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Hi everyone, I just finished planning out a build and I'd like to get you guy's opinion on it : https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/Hjt4zM

I'm insecure about a few things, like if its worth going for 3000 memory or if I'm doing overkill with my PSU. Also, I picked the Tomahawk Board for its onboard wifi, as I don't always have access to an ethernet cable. 

 

Thank you :D

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The PSU isn't overkill, but it's not a great choice.  There are much higher quality ones you could get for that much money

 

Also, how much HDD storage do you need?  3 - 4 TB seems to be the sweetspot at the moment for $/GB

 

Also, check to see if the cost of that motherboard is more or less than the cost of another desirable board + a wifi card.  You might be able to do it that way for less.  And, one final thing after checking the images...

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omfg are you kidding me!? xD that's the stupidest looking IO area I've ever seen, what were they thinking!?

 

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7 minutes ago, Ryan_Vickers said:

The PSU isn't overkill, but it's not a great choice.  There are much higher quality ones you could get for that much money

 

Also, how much HDD storage do you need?  3 - 4 TB seems to be the sweetspot at the moment for $/GB

 

Also, check to see if the cost of that motherboard is more or less than the cost of another desirable board + a wifi card.  You might be able to do it that way for less.  And, one final thing after checking the images...

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omfg are you kidding me!? xD that's the stupidest looking IO area I've ever seen, what were they thinking!?

 

Can you recommend me a PSU and motherboard? Also I have a server at home with +-12TB of storage, so storage is not a big deal

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Also, I kept wondering between Intel and AMD, I have no idea what the big difference is, so if going AMD is better, feel free to

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13 minutes ago, Ryan_Vickers said:

The PSU isn't overkill, but it's not a great choice.  There are much higher quality ones you could get for that much money

 

Also, how much HDD storage do you need?  3 - 4 TB seems to be the sweetspot at the moment for $/GB

 

Also, check to see if the cost of that motherboard is more or less than the cost of another desirable board + a wifi card.  You might be able to do it that way for less.  And, one final thing after checking the images...

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omfg are you kidding me!? xD that's the stupidest looking IO area I've ever seen, what were they thinking!?

 

yo when did you become a mod


also regarding the spoiler, I think mobo designers are a bit out of touch...

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Just now, Cooperjor said:

Can you recommend me a PSU and motherboard? Also I have a server at home with +-12TB of storage, so storage is not a big deal

https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product/9q4NnQ/evga-power-supply-220g20650y1 for PSU, it's same wattage and budget but better quality

 

As for storage, then do you even need 1 TB of HDD in this PC?  Sometimes I think we buy these things out of habit without actually knowing :P 

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7 minutes ago, Ryan_Vickers said:

https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/product/9q4NnQ/evga-power-supply-220g20650y1 for PSU, it's same wattage and budget but better quality

 

As for storage, then do you even need 1 TB of HDD in this PC?  Sometimes I think we buy these things out of habit without actually knowing :P 

Well I'll be moving around quite a bit and the server is only at one of my homes, so having 1TB should be enough to keep a few games I believe. As for the mobo, do you have any better suggestions?

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2 minutes ago, Cooperjor said:

Well I'll be moving around quite a bit and the server is only at one of my homes, so having 1TB should be enough to keep a few games I believe. As for the mobo, do you have any better suggestions?

Do you have any specific features you want, or any brands you'd like to stick to or avoid?

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2 minutes ago, Ryan_Vickers said:

Do you have any specific features you want, or any brands you'd like to stick to or avoid?

As long as I can have wifi, it works, I don't even care about overclocking as I have no idea how to do it

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6 minutes ago, Cooperjor said:

As long as I can have wifi, it works, I don't even care about overclocking as I have no idea how to do it

Well my main reason for suggesting a different motherboard was just that you might be able to save some cash getting a motherboard that doesn't have wifi, and then adding wifi with an add-in card.  At least I know that was the case when I built my rig but perhaps things have changed.

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