Audio PC


How important is it to make sure an audio PC is built specifically for that purpose. Is cross talk between PC parts common in terms of creating noise that will be audible through monitors or headphones.

What steps would you guys reccomend to figure out if noise is being generated by components rather than a power outlet?

Is it very expensive to hire an electrician to install audio friendly outlets in your home/studio?

ricerdalemon

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Build an AMD processor computer.  Add a Pink Faun card of your choice (USB / SPDIF / I2S).  Then get a dedicated linear power supply for the Pink Faun (such as Farad Super 3 or Teddy Pardo or some others). 

I would recommend using a higher end power supply such as Seasonic or similar to get the least amount of noise.  You are pretty much stuck with switching power supplies in a computer unless you try to build a small format music server (there are linear power supplies out there that support PC motherboards).