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Mind_001 · December 3, 2020

Money is unsure atm. Let's keep it around $1,000 (USD)

I plan to build this early in Spring 2021, but, for now, I need help choosing parts. Don't rely on sales, as they jump up and down throughout the year.

OK, let's start out with the motherboard/case: https://www.newegg.com/asrock-deskmini-x300w/p/N82E16856158068?Item=N82E16856158068

I can get either a 4650G or 4750G on AliExpress for ~$100 cheaper than Newegg. So let's go with the Ryzen 7.

For heatsink, the included one looks dinky. The one UFD suggested, on YT, looks amazing. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B087Q2QW1L/?coliid=I1BDD2DLXUXD5F&colid=FGSUCA6RSQR9&psc=1&ref_=lv_ov_lig_dp_it

So as I heard, the Ryzen CPU's need fast memory to work well. So 3200rpm is it's highest. Was thinking of this:

https://www.newegg.com/g-skill-64gb-260-pin-ddr4-so-dimm/p/N82E16820374025?&quicklink=true

As I always liked G.Skill RAM. And 64GB just for esthetics. (sp?) I currently have 32GB, and using about half of it.

As for storage, I do have a 512GB Samsung 750 Evo M.2 NVME (I think that's right) but with the above system, it takes 2x M.2 NVME slots and 2x SATA ports. The board also does RAID 0/1. So, maybe I can use another 512 M.2 for my OS, and get 2x SATA SSD's, both 1TB. As for brand, I am not sure, as I heard several years ago that Samsung was king, but nowadays, there are more brands just as good for a fraction of the price.

Can I get some help here? I know someone will say things about this being small, waste of money, BUT it packs a punch that might get to you one day...

eeeee1 · December 3, 2020

1 minute ago, Mind_001 said:

As I always liked G.Skill RAM. And 64GB just for esthetics. (sp?) I currently have 32GB, and using about half of it.

and a dinky little heatsink like that? what happon.

just get either a new ryzen 5000 or a ryzen 3000 series and use the stock heatsink. saves you like 10 dollars.

Mind_001 · December 3, 2020

2 hours ago, eeeee1 said:

and a dinky little heatsink like that? what happon.

just get either a new ryzen 5000 or a ryzen 3000 series and use the stock heatsink. saves you like 10 dollars.

You even look at it?

See the thing on the left side, that is smaller than the AMD heatsink that came with the 2000 series.

The 4000 series are actually cheaper but punch a hell lot more. And being their low wattage usage.

I think you quoted the wrong part...