Avid Pro Tools

Pro Tools PCs: silent, low-latency, properly cabled.

Whisper-quiet builds with the right PCIe layout for HDX / HD Native cards, low-latency USB / Thunderbolt for audio interfaces and tuned Windows for stable buffer sizes.

Whisper-quiet builds
PCIe slot for HDX
Thunderbolt 4 ready
5-year warranty

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Recommended configurations

PT Home Studio

32-track sessions

From £2,220

CPU: Intel Core Ultra 7 265 (20 cores)
GPU: Integrated graphics
RAM: 32GB DDR5-6400
Storage: 2TB Gen5 NVMe SSD
Best for: Songwriting, podcast, voiceover

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PT Studio

64-track + heavy plugins

From £2,665

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 9600X (6 cores, high single-thread clock)
GPU: NVIDIA RTX 5060 Ti 16GB
RAM: 32GB DDR5-6000
Storage: 1TB Gen4 NVMe SSD
Best for: Mixing, mastering, scoring

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PT Post / Scoring

HDX-class, scoring stages

From £24,656

CPU: AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7965WX (24 cores)
GPU: NVIDIA RTX 6000 Pro 96GB workstation graphics
RAM: 128GB DDR5-5600 ECC RDIMM
Storage: 4TB Gen5 NVMe SSD
Best for: Film scoring, HDX, large sessions

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Recommended Pro Tools specs by session size

Pro Tools rewards strong single-thread CPU performance and a stable, low-latency, quiet system over a powerful GPU.

Recommended Pro Tools specs by session size
	Session	Recommended CPU	GPU / VRAM
Recording & smaller sessions	Ryzen 7 9700X / Core Ultra 7	RTX 5060 / 8GB	16–32GB
Mixing with virtual instruments	Ryzen 9 9950X	RTX 5060 / 8GB	64GB
Large orchestral & sample libraries	Ryzen 9 9950X	RTX 5060 / 8GB	128GB

Pro Tools depends on single-thread CPU speed and low-latency stability, not GPU power. Big sample libraries and high track counts are RAM- and fast-NVMe-bound; we build these for quiet operation.

Why CREATE PCs

Built quiet

Noctua air cooling and low-RPM PSU fans on every tier, designed to sit alongside microphones, not under a desk.

Right I/O topology

HDX and HD Native cards get dedicated PCIe lanes; Thunderbolt 4 for UAD Apollo, RME and Antelope interfaces.

Tuned for low-latency audio

BIOS settings (C-states, power profiles) and Windows configured for stable 64-sample buffer performance.

Pro Tools PCs FAQs

Is Pro Tools supported on AMD?

Yes. Pro Tools is fully supported on both AMD and Intel platforms as of recent releases. Threadripper PRO is the right call for scoring stages and 100+ track sessions due to memory bandwidth.

Do I need a graphics card for Pro Tools?

No, but a modest GPU helps with multi-display setups (mixer + edit + transport) and offloads UI rendering. We default to integrated graphics on the entry tier.

Thunderbolt or USB for my audio interface?

Either works: UAD Apollo, RME Babyface and Antelope Discrete all run beautifully on the right setup. For UAD Apollo specifically, Thunderbolt 4 is the right answer; we spec accordingly.