My build plan
Posted: Sat Feb 04, 2023 8:18 am
I'm currently running on fumes with a 14 year-old desktop. I planned to upgrade several times but either didn't have the money (laid off twice during that time) or didn't like the processor choices). I did come close one year when Haswell came out.
I think this is the year I finally do it. I have the money now, and the recent generational leaps in CPU speeds and price/performance make it the ideal time. Never built a computer from scratch before, so it will be an adventure.
After going back and forth in my mind forever between Intel and AMD, I eventually settled on AMD. Both are close in performance but AMD will let me upgrade to next gen on the same mobo. Higher upfront costs, but I think it's worth it. I do plan to get into video editing, but not for a couple of years. I need something now in the meantime.
Already bought:
- Ryzen 5 7600x (just bought at a huge discount. Will use this until Zen 5 comes out. I'm hoping Zen 5 will run cooler or with less power. If not, then I'll just upgrade to a 7900x or 7950x which I should be able to pick up cheap at that time).
- Noctua NH D15s cooler
- eloop fans
- Phanteks P600s case
Still to buy:
- Asus ProArt B650 Creator mobo
- RAM (ideally would like to get ECC memory, but still researching which mobos support it)
- Seasonic Prime 750px PSU.
- GPU: Will use the integrated graphics on the 7600x until I'm ready to do video editing. Hopefully the GPU landscape will look different in a couple of years. Will probably go with whatever Nvidia has at that time, although AMD is starting to catch up.
Let me know if I've overlooked anything.
I think this is the year I finally do it. I have the money now, and the recent generational leaps in CPU speeds and price/performance make it the ideal time. Never built a computer from scratch before, so it will be an adventure.
After going back and forth in my mind forever between Intel and AMD, I eventually settled on AMD. Both are close in performance but AMD will let me upgrade to next gen on the same mobo. Higher upfront costs, but I think it's worth it. I do plan to get into video editing, but not for a couple of years. I need something now in the meantime.
Already bought:
- Ryzen 5 7600x (just bought at a huge discount. Will use this until Zen 5 comes out. I'm hoping Zen 5 will run cooler or with less power. If not, then I'll just upgrade to a 7900x or 7950x which I should be able to pick up cheap at that time).
- Noctua NH D15s cooler
- eloop fans
- Phanteks P600s case
Still to buy:
- Asus ProArt B650 Creator mobo
- RAM (ideally would like to get ECC memory, but still researching which mobos support it)
- Seasonic Prime 750px PSU.
- GPU: Will use the integrated graphics on the 7600x until I'm ready to do video editing. Hopefully the GPU landscape will look different in a couple of years. Will probably go with whatever Nvidia has at that time, although AMD is starting to catch up.
Let me know if I've overlooked anything.