Hello linustechtips community,
I am currently planning on building a new PC for myself. Budget: open-end Location: Germany Aim:
-Media Storage (preferably with redundancy even though I have no clue how to do that)
-Media Center (hosting Plex with a maximum of two 1080p streams)
-Compiling software
-24/7 uptime
-Minor gaming (nothing very demanding games like League of Legends, World of Warcraft and Minecraft, the usually casual games) in 1080p
-Maybe VR in the future(not sure, addressed at the end) Monitors: 1x 1080p 144Hz 1x 1080p 60Hz (Already have those) Peripherals: Already have everything I need. Why are you upgrading?:
-I don't have enough storage and not enough space inside my current case to add more
-Running a Plex Server
-Reduce noise, my current CPU cooler is too load
-Reduce compile time
-Finally upgrade to DDR4 RAM(no real reason just want to)
So, that's a lot I suppose. I will mainly use the Computer for watching and storing media and casual gaming, no AAA titles. I want it to be as quiet as possible since I plan on letting it run 24/7.
I already compiled a little list with potential components on PCPartPicker:
PCPartPicker Part List
Type
Item
Price
CPU
Intel Core i7-9700K 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor
€369.00 @ Amazon Deutschland
CPU Cooler
be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 4 50.5 CFM CPU Cooler
€72.89 @ Aquatuning
Motherboard
Asus TUF Z370 Plus Gaming ATX LGA1151 Motherboard
€111.90 @ Amazon Deutschland
Memory
G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory
€129.89 @ Alternate
Storage
Seagate BarraCuda 4 TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive
€95.49 @ Amazon Deutschland
Storage
Seagate BarraCuda 4 TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive
€95.49 @ Amazon Deutschland
Storage
Seagate BarraCuda 4 TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive
€95.49 @ Amazon Deutschland
Storage
Seagate BarraCuda 4 TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive
€95.49 @ Amazon Deutschland
Case
be quiet! Dark Base 900 ATX Full Tower Case
€165.80 @ Mindfactory
Power Supply
SeaSonic PRIME Titanium 600 W 80+ Titanium Certified Fully Modular Fanless ATX Power Supply
€200.99 @ Amazon Deutschland
Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
Total
€1432.43
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-11-14 11:37 CET+0100
I left out GPU and SSD because I hope to be able to re-use my Asus GeForce GTX 1060 6GB and my Samsung Evo (850 and 840 or something) SSDs. Now to the juicy part:
The case has been the my main focus so far, right now the Dark Base 900 looks like a very nice options since it is huge with lots of 3.5" slots and also has features that apparently reduce noise the system might make.
I would love to see case suggestions that are big with a lot of storage potential but also lots of options for 140mm or bigger fans to reduce noise overall.
I am also very unsure about my CPU choice since AMD seems to have a run right now and Intel seems to have a lot of security issues, even though I don't care THAT much about these vulnerabilities but it would still be nice to not have them...
Should I go for higher RAM frequency? I am not too familiar with the performance to price benefit.
Last point would probably be the choice of GPU and here I have several points I like to address:
-I'd prefer to not upgrade unless needed, that's why I didn't include any in my PCPartPicker List
-I plan on using Plex with hardware acceleration to hopefully reduce CPU load and heat which right now is the main cause for noise in my current (old) rig
I hope I didn't miss anything and that I've been understandable, sorry if anything is unclear or confusing. I'll try to clarify if I goofed somewhere