Building the ultimate Roon core / HQPlayer (for upsampling)

[dusk]

Hi! I recently got a Holo Red and KTE May and have been experimenting with HQPlayer via Roon

 

I'm playing everything off my MBP right now and it's obviously not the best (stutters sometimes PCM, barely plays PCM>DSD)

 

I want to build a music server that will run Roon core and HQPlayer and be able to handle whatever upsampling task I throw at it easily (without causing internal case noise)

 

Looks like I'll want to take advantage of CUDA, ya?

 

I poked around on the forums and the internet but haven't found a good build guide.  Is there one available? Is this a good idea?

 

I was thinking something like an HDPlex H5 with an Nvidia GPU and HDPlex passive GPU heatsink (or something!). Maybe all I need is a Mac Studio or Mini?  

 

Can someone point me in the right direction to a build guide or something.  Am I thinking about this the right way?

 

Thank you for reading my post. :)

[The Computer Audiophile]

A Mac Studio would suit you very well. 

[StreamFidelity]

A fanless GPU will be difficult, but is not necessary with a powerful CPU.

Here are links to examples:

 

Build an audio PC yourself – how does that work? – Grigg Audio Solutions

[AudioDoctor]

This is what I did to run HQPlayer Embedded. I bought a machine from Puget systems that includes 64GB of RAM, a 4090 GPU for CUDA, and an AMD 7950X.

 

It sits in my network closet so the fan noise doesn't bother me. It also comes with a warranty.

 

https://www.pugetsystems.com/workstations/ryzen/x670e-a/

[sdolezalek]

8 hours ago, AudioDoctor said:

This is what I did to run HQPlayer Embedded. I bought a machine from Puget systems that includes 64GB of RAM, a 4090 GPU for CUDA, and an AMD 7950X.

I have bought my systems from Puget Systems as well and they have always done a nice job.  I'm curious why you wen with AMD instead of Intel specifically for HQ Player?  I'm thinking of a new i9/4090 combination but for a desktop solution that then feeds my NAA.