Windows 11 advice for new PC

Fully agree.
Also to have a more quiet experience:

  • do not overspend on a (useless) GPU card. Use the built-in gfx from the CPU, or buy any recent fanless gpu card.
  • get a quiet CPU fan.
  • go for an Alder lake (or Raptor lake) Intel i7 that has “e-cores”. (These will be sufficient during recording sessions and may even run fanless.)
  • avoid mechanical drives, use SSDs only.
  • clean up your Windows install from useless bloatware that consume resources in the background.
  • and +1 also on the PSU recommendations above. You can find a PSU able to completely stop its fan when running cool enough, especially if you oversize it a bit.
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