My first PC build in ten years, my current PC hardware is incompatible with the latest windows release. I’m aiming for quietness and reliability over power.
I’m quite excited to get my hands on some parts again. Let me know what you think! :D
My first PC build in ten years, my current PC hardware is incompatible with the latest windows release. I’m aiming for quietness and reliability over power.
I’m quite excited to get my hands on some parts again. Let me know what you think! :D
I don’t really play games. If I do, I definitely won’t be bothered about playing them on the max settings.
I selected this graphics card based upon its 0db running mode. To be honest, the onboard graphics would probably have been enough for my usage, but I did want a graphics card just incase a game did take my fancy and to free up the CPU for music editing.
If you don’t want to do serious gaming, get a 5700G (the one with iGPU) instead of a 5600X (without iGPU) and skip the 1630 altogether. The 1630 is a waste of silicon and money.
Some other comment is saying to get a 850W PSU, I don’t agree with that. 750W is future proof even for top end GPUs, and if you don’t want to ever add a good GPU then you could survive on 400W or even less.
Thanks for the advice
I wanted to propose you a 7600X (as it has an iGPU), but even the GTX 1630 you selected is roughly 250% faster. So clearly not an option, even for 1080p.
Your build looks very reasonable, some improvements:
Up your SSD from 1 TB to 2 TB, it doesn’t cost that much more and you’ll want the extra space (especially with Windows already taking up some of it)
For optimal performance try and see if you can get 2x16 GB 3600 CL-16 memory. 3600 MHz is the XMP sweet spot for Zen2 CPUs. But only do this if the memory doesn’t add a lot of cost (I still regret going with 3200 MHz, but I also game a lot where it matters more). Don’t listen to anyone who says 32 GB RAM is overkill, I’ve run into issues with 16 GB several times before and that was years ago
Maybe go for a 850W PSU if you ever decide to make a gaming rig out of it. 750W is more than decent for what you are planning, but with 850W you could even put in a RTX 4090 in the future if you suddenly get the urge. Again, only do this if you can get a similar quality for just a tiny premium in cost
For the things you are going to use your PC it will be quiet either way. But here’s a tip: Don’t use the default fan curves, they usually suck (like spinning up and down all the time). Even for my high-end gaming PC I use a manual speed. Fast enough that it cools well, but quiet enough that I can barely hear my PC (or not hear it at all if there is any background noise). So just tune your fans by ear, if either your CPU or GPU get too hot (but from what?) they’ll just throttle without issues.