Hello!
I'm planning a build for my home office - my laptop is becoming less and less of a laptop (battery is dying, keyboard died a watery death), and I wanted to give myself an upgrade. So I'm transitioning from a laptop to a desktop; want to future-proof it a bit and give myself a "games run at 60+ FPS" feeling for the first time in my life
1. Budget & Location
Location = Czech Republic; I've been sourcing the prices over various Czech e-shops. I can buy stuff from abroad, but I'm not hunting every penny.
The parts I've listed are about 2460 USD in total when converted to USD from CZK prices. See my additions to the PCPartPicker table below.
My budget is about 2000 to 3000 USD.
2. Aim
My main use of the PC is programming. I'm not Docker/VM heavy, so I probably don't need HEAPS of memory, but I probably wouldn't go below 16GB (that's what I have currently).
I ocassionally play games (eg. Borderlands 2, Dota 2, RuneScape but with this new system I'll likely try new stuff as well), and as mentioned above I'd like to have a maxed-out game settings for a change. So even though I don't really need the GPU (not gaming every single day), this is more of a splurge thing.
Also, when I'll move to our new house after renovating I'd like to use the computer for some amateur audio production/recording (I reckon I'll be adding some Focusrite external audio card to the system.) So this is why I've put the 2TB SSD there - VST audio samples are quite large sometimes. Also perhaps if you could advise me on how can I make the system more silent, that would be great.
3. Monitors
The monitors are in my part list - 2x Dell 24".
My main criteria were for them to be easy on my eyes (given I write code for a living) - so I was searching for something with antireflex, antiflicker, blue light reduction and all that stuff; but I don't have experience with whether that helps at all.
I can live with 1920x1080 just fine, but perhaps if you have some advice on a larger monitor with 4K (so that it can be used without HiDPI scaling and I could use more screen real estate), that would be interesting to hear.
So far I've only used one monitor (on my laptop), so I can't say if I'll be moving to more than two monitors anytime soon. Will have to try the two-monitor setup first.
4. Peripherals
I have keyboard and mouse already; will be buying some ergonomic replacements later, but that doesn't need to be a part of this build.
OS: Linux, ocassionaly Windows for games.
5. Why are you upgrading?
As mentioned above. Moving from laptop to desktop, trying to get something where games run fast for a change.
PCPartPicker Part List
CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 3.6 GHz 8-Core Processor ($298.99 @ B&H) CZ price: $327.04
CPU Cooler: Corsair iCUE H115i RGB Pro XT 63 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($139.99 @ Newegg) CZ price: $136.15
Motherboard: Asus ROG Strix X570-F Gaming ATX AM4 Motherboard ($289.99 @ Newegg) CZ price: $299.53
Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury RGB 32 GB (4 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory CZ price: $201.91
Storage: ADATA XPG SX8200 Pro 2 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive CZ price: $322.92
Video Card: Zotac GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER 8 GB MINI Video Card ($499.99 @ B&H) CZ price: $576.89
Case: Fractal Design Define S2 Blackout ATX Mid Tower Case ($140.98 @ Newegg) CZ price: $132.26
Power Supply: Fractal Design Ion+ 660 W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply CZ price: $138.09
Monitor: Dell P2419HC 23.8" 1920x1080 60 Hz Monitor ($249.99 @ B&H) CZ price: $163.04
Monitor: Dell P2419HC 23.8" 1920x1080 60 Hz Monitor ($249.99 @ B&H) CZ price: $163.04
Total with CZ prices (since PCPartPicker misses memory, storage and power supply): $2460.86
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-04-06 07:15 EDT-0400
I have a few questions:
* 4x8 GB vs 2x16 GB?
* is 660W power supply an overkill? PCPartPicker tells me the wattage is around 404W, so ... 560W should be fine? I'd like to pick some low-hanging OC fruit if possible (never done that though).
* any easy changes for a more silent build?
Thanks everybody!
