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[Eli Sterken]

Budget (including currency): About $550 USD

Country: USA

Games, programs, or workloads that it will be used for: Mainly coding, compiling, website hosting, and storage.

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 have chosen most of the parts already, but I wanted help with a few things. First off is the CPU. I was thinking of an intel core i9-9400, but I wanted to ask you guys because you have more experience with this sort of thing. Finally, the case. I am looking for one with an ATX profile, NO RGB LIGHTS or other fancy gamer stuff, and lots of HDD mounts (I have lots of 1 TB or more HDDs lying around.) Any recommendations would be much appreciated.

[Electronics Wizardy]

What parts have you chosen? What parts do you already own?

 

9400 is a odd choice if you don't have other parts already or are getting it really cheap.

 

 

[SorryBella]

7 hours ago, Electronics Wizardy said:

What parts do you already own?

Heavy emphasis on this. For just individual web hosting and storage, you dont need a lot of computing power. Jeff Geerling even only uses cluster of Raspberry Pi to host almost everything online that he has. 

[Eli Sterken]

18 hours ago, SorryBella said:

Heavy emphasis on this. For just individual web hosting and storage, you dont need a lot of computing power. Jeff Geerling even only uses cluster of Raspberry Pi to host almost everything online that he has. 

I will also be compiling code and programing.

[Eli Sterken]

On 4/13/2024 at 10:23 AM, Electronics Wizardy said:

What parts have you chosen? What parts do you already own?

 

9400 is a odd choice if you don't have other parts already or are getting it really cheap.

 

 

I do not have any parts yet. What CPU would you recommend then?

[BentleyOwen123]

13600k for igpu, 32gb ram, boot of the ssd and use your hard drives for storage.

the 13600k will handle anything twice as well as a 9400 and has efficiency cores

 

PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/dv3q28

CPU: Intel Core i5-12600K 3.7 GHz 10-Core Processor  ($185.75 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler  ($33.90 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: ASRock Z690 Pro RS ATX LGA1700 Motherboard  ($119.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: TEAMGROUP T-Force Vulcan Z 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 CL18 Memory  ($59.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Crucial P3 500 GB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($51.25 @ Amazon) 
Case: Phanteks XT PRO ATX Mid Tower Case  ($49.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: PowerSpec PS 650BF 650 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($56.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $557.86
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2024-04-14 14:58 EDT-0400

[BentleyOwen123]

or this to stay under budget 

 

PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/NGPMYN

CPU: Intel Core i5-12400 2.5 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($162.99 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler  ($33.90 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: ASRock Z690 Pro RS ATX LGA1700 Motherboard  ($119.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: TEAMGROUP T-Force Vulcan Z 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 CL18 Memory  ($59.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Crucial P3 500 GB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($51.25 @ Amazon) 
Case: Phanteks XT PRO ATX Mid Tower Case  ($49.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: PowerSpec PS 650BF 650 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($56.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $535.10
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2024-04-14 15:01 EDT-0400

[Eli Sterken]

On 4/14/2024 at 12:02 PM, BentleyOwen123 said:

or this to stay under budget 

 

PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/NGPMYN

CPU: Intel Core i5-12400 2.5 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($162.99 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Peerless Assassin 120 SE 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler  ($33.90 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: ASRock Z690 Pro RS ATX LGA1700 Motherboard  ($119.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: TEAMGROUP T-Force Vulcan Z 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3600 CL18 Memory  ($59.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Crucial P3 500 GB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  ($51.25 @ Amazon) 
Case: Phanteks XT PRO ATX Mid Tower Case  ($49.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: PowerSpec PS 650BF 650 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($56.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $535.10
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2024-04-14 15:01 EDT-0400

Thank you so much

[BentleyOwen123]

yup no problem<3