New Audio PC

The first SSD could be smaller. 512 GB would do. IMHO.

I would install NI libraries on disc 2, plugins and SW on disk 1.

I am not sure about Intel CPU. IMHO AMD CPUs are better choise. They use less energy, so it is much easier to cool. Also Zen 4 family using AM5 socket will be easily upgradeable for several CPU generations, so when you will need more CPU power, you´ll buy future Zen 6 (or even Zen 7) and change just CPU.

With highest AMD consumer model you may have 16C/32T. Also in January or so come 3D models with real huge cache. Kontakt, or plugins needing huge data, could benefit from that.

Yes, Expansions and Kontakt Libraries. They take the most disk space of Komplete. If you upgrade to Komplete Ultimate Collectors one day, they will take more than 1 TB.

I do not think NI plugins take that much that they would not fit in 512 GB including OS and other programs. They take aprox. 8 GB (maybe I have missed few folders, so it might take a bit more....). And I have K13U CE and Traktor 2 and 3.

But no problem, if you have 1 TB system disc. Just will spend more money.

One more thing. 2 TB or bigger HDD might be fine for musical data like waws, in future.

Look at AMD for sure, Intel has slept handfull of years and is way behind AMD last 4-5 years. And will be, IMHO, few more years.

Expansions and Kontakt Libraries to disc 2 (They are addressed as Content Files in Native Access, I guess). It would not fit to disc 1 (1 TB) anyway.

It would not be, probably problem to install everything (data and plugins) to disc 2, but would be better to keep them on disc 1, as generally they are expected to be there. But may be anyplace, if you really will so.

1) I would change for sure Content Location to your Disc 2. It is where Kontakt Libraries and Expansions go. It will be over 1 TB in case of K14U CE.

2) Maybe you will have to change also Download Location to Disc 2, otherwise NA might say you do not have enought disk space. If possible leave it as it is. Just try if NA complains, and if yes, change it to Disc 2.

The rest I would leave as it is. It might take only about 7-8 GB.

If that aint a good PC... then you are going to be disappointed in the amount of money you have spent for it!!

that said... i thought the CPU's of that generation required windows 11 in order for the CPU to be fully utilised?? *shrugs

heck what would i know, i dont have that kind of money to splash around!!! im in the budget camp LOL

Win11 x Win10.

If using 12th and newer intel generation (those with big.little CPU), you should use Win11, as Win10 does not "understand" big.little well.

Those CPUs should work better on Win11. Better does not mean well under all circumstances.

But still, I would avoid them, it is just asking for problems, and go for AMD, or deactivate little cores in Intel.