jamespetts-2
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- Apr 17, 2016
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I am currently putting together a build specification for a new desktop to replace my existing 2010 era Core i7 950 build of yore, which I perhaps ought to have replaced some time ago on account of it having become very dated and unreliable.
In any event, by way of background, my main use cases (other than relatively undemanding work such as office applications and web browsing) are (in no particular order):
I am also very keen on the computer being as quiet as possible, especially at idle or under light loads - being somewhat noisier under very heavy loads is less of a problem, but I should rather that it remain quiet while doing things such as watching a 4k 60fps Youtube video.
I have partly put together a specification so far, but I am a little stuck on a choice of case, CPU cooler and motherboard. As stated above, quietness is important. Also, I should like to be able to do a little basic overclocking with Precision Boost Overdrive, but no longer have the time for hours of tinkering and Prime95 testing reqired for manual overclocking. I understand that the motherboard has to have good VRMs to allow even the automated overclocking with Precision Boost Overdrive, although I have not found any information about how motherboards compare in this regard. As to the case asethetics, I am not a fan of RGB nonsense and transparent cases: I like an elegant, understated look. I do need a case with a 5.25" drive bay as I plan to recycle the optical drive from my existing computer, and I should prefer a case with USB 3.1 type C ports on its front panel, as it seems silly not to have these in 2019.
My partial specification so far is:
In any event, by way of background, my main use cases (other than relatively undemanding work such as office applications and web browsing) are (in no particular order):
- photograph editing;
- general gaming in 4k;
- some video editing (may well increase in the future; currently 1080p, may increase to 4k in the future);
- amateur game development (of a particular game with a very old codebase, no hardware graphical acceleration at all, but which can be very CPU intensive and has recently had multi-threading capabilities added);
- some 3D modelling in Blender (either basic low-fi models for output to low resolution (128x128px) sprites for the game, or more sophisticated models that do not require rendering for 3d printing purposes).
I am also very keen on the computer being as quiet as possible, especially at idle or under light loads - being somewhat noisier under very heavy loads is less of a problem, but I should rather that it remain quiet while doing things such as watching a 4k 60fps Youtube video.
I have partly put together a specification so far, but I am a little stuck on a choice of case, CPU cooler and motherboard. As stated above, quietness is important. Also, I should like to be able to do a little basic overclocking with Precision Boost Overdrive, but no longer have the time for hours of tinkering and Prime95 testing reqired for manual overclocking. I understand that the motherboard has to have good VRMs to allow even the automated overclocking with Precision Boost Overdrive, although I have not found any information about how motherboards compare in this regard. As to the case asethetics, I am not a fan of RGB nonsense and transparent cases: I like an elegant, understated look. I do need a case with a 5.25" drive bay as I plan to recycle the optical drive from my existing computer, and I should prefer a case with USB 3.1 type C ports on its front panel, as it seems silly not to have these in 2019.
My partial specification so far is:
- CPU: Ryzen 3900X
- CPU cooler: ???
- PSU: ???
- Motherboard: ??? (something x570)
- Memory: G.Skill Trident Z 32Gb kit (2x16Gb)
- GPU MSI Nvidia RTX 2080Ti Gaming X Trio
- Sound card: [PCIe unit recycled from current system]
- Storage 1: Samsung 4TB 860 EVO (for media; my old 2TB HDD is now full)
- Storage 2: Corsair 2TB MP600 (for the system and software)
- Storage 3: [existing SSD from current system recycled as encrypted drive for work documents]
- Optical drive: [Blu-Ray drive recycled from current system]
- Card reader: ???
- Mouse: [Recycled from current system]
- Monitor 1: [4k G-Sync monitor recycled from current system]
- Monitor 2: [1440p monitor in vertical configuration recycled from current system]
- Speakers: [Recycled from current system]
- Keyboard: Microsoft Natural Ergonomic 4000
- OS: Windows 10