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G'day Forum! Now, for the last few years I've been using the Razer Tiamat 7.1 headset, and it's served me very well over the last few years However, like everything Entropy has taken its toll, its a little rattly from the bass, its crackly in the mids and now the head band is snapped, so its time for a replacement! I'm looking for a Wireless Headset thats in 7.1 surround, around the $200 - $250 or even $300 AUD at a stretch, I do NOT need a microphone in the headset, as i use an Audio-Technica AT2020 for all my audio capture, as i not only game on my computer but i also do a moderate amount of Video and Audio production I was thinking the Logitech G933 personally, as it was wireless, 7.1 and RGB and the reviews had it as a very decent headset I also saw the Corsair Void Gaming Wireless headset, i wasnt such a fan of that, because the reviews had it performing under the G933 and i wasnt a fan of the look of them Is the G933 any good in your opinions? What do you guys recommend? - I'm open to any suggestions, but I am pretty firm on trying to save a few bucks if i can.

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Hi everyone, this is my first post here (long time browser) so if I miss anything please let me know! Anyways, I am looking for any critiques edits or suggestions about this build that I have been researching. I am in the US and would like to keep my budget at $2500 but if i can get it lower that would be be wonderful of course. This PC will be used most for Audio Production (Pro Tools 12, Mixcraft 8) and will also be used for all of Adobe CC (Premiere Pro primarily). The few other programs that I will be using include Rhinoceros 5 and Cura (3D modeling) ad maybe a game or two (Rocket League). I use a Focusrite Scarlett 18i20 so an audio card will not be needed. The gaming is the least important and audio is the most important. I will not need any peripherals, monitors, etc. This is the PC only. Here is the list of basic requirements that I would like but if there is anything that needs to be changed let me know. Here is a basic list of what I would like - Intel I7 7820X 32Gb of RAM GTX 1070 Graphics Two 2Tb 7200 RPM HDD Either 256 or 512 SSD for programs and OS Windows 10 Pro DVD Disk drive The items I am unsure or are - Motherboard Power supply Cooling Case Wifi Card My plan is to either purchase a custom built from Xidax or build myself (I am extremely nervous about a self build). Xidax has the best pricing that I have found so far by custom builders. Here is the build that I came up with - Xidax Custom Build If I were to build my PC, I would like to be able to order everything from B&H, Amazon, or Newegg (unless there is a major reason to buy from somewhere else). I put together an extremely similar build compared to the Xidax build here - Part Picker Link Again any help, suggestions, or points in the right direction would be greatly appreciated!! Thank you in advance!!

Edits === I ended up buying a gigabytes P34w v5 for £690 on eBay, it has a I7 6700hq, 970m, 16gb ram, 256gb nvme ssd and 1 tb hdd so I'm happy with the specs. my brothers had a laptop with the 7 series gpus (for age reference) and it is fine hence I wasn't too worried about dust being a problem and the Dell is good but out of my price range when new if I look at the I7 comparatively to the one I bought. I guess I'll see when it comes in 2 days! Original === I'm looking to buy a roughly £700 laptop (at a real push £800) to last me throughout a levels and uni. I've been looking for second hand ones on eBay currently. I use my current computer (which has 12 year old components so no point upgrading it as I may as well buy a new one) for programming, trying to play games from arma 2, dayz, civ 5 and spelunky. I don't play major games currently as they are expensive for 1 game and my quadro fx 5600 is just beyond terrible however I would like to play them in the future. Games like rust are simply unplayable, black mountains, shards, 20 frames a minute. I can't bear an integrated graphics card for fear of suffering the same problems. I've also started learning to produce music so this is a consideration for specs as well. Below is a list of ideal specs so recommendations for good laptops of the recent past and maybe amendments to my sights that may be more reasonable to my budget is generally what I'm looking for. 'Ideal' specs Cpu - I7/I5 (recomendations on which I would need) Gpu - 960m/965m/970m. I've found 970m to be strangely similar in some pricing to 960m... Is it worth waiting for the 1050ti for laptops or even splashing out on a 1060 which I can't really afford right now. Ram - 8-16gb (preferably upgradable if 8gb) Screen - 14"/15" IPS but I wouldn't turn down a 17" Battery - not a huge concern but If I want to use it at uni it may be more of a concern so 4 hours maybe Weight - 2-3kg preferably not only because of the obvious benefits but slimmer profiles are preferable really just for aesthetics (not super likely at £700) The Razer blade ticks all of these boxes but its really expensive, even second hand as well as very limited amounts I'm the UK. Storage - SSD as large as possible but I don't mind a small one now and upgrading later. SSHD seems smart for budgeting. *Cheeky note* If there's any Razer blade competitions like the one I didn't win this Christmas by LTT, please suggest them as the new Razer blade is perfect for me (as well as the 970m one).

Inb4 Cinebench Look, I get that audio production maybe isn't the highest priority for LTT or other tech channels, there are content creators who focus on musical hardware and I guess they do a moderately okay job of it (while getting 1/10th of the views). However, one of the big things I feel is missing from reviews (particularly when Apple products are involved) is rendering times for high-quality audio files from moderately popular DAWs. Trying to find a baseline on how long a 4-8 track, 3 minute song takes to render at 320kbps in to a WAV or Mp3 format is nigh-impossible and when I get approached by other musicians on tech recommendations for their home studios I end up having to dig deep in to the Internet to try and find answers to some of their questions. I understand that certain VSTs are going to be more CPU heavy than RAM, if you make simple 4 track songs versus deeply complex, automated and EQ'd 32 track masterpieces your hardware requirements will differ greatly from one another (honestly you could probably dedicate an entire YouTube channel to that topic alone). I get that every DAW functions just a little bit differently and trying to cover them all would be a nightmare. However, writing the same simple 4-6 track 3 minute jingle in Garageband or Logic on every Apple product could provide a nice baseline for people who are looking at upgrading to a newer model for the sake of efficiency as Apple does some really neat things with their software in terms of short term CPU boosts for better renders than their cooling solutions and core count would appear to allow. I'm not suggesting Linus & co. go out and buy an Ableton, FL Studio, Re:Noise, Cubase, Magix, and Reaper license to test all of this out. Just that maybe it's something to look in to because we are out here and being overlooked because apparently everyone is either a gamer, video producer, or digital artist now. I guess what I'm trying to say is, Musical production is a big part of the "prosumer" scene and seeing it disregarded in favor of only video production or graphic design makes me a bit sad.

Hi all. I work with a small company doing Video production. We are running into a Issue with long term storage of all our 4K footage. I believe only 2- 3 months ago we acquired a 36TB Raid, with is now full. We are using 4 Blackmagic Pocket cinema camera's in 4K (Blackmagic Raw/12:1) on a shoot, ranging from 1.5 Hour, to 6 hours. Just this week we have done 3 days in the studio, recording 4 hours each time with 3-4 camera angles. Some key points- - Currently there is 1 part time experienced editor. So deleting unusable clips will be slow to happen. - End products are hours long, compared to more 4k YouTube videos being about 20 minutes. - Being a small company, money is somewhat of a issue. So I hope you can see our dilemma here. At the time being we are just accumulating raid boxes, and that's not attractive. Thanks in advance for your knowledge and time! Tyler~

Hello all, I have been using a Dell XPS 15" with an i7 and 32gb ram for audio production with protools. Between random black screens only solved with a soft reset of the machine and occasional slow downs bringing even web browsing to a staggering hault (with no viruses mind you), I am so done with this laptop. I'm now at a point in my career where I need to also learn some video editing, although I doubt I'll be getting into any complex graphic rendering. I'd like to be able to game on it occasionally, but it's not a priority and I'm rarely playing anything on the cutting edge of graphic technology. My budget is somewhat limited, and I'd like to stay within the $800-$1100 if possible. I'm open to all suggestions!

My mid level audio production build. Pretty much a budget build except for the CPU. All in all everything came in under $1000. Going to start collecting parts this week!! https://pcpartpicker.com/user/YOUNGBOBDYLAN/saved/

Hi So I'm planning out what I need/want for my first audio pc. I will be running FL studio and a couple other programs. I want to have 2 monitors possible 3. No gaming on this build. My budget is $1000. Not including keyboard,mouse and monitors. Question #1 If I'm not playing any games do I really need a GPU? #2 What CPU would you recommend? Currently I'm leaning towards a AMD 2700x #3 what motherboard do you recommend? Here is my pcparts build list. Does it look good or am I going to have a hard time lol. https://pcpartpicker.com/user/YOUNGBOBDYLAN/saved/ Side note. This is a audio production pc so it must be quite. Not really trying to go super rgb either. Looking for a sleek stealth build

I'm working towards building my own PC. I've never had a full tower before, I only have an ultrabook laptop, so a lot of this is new to me. Below, I copied and pasted the guide from the top of the forum for this. I also have a link to a PCPartPicker list here as well. PCPartPicker List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/xhVhtp 1. Budget & Location I don't have a huge budget for this. I am hoping to stay under $1,600 USD for my build. I do have about $1,800 USD saved with the extra $200 for shipping, cables, software, Windows 10 License, etc. I assume the currency type is what's most helpful for this, USD. But I live in the Pacific NorthWest. 2. Aim I am working towards some sort of career in audio and video production. This system would be primarily used for video editing. I also would like the ability to add a capture card to it so I can run small scale live productions from it. Video editing will be the majority of what I do. I also will be experimenting with different set-ups for live production, different encoding software, different camera inputs, just trying to teach myself what I can and learn from it all. I do enjoy an occasional game in my free time. I'm not a big gamer though. I only have two games that I play, although not well on an ultrabook laptop. World of Warships and Team Fortress 2. As long as I can run them at medium or better settings and get 30fps, that will be enough for me. 3. Monitors I only have 1 monitor at the moment, hooked to my laptop as a second screen. I am hoping to be able to get a second monitor for this PC. With wanting to run small scale broadcasts, I would like the ability to run 2 screens for myself, as well as at least 1 extra output for the venue, if possible. 1080p is fine for now. I don't see a need to jump to a higher resolution or 4k. In the future, way down the road, I would like to be able to run at least 2 monitors on my desk and run a 3rd output to my projector for watching movies. 4. Peripherals I am fortunate enough to have been given some hand-me-down peripherals. I have a keyboard and mouse as well as a headset and speakers. I will be needing to purchase and OS for this build, Windows 10. 5. Why am I upgrading? I am upgrading because I currently am trying to run all this from an ultrabook laptop. While my laptop is great as a laptop, it lacks the cooling and I/O to do what I would like. I have been attempting to run small scale productions from it. (Here's a link in case it helps to see what I'm attempting: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoa0okmdlYc&list=PLJW_CLU6laySqz1DRdnfoobG4ZFgsDQGp&index=3) I'd like to be able to run the small amount of gear I have properly and hopefully be able to get the proper gear in the future and be able to run it just as well. I'm working towards some sort of career in audio and video production. At this point, just into college, I'm not exactly sure what that will look like. I have spent a few months looking at parts and have come up with the build listed above at the PCPartPicker link. I'd appreciate any advice, recommendations, changes, that would be beneficial. Thank you for your help with this in advance. I really appreciate it. If there is anything I've forgotten to mention here, or if there is other information that would be helpful, let me know. I'll provide what I can. Thanks.

I’ve looked at a ton of monitors with different features in different price ranges and I just can’t decide because I’ve always played on very subpar displays with low graphics settings but I should be able to build a computer soon and so now I want the best viewing experience I can get. I like accurate color production but it’s not the most important thing. If the monitor has decent color production or good color production I would like that very much because it’s pleasing but what I care about most is image blur/ghosting. Ghosting makes me really mad when I see it and would draw me more out of the experience than colors not wowing me. Being immersed is cool sometimes for certain things but I want to be able to react quickly and have a smooth experience over most other things. I play mostly multiplayer games with my friends and some competitive things and I don’t do much single player anymore. So keeping frames high is very important as well. I know what I do and do not want it’s just about what people think would be the best compromise for those things because I can’t get exactly what I want and I’ve accepted that. What I don’t want: Ghosting, glare, backlight bleed, badly reviewed product What I do want: Above or equal to 144hz, a resolution not too high to kill my frames to maintain said refresh rate (I’m looking at a 2080 ti), something not to big and not to small, decent colors Like I said I do care about colors and I know the pg279q and the z variant would be good but I just don’t want to get it and send it back because I hate the ghosting they might have. A good tn seems like it would be alright but I just remember having one on my laptop and hating it, but it was also a thing you move around so the viewing angles were messing with me. A decent brightness and color producing tn maybe seems like my best bet. Please share your thoughts.

Soz this may be a stupid question, but I read somewhere that someone was having issues running Ableton on his 144hz monitor? Can anybody with a 1440p 144hz monitor let me know if music production runs well for you?

I have a r5 2600 and a 650watt g3 and I'm primarily a production person. Should I get the Rx vega 56 or the 1070ti? And is 650watts enough for the vega card?

Im looking to build a computer around black friday and i need it capable of playing fortnite at 60 fps or more and loading in the buildings before landing and music production. I need a cpu that can handle 8 midi/audio tracks and a butt load of plug ins. I dont have a set budget but i dont want to go above 500 Canadian dollars. I will most likely buy storage devices, case, power supply, and kb and mouse on black Friday and buy whatever cpu+mobo+ram i get recommended.

Hey Everyone, I need help building my first computer. Not the most knowledgeable about parts yet. I need this computer to be able to run large Ableton Live projects ( my recording software) and be able to handle large video projects as well with Adobe Premier. I am Currently using a Lenovo Yoga 15ikb with 16GB of ram. Running lots of projects begin to overload the CPU causing issues to my work flow. If you guys could help me find parts and any tips how to carry this out, would help a lot! Thank you. Budget (including currency): Up to 1,300$ or less. Country: United States (NY) Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: For Running Windows 10, Ableton Live 10 Standard, Adobe Suite. Other details: Currently using an LG Ultra-wide monitor. Upgrade from my laptop. Looking for stable computer who can take what ever i throw at it. Good amount of ram and storage space . And if you think i can save money, would help too!

Budget (including currency): $3500 USD Country: USA Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: I am a video editor and audio producer for a living. I need a rig that can easily handle editing 2k video footage at minimum, and that won't start chugging on me when I'm working with a lot of layers. I heavily use Adobe Premiere and Adobe Audition for work. I will also be gaming on this rig, and it would be great to be able to play the latest games at great performance & quality. Other details (existing parts lists, whether any peripherals are needed, what you're upgrading from, when you're going to buy, what resolution and refresh rate you want to play at, etc): Lots of hard drive space is important, and I'd really like to run a high-capacity SSD as the boot drive. I'm going to be buying soon - within the next week or two ideally. I plan to run three monitors. This will be my first-ever build, so I'm a little nervous. I've been watching LTT for a while now and I feel like this is my best path forward for my work. Thanks in advance!

Greetings, fellow human beings! I'm pretty much a novice YouTube IT blogger and video editor. And I love the benchmark diagrams from LTT's videos. Firstly I thought, that it is some proprietary app (dunno why), but then I saw the same diagram type in the leaked 9700K review. So, can anyone tell me, how to make such diagrams from the scratch? What programm do I need to use?

Hi! I recently got accepted into a university for a digital image production program (3 years in Sweden). The school suggests to bring your own laptop and therefore i now need to purchase one. Use cases are for animating, graphic design, image editing, movie editing and tiny amounts of gaming (if i ever get the free time). With that said, the school had some recommendations on what specs to look for: Intel Core i7 Processor 8-16 GB of memory (At least) 256 GB SSD Nividia Geforce 1060 GPU or similar Can any of you recommend a solid laptop with specs similar to the ones above? It doesn't need to be a "flashy" gaming pc since i will be using it at the university mostly. I'd honestly prefer one with a sleek and proffesional (not over the top) design. I have done some browsing myself of course, consindering the Dell Inspiron 7000 as an alternative. However, i wanted to get some feedback from the community since i might have missed some good options out there. Dell Inspiron 7000 link: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Dell-Inspiron-15-6-inch-Anti-Glare-Gaming/dp/B06VV992PY For this, either the configurations: (Intel i7-7700HQ, 256GB SSD, Nvidia GTX 1050Ti) or (Intel i7-7700HQ, 512 GB SSD, Nvidia GTX 1060). The laptop needs to be able to be shipped to sweden, and preferably i want it to cost below 1500$ US (don't be afraid to recommend slightly more expensive ones however) Thanks for the help!

This is the rig I built back in 2016 and it's done well so far. I drag it to conventions, concerts, and other events in order to be a general purpose media dump and a render rig if we don't have a dedicated system for that purpose. This said, while it's been great for the past couple of years...it *is* a bit limited. For example, I have 10-gigabit networking gear that I can travel with (Ubiquiti USG-XG-8 and Mikrotik CCR1036-8G-2S+, for example), but this system doesn't have a 10-gigabit networking option, which isn't *really* a problem in most situations, but it's something I'd like to improve on. Plus, due to it being built in a Node 202, my storage options are more limited than I'd like. Finally, that case isn't exactly designed to be flown around the country as much as it has been. All of this said, I've been looking into my options. I *could* build a 4U or 5U system and put all of that into a Pelican MAC mobile server case. Another option is to find a laptop with multiple Thunderbolt 3 ports and travel with a few external devices as well (external GPU and external PCI-E enclosure for a 10G NIC). Do note that I plan to build this as a last option rig, where I can bring it to more major events for the lulz but also take it to smaller gigs in case it's the only rig there for ingest, production, and distribution. I'm not too worried about it being the network controller as I do a lot more with UniFi and UNMS these days than I used to. So all this said, I just need a third (or forth, or more) opinion on where to go next. A further note: budget isn't something I'm terribly concerned about, but any rig I build/buy is also going to be my daily when I'm home. What do you guys think? Current Specs: CPU: Core i5-7600K (4.2 GHz Overclock) GPU: Nvidia GeForce 1070 Founders Edition RAM: 32 GB DDR4-3200 Corsair Vengeance LPX SSD: 500 GB Samsung 960 Evo NVMe SSD: 500 GB Samsung 850 Evo SATA HDD: 2TB Seagate Barracuda 5400 RPM 2.5" PSU: Corsair SF600 600W SFX Case: Fractal Design Node 202 Monitor: 2x Dell UltraSharp U2417h

Hello. I need a computer for heavy programs, and i would like it to function as a pc which i can use on the go. A lot of the budget PC's have a lower color gamut, and i need that for adobe etc. I've looked for an hour now and i cant find the srgb and argb percentage anywhere. Does someone happen to know? Thanks! pc: https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2018/4/11/17219052/hp-pavilion-gaming-laptop-desktop-monitor-announced

Good evening, So I do Music Production, Composition and editing as well as gaming, steaming and occasional photo/video edit but not much. I would like to know do I need a Threadripper, for this or will a Ryzen 7 suffice? If I go with Thread Ripper it will be sat in Asus ROG Zenith Extreme X399, this is because it provides all I'd like plus extras should I wish too. If I was to go with Ryzen 7 2700x and ASRock - Fatal1ty X470. Memory/RAM - I know the ram for the TR4 will had to match the QVL, but I don't really know what I am looking for in memory everything I look at says the default none OC ram is painfully slow, almost all of the audio from my music production VSTs go into the RAM so I assume an OC matched set would work best? NVMe SSD - I have only ever used SATA SSD, what am I looking for in this I know it needs to be Will be a Samsung Evo or a Pro unsure yet but will be a NVMe. GPU - I currently have a 8GB Asus Radeon RX 580 ROG STRIX GAMING OC so I have no need to upgrade Sound Card - I have an Allen and Heath ZED R16 I use that onboard sound card via the Firewire port, of which I will buy a PCIe card. PSU - I have Corsair 850 Watt RM850x Fully Modular ATX - Will I need to upgrade this? I I currently have a 24pin ATX and an 8pin 12v CPU plugged in and I have a spear CPU power cable to power the extra need I have seen.Case - NZXT Source 530 - Their website says the Zenith Extreme Motherboard is comparable. CPU Clarence CPU Cooler 183mm - I was thinking the Noctua NH-U14S TR4-SP3 but would it be worth going for a 3 fan Water Cooler for the TR4 socket? as I have room on the top of the case for it? Just incase you would like to know the demands of the software I use Cubase, Sibelius and Finale. Eastwest Play engine, BFD 3, Kontakt and many other VST totalling 2.8TB on a 7200 HDD Steam Games, Assassins Creed and GTA plus a few others. 500GB I do the occasional Live recording but that is processed by the mixing desk and it's onboard sound card and then sent into Cubase. Any input into this would be most helpful as I would Like to sort this out, it will be a hopefully future proof build for minimum of 5 years like my previous one.

I know this thread exists everywhere, however they are all a little dated, and I'm mainly concerned in regards for the R7 2700X. Anyone part of the AMD squad who sees this and uses a DAW to produce (mainly Ableton and FL), please lmk on how its running for you. I understand that Intel's faster single core performance is extremely beneficial and makes it the overall king for music production, but is AMD really as bad as some make it to be? Some examples, latency issues, stability issues, no thunderbolt interface, etc. Any info is appreciated.

So basically all the new tech is being announced now, nVidia's RTX lineup, Intel 9th series leaks and so on, I'm starting to really get confused which way to choose when it comes to portability, raw power and price. I'm the in third month into looking for a good compromise between a more expensive "gaming" laptop (hate that word) or a cheaper variant with a console or a PC. Prices are going up and down, and I would really want to know whether it is the right time for this kind of purchase, or should I wait a quarter of a year or so for the current tech getting cheaper, or the new tech being available. The budget is around 800-1200€ ($1400 USD or $1800CAD) To put together, I need a portable PC which is powerful enough for object modelling and rendering (lots of Autodesk products), same with photo and video editing and rendering. Also, it would be great being able to play at smooth 1080p at ultra to normal settings in AAA titles for at least 2 years. So basicly, since I'm a heavy PC user I wouldn't want to go below i7 series, and for games at least a 1050Ti. But in a laptop form, with an i7-7700HQ and 8GB RAM + a 1050Ti would set me back with est. 950€ (Acer Nitro 5 Shale), an i7-8750H, 8GB RAM, GTX1050Ti variant would be around 1060€ (Same series Acer), and the i7-8750H + 8GB RAM + GTX 1060 would be 1250€. A brand new PS4 Pro, which I could use on my 4k TV plus a cheaper laptop would be at the same price range than the most expensive variant. Same with a better PC, but then I would compromise on the laptop. But then again, an all-in-one factor would be the best, but I'm in a serious "should or shouldn't I" rush. I would need a good laptop sooner or later, and I want to game as well, and I don't really want an upgrade for an another 2-3 years. What would be the better option? Wait, and buy the expensive, or buy now, and upgrade later.

Hello everyone, Please excuse me with my knowledge as I am not a computer expert. I have just been doing some research through Linus, Jayztwocents and GamersNexus, trying to find answers to the immediate array of complicated and broad questions exposed to me when I began looking at parts. I have built a PC before, specs at the bottom, and it was so rewarding to build but there were a lot of issues with the build. For one my MB died a year in (at least I think it was - Amazon sent me a replacement and swapped the parts over and it worked again?), certain USBs just don't seem to work and the ones that do sometimes don't even register, my cable management could be improved upon, and I could benefit from not trying to cheap out. I'm not asking for fixes on the old system because to hell with it! My new build I'm hoping will last me for as long as I need. I don't want to upgrade anything a couple years down or whatever, I just want it to remain around this specification so I put a list together of exactly what I want without worrying about the price (too much) yet not exceeding my needs - hopefully, this is why I need your help! I need my new system mostly for work, I'm an audio producer, from sound design to DAW compositions using either synthesis or samplers with sound libraries. I also use it as my home system so would like to be able to play some recent games really well, perhaps later upgrading to a 4k monitor. From my non-expert research, I felt I needed something like the specs below: OS: Windows 10 Home 64bit CPU: Intel i7-8700K 6 Cores @3.7GHz (hoping to OC to 4.5-4.7 all core) Cooling: NZXT - Kraken X62 Rev 2 Liquid Cooler - 2 Corsair SP120? RAM: Corsair Vengeance RGB 16GB DDR4 (2x8GB) MB: ASRock - Z370 Extreme4 GPU: Asus GTX 1070 Ti 8GB PSU: Corsair HX Platinum 750W Case: Fractal Design - Define R6 Recycling my old storage (1TB HDD/112GB SSD) as well as a WD 512GB M.2-2280 SSD for partitioning windows on as well as my most used work programs - FL Studios, Pro Tools, Adobe medias All my sound is covered as I use external audio interfaces and monitors. I want you to set me in my ways and help me find the best parts as I trust you lot more than me! Is there anything newbies always make a mistake with when setting up their system? Are my parts balanced for what it is I want to do? When it comes to my cooling I was thinking of setting the radiator at the front of the case (I'm keeping the 5.25" caddy) and having a fan at the back of the case - Is one enough, and are the radiator fans an exhaust or intake? Or should I put the radiator up top and have one front intake and one back out? Is it stupid for me to build it myself or is it all okay for me to do carefully? Sorry for such a long post, if you have any questions you can hit me up, thank you for even just reading but all help will be highly appreciated. OLD PC Specs: OS: Windows 7 home 64bit CPU: Intel Core i5 4690K 4 cores @3.50GHz Cooling: Stock Intel fan with horrible fan arrangement (1 front bottom - 2 side - 1 upper back - 1 top back) RAM: Some entry Kingston 8 GB DDR3 (2x4GB) MB: Gigabyte Z97P-D3 GPU: MSI GTX 960 2GB PSU: Corsair Builder CXM 430W One 1TB Toshiba HDD and one 112GB Samsung EVO SSD

Hey everyone, Currently running on mac, 2015, and it is seriously running slowly. I am setup in my room, which is quite small, this will be my first build, I would be quite savy so the build itself would not scare me, but the wide variety of parts, different numbers and all of that does. Looking for recommendations in the 1200-2000 euro range for a small, compact but powerful build. Graphics card is not essential as I am not too much of a PC Gamer, however I want the option to be open for future expansion. Currently looking at a Ryzen 7 1700x as the CPU, and I am just overwhelmed what to look at next. I am, as I said new to the building community, would appreciate all help! Cheers