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Hmm, I definitely have some thoughts: First, the i5-6400 at this point is not worth buying a motherboard for. I have a CPU and motherboard that is significantly more performant for less than just the motherboard for the 6400. The RAM you have selected is a bit more subjective, but I wouldn't buy from that brand at all. Furthermore, 64gb can always be upgraded to in the future if you need to save a bit of money and only go with 32gb now. Nevertheless, I suggest going with a brand like Patriot, Crucial, G.Skill, or Corsair. I personally prefer going with an SSD that has a bit more endurance (rated TBW). However, the Crucial P3 you had is probably just fine if you want to save a few dollars. Likewise, the hard drives you have are also perfectly fine, but these Toshiba drives should be a little more performant and have about the same reliability for less. If you are fine figuring out any problems you might have with the A770, the hardware is great! From what I hear, the drivers are also catching up. The optical drive you have is a bit overpriced if you ask me--I threw this one in for half the price. PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/TjCLwg CPU: Intel Core i3-12100F 3.3 GHz Quad-Core Processor ($92.99 @ Amazon) Motherboard: Gigabyte B760M DS3H DDR4 Micro ATX LGA1700 Motherboard ($99.99 @ Amazon) Memory: Patriot Viper 4 Blackout 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory ($61.99 @ Newegg) Storage: Patriot Viper VP4300 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($64.99 @ Newegg Sellers) Storage: Toshiba MG04ACA400N 4 TB 3.5" 7200 RPM Internal Hard Drive ($63.00 @ Amazon) Storage: Toshiba MG04ACA400N 4 TB 3.5" 7200 RPM Internal Hard Drive ($63.00 @ Amazon) Video Card: Acer Predator BiFrost OC Arc A770 16 GB Video Card ($249.99 @ Newegg) Optical Drive: LG WH14NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($54.99 @ Amazon) Total: $750.94 _____________________________ Additionally, here is a build with a recommended PSU and case: PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/XN4n89 CPU: Intel Core i3-12100F 3.3 GHz Quad-Core Processor ($92.99 @ Amazon) Motherboard: Gigabyte B760M DS3H DDR4 Micro ATX LGA1700 Motherboard ($99.99 @ Amazon) Memory: Patriot Viper 4 Blackout 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory ($61.99 @ Newegg) Storage: Patriot Viper VP4300 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($64.99 @ Newegg Sellers) Storage: Toshiba MG04ACA400N 4 TB 3.5" 7200 RPM Internal Hard Drive ($63.00 @ Amazon) Storage: Toshiba MG04ACA400N 4 TB 3.5" 7200 RPM Internal Hard Drive ($63.00 @ Amazon) Video Card: Acer Predator BiFrost OC Arc A770 16 GB Video Card ($249.99 @ Newegg) Case: Fractal Design Pop Mini Air MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($89.99 @ B&H) Power Supply: SeaSonic FOCUS Plus 750 Gold 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($94.99 @ Newegg) Optical Drive: LG WH14NS40 Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer ($54.99 @ Amazon) Total: $935.92

Hey, thanks for the great insight--I will definitely consider this info!

This is an interesting choice, but I like it due to possible upgrade path from 12th gen to 14th gen in the future. Likewise, it does cut about $100 off the build, which might be necessary if I need to lower the costs a bit. This board does seem to be decent, especially for the price with a rebate. If I am able to order the components before the rebate ends, this might be what I go for. However... I am hesitant to go DDR4 in a new build these days--especially one that will be upgraded/need to last as long as possible. If I go with DDR4, I might as well go with an AM4 build, as I think I can actually get better price-to-performance for an EOL platform. I like this idea, it's not something I had given much thought to, so I might just go with a non-tower cooler. Alternatively, I could also install more fans, which probably isn't a bad idea anyway. The quoted TBW for this drive is about half of what I would like for an endurance focused system. The GM7000 has a rated 1300 TBW at 2TB, where the VP4300 at 2TB is rated for 2000 TBW. Likewise, the individual using this computer won't need more than 1TB; if he does, it can be upgraded. This is actually the component that I still have the most questions about. Not sure that I need to spend $500 on a $200 GPU for Civil 3D... Understandable, I forgot to mention that the individual using this computer will need a 5.25" bay for an optical drive. Likewise, the case should look professional and feel quality. I agree that the PURE Base 600 doesn't have great airflow. I could switch over to the Fractal Pop mini though, as it has a mesh front as well as a place for a 5.25" drive. However, I am not a huge fan of the glass side panel and the more flashy appearance for this build. Nevertheless, I am undecided. If the individual didn't need a 5.25" bay, I would probably get the Fractal North, due to its professional appearance, quality build, and decent airflow. Well, yes, you are correct that I don't need quite that much wattage, but I wouldn't trust this PSU for almost any build, let alone an endurance focused build. The PSU is one of the most vital components to an endurance focused build. Due to the limited information on the reliability of power supplies, it is difficult to determine what's actually decent, but I will say that I would rather overspend on this component than end up having issues down the road. Overall, thanks for your input, you gave some great feedback!

Budget (including currency): $1,250, but under $1,000 preferred Country: Merica Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: autoCAD Civil 3D _______________________________________________________________________________ Greetings Community, I am working to build a system that will be used for autoCAD Civil 3D and other surveying related programs. The most prevalent part of this build is the possibility of needing "certified graphics hardware." (This would be cards like the Radeon Pro W7500 etc.--check the link above.) However, I am not convinced that this build will actually need a certified GPU, as I have a friend that also uses Civil 3D for surveying on a RTX 3060 mobile without any known issues. I have compiled some possible builds, and I would love to hear whether AMD or Intel would be better to go with because, I am frankly confused. My understanding is that while Civil 3D benefits from a decent GPU, it is primarily CPU bound, and thus something equivalent to a 3060 should be more than adequate (PLEASE CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG!). An additional note is that this build will need to be reliability focused, as the individual using this would like to use it for a very, very long time. To put it into perspective, he is just now retiring is XPS from 2004 (20 YEARS OLD!). AMD BUILD: PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/NgbYL9 CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7700 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor ($305.97 @ Amazon) Motherboard: Gigabyte B650M DS3H Micro ATX AM5 Motherboard ($119.99 @ Amazon) Memory: Patriot Viper Venom 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL36 Memory ($93.99 @ Amazon) Storage: Patriot Viper VP4300 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($64.99 @ Newegg Sellers) Case: be quiet! Pure Base 600 ATX Mid Tower Case ($89.90 @ B&H) Power Supply: SeaSonic FOCUS PLUS 850 Gold 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($109.99 @ Newegg) GPU: AMD Radeon Pro W7500 ($429.00) Total: $1213.83 INTEL BUILD: PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/4QDvbL CPU: Intel Core i5-13600KF 3.5 GHz 14-Core Processor ($250.00 @ Amazon) CPU Cooler: be quiet! Pure Rock 2 Black CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ Newegg Sellers) Motherboard: Gigabyte B760M DS3H AX Micro ATX LGA1700 Motherboard ($134.99 @ Amazon) Memory: Patriot Viper Venom 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL36 Memory ($93.99 @ Amazon) Storage: Patriot Viper VP4300 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($64.99 @ Newegg Sellers) Case: be quiet! Pure Base 600 ATX Mid Tower Case ($89.90 @ B&H) Power Supply: SeaSonic FOCUS PLUS 850 Gold 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($109.99 @ Newegg) GPU: AMD Radeon Pro W7500 ($429.00) Total: $1202.85 BUILD WITHOUT CERTIFIED GPU, BUT HIGHER TIER POWER DELIVERY FOR (WHAT IS HOPED TO BE) ADDED RELIABILITY AND LONGEVITY: PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/Lmqfh3 CPU: Intel Core i5-13600KF 3.5 GHz 14-Core Processor ($250.00 @ Amazon) CPU Cooler: be quiet! Pure Rock 2 Black CPU Cooler ($29.99 @ Newegg Sellers) Motherboard: Gigabyte Z690 AERO G ATX LGA1700 Motherboard ($219.99 @ Amazon) Memory: Patriot Viper Venom 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL36 Memory ($93.99 @ Amazon) Storage: Patriot Viper VP4300 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($64.99 @ Newegg Sellers) Video Card: MSI GeForce RTX 3060 Ventus 2X 12G GeForce RTX 3060 12GB 12 GB Video Card ($279.99 @ B&H) Case: Antec P10 FLUX ATX Mid Tower Case ($74.99 @ Newegg) Power Supply: SeaSonic FOCUS Plus Platinum 750 W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($159.88 @ Amazon) Total: $1173.82

This is a great explaination by mkx on MikroTik forums: https://forum.mikrotik.com/viewtopic.php?t=177898 In other words, you probably need to find a carrier (which is really just a super proprietary wireless ISP) that can give you a physical sim. If you need still need a router with support for LTE, I would suggest the Chateau LTE6 ax. It will offer everything you need and more. Alternatively, the hAP ax lite LTE6 is a great budget-friendly option. You can buy the Chateau here: https://multilink.us/mikrotik-chateau-lte18-ax/ You can buy the hAP ax lite here: (should be available to buy soon through multilink and other retailers) NOTE: If you need something carrier certified, MikroTik also has you covered with the Chateau LTE6-US - I would recommend browsing the other products they have available if you don't find these recommendations satisfactory: https://mikrotik.com/products/group/lte-5g-products

I would recommend the CRS310-8G+2S+IN from MikroTik. You will save a few dollars as well as potentially get a more versatile switch. Personally, I would also say that have found MikroTik devices to be very reliable, so you could potentially get a longer lifespan from the CRS310. This is a managed switch, but it can be setup to function the same as an unmanaged switch quite easily. This is a good place to buy: https://multilink.us/mikrotik-crs310-8g-2-in-ethernet-switch/

Although I have not personally owned any of their products, I have a few friends that use them with iPads and alike say they quite like it. As someone who sees the iPad as primarily a device for taking notes on, I certainly see this product's appeal.

Although there are some things that you have to dive into the CLI for, pretty much everything can be done through the webfig or winbox GUI. Especially for what @RSchoenknecht is wanting to do, he shouldn't have to do anything in the CLI.

@RSchoenknecht If your budget isn't a problem, the CCR2004-16G-2S+PC is probably the best option to go with, but it might be very overkill depending on your setup. If your budget is a consideration, and from what it sounds like you won't be doing anything too advanced, the L009UiGS-RM might be the more reasonable option. Quite honestly, it will probably also do far more than what you could ask of it. I would highly recommend going with MikroTik. The learning curve is something you might have to overcome, but there are so many tutorials out there these days and doing what you want to do is dead simple.

As someone that deals with quite a lot of consumer networking, please don't use the Archer C60 - AC1350, it's e-waste if you ask me. The specs suggest that it's decent, but those things have given me a ton of problems. As for the Archer C64 - AC1200, I don't personally have experience with it, but if it is anything like the AC1350, I would avoid it. Additionally, note that although the specs page and antenna might suggest that this router has decent range, the power on it is quite pitiful. These would be my recommendations: If you can up your budget just a bit, get the MikroTik hAP AX Lite: https://multilink.us/mikrotik-hap-ax-lite/ - https://a.co/d/dvBWNfB Otherwise, get the MikroTik hAP Lite TC: https://multilink.us/mikrotik-hap-lite/ - https://a.co/d/efvTqzy Alternatively, you could buy something that's far better used, but who knows how much use you will get out of it, as most used listings will be for devices near the end of their MTBF.

I agree with @8tg, but I would recommend looking for something a little less integrated, and preferably not from HP. Something like this: https://www.ebay.com/itm/275954109420?hash=item4040258bec:g:urgAAOSw5mxktV3l Or like this: https://www.ebay.com/itm/295813015645?hash=item44dfd4685d:g:ZVAAAOSwPBRkrqXU might be a better option, if you were to go with the recommend (used) route for this budget.

I would highly recommend KabelDirekt. Every cable I have bought from them has been of superb quality, yet not overly "shiny," as some other companies do with overly expensive cables with no real functional gains in quality. Likewise, KabelDirekt appears to actually design their own cables and does not just slap a label on a generic cable like most others do. However, the Cable Matters cable would also probably work.

So at 19feet (6m), you will probably need to look into getting an active or optical cable my friend. At that distance, passive HDMI 2.1 will still work, but not at it's full capability. Here are a few options: Cable Matters: - https://a.co/d/c9cMBLZ KabelDirekt (I would particularly recommend this one): - https://a.co/d/7Yf3lbz

Hey, I just wanted to close this thread out by saying that the only component that I changed out was the MB. At the time that I originally parted this computer out, I was not aware that B600 series boards were actually being phased out already by B700 series boards and so I just swapped the board over to the Gigabyte B760m DS3H. The only difference to the user is the addition of a VGA port, which is quite a nice addition to a lower end board. Here is the final parts list that I ordered: PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/qP4j3y CPU: Intel Core i3-12100 3.3 GHz Quad-Core Processor ($114.99 @ Amazon) Motherboard: Gigabyte B760M DS3H DDR4 Micro ATX LGA1700 Motherboard ($119.99 @ Amazon) Memory: Patriot Viper 4 Blackout 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory ($39.99 @ Amazon) Storage: Patriot Viper VP4300 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive ($74.98 @ Amazon) Power Supply: EVGA 600 GD 600 W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($79.98 @ Amazon) Case: Thermaltake Versa H15 Micro ATX Mini Tower Computer Chassis 2.0 Edition with One 120mm Rear Fan Pre-Installed CA-1D4-00S1NN-A0 ($44.99 @ Amazon) Total: $474.92 Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-06-12 23:56 EDT-0400

Hey, once again, thanks for the suggestion and I completely understand where you are coming from for the recommendation. There are a few reasons that they won't be going with a refurbished, or pre-buit system, but I am not going to get into why as it isn't relevant to this conversation. I may have not made myself clear, but I was mostly asking about the build on the OP. Thanks!