BobbyPdue

Heck yeah I want to get breakfast again!! I think I'll be there the same days as you.

Save your money. It's been nearly three years since the first one.

It sold out within 10 seconds.

I wasn't so lucky, but congratulations you'll have a great time. The food was amazing last year and everyone was very nice.

I'd spend a little more on a fully modular power supply that's 750w. I know 650w is enough, but I think a power supply run at 50% won't degrade as much as one that's being run at 90% or more of it's capabilities. Also fully modular is easier, especially if you wanted to get fully custom cables. Other than that I think it's going to be an awesome build.

With Apple's security policies it would be the phone of choice for bad guys.

Unless you change jobs the busy season is always going to be there.

I hate to be pedantic, but NUC is an intel term for their line of small computers. No one else markets their micro form factor computers as NUC's. When WFFC tech called them NUC's they were the only ones to call them that. The 3400G would be a lot more powerful than the AMD Ryzen V1605B which is a 25W max CPU.

I would get a name brand sata m.2 for slightly more, and get better than a 5600XT the RTX 2060 at $300 is a good deal.

I don't know if that matters unless they are moving large amounts of data all the time. I'd spend $80 and get the 3600 instead, though you'd need to make sure you could update the BIOS either with a spare CPU or a motherboard that lets you do it without a CPU in it. I'd make sure the 5600XT you picked was built well enough to handle the upgraded firmware.

I don't know if the NVME speeds will actually be noticed. I have computers with sata, NVME and PCIE4 drives and none of them feel any faster than the others. Also Samsung has a 4TB SSD you could buy instead of the 6TB NAS drive. From the looks of your budget you could buy two of them. That PSU will last you for a very long time and its fan might not even need to come on very often not that the rest of your system will be quiet enough to notice. If you are going to be an over the top system might as well go for an over the top PSU, right? One final note, Go for the 3950X. Why get a second best CPU when you are going to pair it with a top tier GPU.

If you can fit an ATX computer into your life I would do that for your first build. Mini ITX systems can be very difficult and their cooling capacity is usually compromised for the sake of form factor. I would avoid the Thermaltake V series since they aren't well made and waste a lot of space. I would also avoid the SG13 due to it's lack of airflow and difficultly in building. Cable management is very difficult in that case and I had previously shortened the 24pin and EPS cables on a non-modular powersupply to avoid blocking too much airflow from the cases one and only fan and it took me several hours of measuring, cutting, and crimping to make right. Most ITX cases are difficult to build in, but some are easier than others especially ones that you can get custom made power cables for. If you can expand your budget a bit I would recommend the Dancase A4 with a custom set of non-sleeved cables from PSLATE customs and an Asetek 645LT AIO CPU liquid cooler. If you can't I would pick the Meshify C Mini (mATX), H210 from NZXT, Nano S, or Phanteks Evolv ITX. Lastly I would go with a sata M.2 SSD and save some money. The only time I actually notice the difference is on boot-up and it's just a second or two. I don't think that will fit in the SG13 chassis and if it did you'd feed warm air into an already marginal cooler for the 3700x in that case.

Ryzen 5 3600 is a great CPU at a great price and will pair well with your 1070 ti. I would get a different case and an ATX motherboard. Those Thermaltake V series cases are quite large and their quality isn't great. I've built three computers in the V1 and while it's a great idea their materials and design could both use updates and improvements. I prefer NZXT, Phanteks, and Fractal Design cases. I've built in several of them and I really like the newest NZXT H series cases, but that's personal preference. The Samsung 970 Evo is a great NVME drive, but they can be quite expensive I would suggest 1TB M.2 or 2.5" SATA SSD from a brand you trust instead you might be able to get 1TB for the same price as the 970 Evo and you'd only notice the difference in speed on bootup and in benchmarks and even then it's barely noticable. One final thing I know people are so adamant about buying the cheapest power supply they can from a well known brand, but it's one of the few parts you can keep for several builds. Buy a mid range fully modular power supply from EVGA, Corsair or other brand you trust. I'd rather run a powersupply at half its rated power rather than 80 - 99%, but that's clearly personal preference.

It look Linus a while to make that work and he already had experience with VM's. If you don't have experience creating, managing, and running VM's I don't think it will be worth the time, effort and cost. Also a 6 core 6 thread CPU isn't going to be very good for creating two VM's and the hypervisor for them. I expect Intel and AMD to release new CPU's and perhaps new sockets this year, so it might be a bad time to buy something. I would wait until after Computex to build a (or two) new computer(s), especially since your costs are all doubled. $1500 would be a great budget for a single computer, but for two computers and two ultawides monitors it's just not enough money. How much time do you have until you'd need to have them built?

First think I would suggest is getting a larger budget. At the lower end of computer budgets every $20 - $50 makes a significant difference in performance and longevity. A $500 computer will be okay today, but in a year or two you'll need to upgrade it and a new motherboard, CPU and GPU every two years will cost a lot over 6 years. If you can save up another $250 you'll get a lot more performance out of your system and you'll get to enjoy it more for longer.

What about your drive usage? What type of storage do you have?

550w is just enough for a 3950x and a 2080 super, but why spend $800 on a GPU and $750 on a CPU and then cheap out on a power supply? Most lower power power supplies aren't built as well as higher wattage ones. I would get at least a 750w 80+ gold power supply. They aren't much more expensive, but will run cooler and more efficiently than a power supply that's being run at 98% of its max power all the time.

A thirdparty CPU cooler isn't necessary.

Or just get a quality air cooler for the same money as an AIO with new fans. That's what I would do, too.

PCpartpicker and youtube are your best bets. Use PCpartpicker to make sure your parts are compatible and you'll see other people's builds. Visit youtube to find videos for the lastest review for GPU's, CPU's, motherboards and more.

If you want a computer that will last you 4 to 5 years you'll need more than a 3600, I think the 3700x is the better choice. Also I'd go with an OS drive and another 1TB SSD if you can fit it in your budget.

It's a waste of money. If you saved for all the components and bought them all during the holiday sales season you would get more for your money than a temporary CPU and GPU. I think a Ryzen 5 3600, B450 motherboard, 16GB of 3600 RAM and a 1660 super or 5600XT is the way to go. You'll have a computer that will last you years and should be able to support the next generation of GPU's unless they are much more advanced.

I like your original build, but would suggest a full 1TB SSD, instead of 500GB. To make sure you have room for more than a couple of really big games.

Who are you going to be buying parts from? Did you already buy the 3600 or is that included in the $500? If you are going to buy the 3600 how much did it cost? $500 in the US is barely enough for a cheap power supply, cheap case, cheap storage, 3600 and an RX570.

1TB to 2TB I'd say especially on a laptop you plan on keeping for a while.