Case: Fractal design R4
PSU: corsair RM85
Motherboard: z97-a (PCI+PCIe) no firewire - no overclock
CPU: i7 4790k (Noctua nh-u12s)
RAM: DDR3, PC1600, 16GB, CL9 Ven k (2x8)
GPU: Onboard Intel HD
Operating System: Windows 7 64 Bit
OS Disk: SSD Samsung 840 EVO
Storage: WD blue 1 tera 7200rpm
Cubase versions used and tested on this system: Cubase 8.5.10 64-bit
Audio Device: RME 9652 PCI (no express, black version)
ASIO Driver: latest RME
Latency: 32 samples for tracking - 128/256 for mixing
MIDI Devices: Midiman midisport 2x2
BIOS: All C-States, Turbo Boost, Enhanced Halt and all CPU throttling features disabled
Power Options: High Performance, no sleep, no hybernation, no USB selective suspend, no HD disable, all advanced settings set to inactive power saving or maximum performance
Most used VSTi: Halion 5, Superior Drummer, XLN, Kontakt, Retrologue 2, Massive, VST absolute collection.
Most used VSTfx: UAD2, IK Multimedia, Waves, Steinberg stock plugins (w/ sidechain), Lexicon, altiverb.
Connected to the net with avast (no problem at all)