New build/purchase advice $2000-2300

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Milutiche

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#293777 13-Feb-2022 09:02

Hey friends, it's been a while since I built my last PC (i7 6700k RX560 4gb)
I'm after something that's a bit of an upgrade but most importantly, I want it quiet and small as it will be in my lounge.

Im happy to go with pre built or do my own build, I'm just a bit out of the loop with what VID card and CPU to go for.

T. I.A Jason

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#2867389 13-Feb-2022 10:18

What do you use it for? Gaming, watching TV, general web browsing, etc.

6700K is fairly modern, you're probably not going to see much performance advantage on day to day tasks. I upgraded from a 2600K to a 5600X which in theory is a lot faster. It's a bit snappier when using the computer, and it renders video a lot faster, but it doesn't feel much faster. Demanding tasks like games you might see more improvements.

Milutiche

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#2867403 13-Feb-2022 10:59

timmmay:
What do you use it for? Gaming, watching TV, general web browsing, etc.

6700K is fairly modern, you're probably not going to see much performance advantage on day to day tasks. I upgraded from a 2600K to a 5600X which in theory is a lot faster. It's a bit snappier when using the computer, and it renders video a lot faster, but it doesn't feel much faster. Demanding tasks like games you might see more improvements.

I'll still have my 6700k but it's at work, I'll be using the new pc for web browsing, media streaming, a bit of go pro (4k) and photo editing along with the odd bit of gaming, I'm not too fussed about ultra high res or FPS similar to my rx560 or slightly better would be good

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#2870656 18-Feb-2022 00:24

I think if you're keen on editing content and his res footage you could benefit from a ryzen cpu as they generally have higher mutli core performance than similarly priced intel cpus (correct me if im wrong) You might be giving up a little bit of single core performance vs intel but it shouldn't be a deal breaker. I'm not sure if you could still have your 6700k if its at work because it still should be fine, bonus points with a cheeky overclock. Afaik most ryzen 5 or 7 series cpus would be good for your use case. If you're loyal to intel almost any recent i7 or i5 would be just fine for gaming and 4k editing. I think even the newer i5s preform well for that. GPUs is a little trickier as the pricing has been pretty screwed for a while. Once again please correct me if wrong but something like a 2060 or 3060 would be good?

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#2870680 18-Feb-2022 08:13

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#2870686 18-Feb-2022 08:29

Checkout the HP ProDesk computers - small and affordable (in my opinion)

Buy the HP Prodesk 400 G6 Desktop Mini Business PC Intel i7-10700T 16GB 512GB... ( 9AG50AV CTO i7 ) online - PBTech.co.nz

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#2870688 18-Feb-2022 08:31

I'd look at something like the Next Unit of Computing maybe, I don't know much about them but worth a look. They look small and quiet, and no doubt others like HP / Lenovo have similar. Gaming and video editing usually generates a lot of heat which means fans / noise. I wonder if an open case with quiet fans may end up quieter than what I did, which is a close padded case with quiet fans.

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#2870953 18-Feb-2022 15:52

I've decided to order a custom build, its a little bit more than I wanted to spend but It should serve me well for a good 5 years I would hope

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
MSI MAG X570 TOMAHAWK WIFI Gaming Motherboard
Corsair Vengeance 32GB (2x16GB) DDR4-3200 CL16
Kingston NV1 1TB M.2 NVMe SSD
Noctua NH-U14S CPU Cooler with NF-A15 PWM
ASUS GeForce GTX 1650 TUF DDR6 4GB GraphicsCard
Fractal Design Define R5 Mid Tower Case
Corsair 2021 RM650x 650W 80 Plus Gold Fully Modular Power Supply

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#2870958 18-Feb-2022 16:10

That is quite a similar to my build. The case is good in theory but I had to put rubber in a bunch of places such as in the drive cage and nearby including on the front filter insert to stop it rattling and making a heck of a noise. It still makes more noise than I would prefer, but a whack of the case usually quiets it, which suggests something needs to be tightened but I can't work out what.

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#2871073 18-Feb-2022 22:15

Do you have HDDs or just SSd? I would hope with just SSd it should be pretty quiet.
I'm a car audio installer so I've got heaps of different sound deadening products if there are rattles

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#2871154 19-Feb-2022 07:46

Milutiche: Do you have HDDs or just SSd? I would hope with just SSd it should be pretty quiet.
I'm a car audio installer so I've got heaps of different sound deadening products if there are rattles

Three HDDs, two SSD. You can probably take the drive cages out entirely, but probably won't matter much. Not sure why you'd want a case that big with only one SSD though, have you considered something more compact? I guess the fast graphics cards take up space.

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#2871160 19-Feb-2022 08:09

Milutiche:
I've decided to order a custom build, its a little bit more than I wanted to spend but It should serve me well for a good 5 years I would hope

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
MSI MAG X570 TOMAHAWK WIFI Gaming Motherboard
Corsair Vengeance 32GB (2x16GB) DDR4-3200 CL16
Kingston NV1 1TB M.2 NVMe SSD
Noctua NH-U14S CPU Cooler with NF-A15 PWM
ASUS GeForce GTX 1650 TUF DDR6 4GB GraphicsCard
Fractal Design Define R5 Mid Tower Case
Corsair 2021 RM650x 650W 80 Plus Gold Fully Modular Power Supply

Have you priced the equivalent with a 12400 and 12600? The 12400 should be significantly cheaper and the 12600 have much better performance if you can access reasonably priced motherboards.

Your motherboard is overkill for an 5600X, a B550 is completely adequate.