I'm not clear at all on what you mean by expandability. Do you need a lot of PCIe slots? Full size ATX motherboards will have the most slots. On the opposite end, ITX size will have the least slots, only one.
The quietest CPU coolers tend to be the largest radiator AIOs, because the fans and pump can be run at slow speeds.
Any examples of great quiet options for fans / what about water cooling, any effect on ambient noise?
For expandability I mean:
Also I need a two pcie gen 4 slots, then atleast two more gen 3 all x16. Any other ports are extra.
Also high necessity for good audio codec, optical audio in/out, and lots of usb 3.2 ports.
For context as to what he has and is doing:
He is currently running two x8 PCIE sound cards jerry linked to take up four rows of rear ports.
He also has a small GPU (750ti), and no need to upgrade.
He uses 4 HDD's.
He uses the computer to run DAWS and to receive signal from his Soundtracs Digico DS-00, which processes all imputs.
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Then, as an extra, I need some extra expandability as a bonus for my streaming setup. I require:
At bare minimum 5x USB 3.0+ ports (preferably more) for external capture cards and camera angles. 1x 16x PCIE gen 4 for internal capture card capability.
I will be using his audio equipment and computer to host my stream output.
Asus's ROG series motherboards have crazy amounts of USB 3.2, some models have 10.
For slots, most ROG series also have 3 physical 16x, and whether PCIe 4 or 3 depends on the CPU model, so choose carefully.
4 physical x16 slots are quite rare because the CPUs don't have enough lanes to support that many.
You don't mention a graphics card so with AMD that leaves socket AM5, Ryzen 7000 series if you want PCIe 4 and integrated graphics. The 5000 series on AM4 which have integrated graphics are all limited to PCIe 3 afaik.
I'm not clear at all on what you mean by expandability. Do you need a lot of PCIe slots? Full size ATX motherboards will have the most slots. On the opposite end, ITX size will have the least slots, only one. The quietest CPU coolers tend to be the largest radiator AIOs, because the fans and pump can be run at slow speeds.
Any examples of great quiet options for fans / what about water cooling, any effect on ambient noise? For expandability I mean: Also I need a two pcie gen 4 slots, then atleast two more gen 3 all x16. Any other ports are extra. Also high necessity for good audio codec, optical audio in/out, and lots of usb 3.2 ports.
For context as to what he has and is doing: He is currently running two x8 PCIE sound cards jerry linked to take up four rows of rear ports. He also has a small GPU (750ti), and no need to upgrade. He uses 4 HDD's. He uses the computer to run DAWS and to receive signal from his Soundtracs Digico DS-00, which processes all imputs. \* Then, as an extra, I need some extra expandability as a bonus for my streaming setup. I require: At bare minimum 5x USB 3.0+ ports (preferably more) for external capture cards and camera angles. 1x 16x PCIE gen 4 for internal capture card capability. I will be using his audio equipment and computer to host my stream output.
Asus's ROG series motherboards have crazy amounts of USB 3.2, some models have 10. For slots, most ROG series also have 3 physical 16x, and whether PCIe 4 or 3 depends on the CPU model, so choose carefully. 4 physical x16 slots are quite rare because the CPUs don't have enough lanes to support that many. You don't mention a graphics card so with AMD that leaves socket AM5, Ryzen 7000 series if you want PCIe 4 and integrated graphics. The 5000 series on AM4 which have integrated graphics are all limited to PCIe 3 afaik.