types of connections available on a motherboard. As long as you pick a new model of motherboard, the performance between multiple motherboards will largely be similar.

A good motherboard will have all of the connectivity you need in a reliable, high-performance package. The motherboard is the central component to which every single device in a computer must connect to in some fashion. Brands Include Gigabyte, MSI, ASUS Functions and Considerations Z490 Motherboard – with 2x Thunderbolt 3 ports

Best motherboard for audio production