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New Build - Work PC

NinJake
By NinJake
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Budget (including currency): ~$2,000 USD

Country: US

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Adobe Creative Cloud Suite (premiere pro, after effects are probably the heaviest hitters here). No games. The rest is fairly lightweight just being a lot of browser tabs, in-house software (lots of software running concurrently).

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): I had created a build log for my current (to be replaced) work PC, you can view here:

I am not utilizing any crazy resolutions, just 3 1080p monitors at the moment. (60hz refresh rate) At some point, getting a color accurate, 4k display would be nice for working with my larger resolution videos/pictures, but isn't a necessity.

 

This is what I've currently got set up in a PCPP list. However I've been "out of the loop" in terms of all the latest/greatest hardware for a few years now, so this was essentially thrown together based off previous experiences with certain brands (like Asus motherboards always treating me well for example)

 

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/9JBRvj

 

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i7-13700K 3.4 GHz 16-Core Processor  ($364.99 @ Newegg)
CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 4 50.5 CFM CPU Cooler  ($73.90 @ Newegg Sellers)
Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING Z790-PLUS WIFI ATX LGA1700 Motherboard  ($204.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: G.Skill Trident Z5 RGB 64 GB (2 x 32 GB) DDR5-6400 CL32 Memory  ($209.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 990 Pro 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($129.99 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Asus DUAL OC GeForce RTX 4070 12 GB Video Card  ($599.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Fractal Design North ATX Mid Tower Case  ($139.99 @ B&H)
Power Supply: SeaSonic FOCUS Plus Platinum 750 W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($159.99 @ B&H)
Total: $1883.83
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-10-11 15:20 EDT-0400

 

Let me know if you have any thoughts/recommendations on potential changes! Thanks 😄

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1 minute ago, NinJake said:

The case choice is purely for cosmetic reasons. I think it looks very clean, which would hopefully look better in an office environment. @TheLANguy

Makes sense. It is a good looking case.

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8 hours ago, NinJake said:

my current

yeah that's too dang old sadly. Although, i7 8th gen still very much retained its value, free 100-125$ to be gained there.

 

Although for pure Adobe Suite only you pretty much hit the mark. The only thing I could think of is cost compression to try to claw a ProArt panel in.

PCPartPicker Part List

CPU: Intel Core i7-13700 2.1 GHz 16-Core Processor  ($366.99 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: Scythe Fuma 3 67.62 CFM CPU Cooler  ($49.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: MSI B760 GAMING PLUS WIFI ATX LGA1700 Motherboard  ($159.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: G.Skill Trident Z5 RGB 64 GB (2 x 32 GB) DDR5-6400 CL32 Memory  ($175.00 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Crucial P5 Plus 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($97.99 @ Adorama) 
Video Card: Zotac Twin Edge GeForce RTX 4070 12 GB Video Card  ($519.99 @ Newegg) 
Case: Fractal Design North ATX Mid Tower Case  ($139.99 @ B&H) 
Power Supply: Corsair RM750e (2023) 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  ($99.99 @ Best Buy) 
Monitor: Asus ProArt Display PA279CV 27.0" 3840 x 2160 60 Hz Monitor  ($369.00 @ B&H) 
Total: $1978.93
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2023-10-12 01:51 EDT-0400

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I'll definitely try and get that 27" pro art. Would work perfect as I currently have Two 1080p 27" screens and a single 22" 1080p screen. I could ditch the 22" and have 3 matching size monitors with the pro art in the middle. If I can't squeeze that out this year I'm sure we could purchase that separately with next year's budget. Thanks for the recommendation! @SorryBella

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Quick little bump...

It appears that now the intel 14th gen processors are out. Does anyone have any insight as to if I should update the CPU of this build or is it not quite worth it? I have not yet ordered any parts for my new work PC, however I will be soon.

 

Any insight is much appreciated as I haven't been following all of the latest news in the PC space recently.

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