Help me upgrade my 2014 PC with new motherboard, Intel i7 CPU and memory, so it will run Win 11 and has more power (needs power but not for gaming)

[Growltiger]

I'm a few years out of date on my knowledge, please help, this should be fairly simple. Here is the important information...

Old 2014 computer
- Coolermaster Silencio 550 Quiet Mid-tower Case
- ASUS H87M-E motherboard: Micro-ATX, Socket LG1150, USB 3.0, SATA 6GBs, maximum 32GB DDR3
- Power supply: Corsair 750W RM Series Modular 80 Plus Gold, Ultra Quiet
- Intel Core i7-4770

Updated computer
I want to keep the silent case - silence is important.
This is a heavy duty user running at the same time many documents, spreadsheets, video, 60+ websites open, photo editing etc.
I will keep the power supply and the drives.
The graphics in the CPU should be adequate (no gaming or video rendering), if not I'll get a video card later.
Cost is not critical.

What I want to buy:
- New motherboard.
- Intel i7 CPU current generation
- 1TB NVME M.2 SSD
- 32GB memory
- 120mm liquid cooling (the case just has the one output fan at the back)
- any other bits and pieces needed to install it.

 

[Growltiger]

Change 13700F to 13700 (important: no IGP for -F), but OCUK don't sell it.

I can't suggest a 120mm AIO and I don't know how their cooling capacity compares to modern air coolers. Usually I would say get the Peerless Assassin 120 SE, because it is cheap and effective, but I think it is 1mm too tall for your case.

The motherboard only has 2x M.2 slots.

Regardless of cooler, I suspect you'll need to power limit the CPU to achieve the noise levels you want.

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x Intel Core i7-13700F (Raptor Lake) Socket LGA1700 Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-6BD-IN) = £359.99
• 1 x MSI B760 Gaming Plus WIFI (LGA 1700) DDR5 ATX Motherboard (SKU: MB-37M-MS) = £149.99
• 1 x TeamGroup Vulcan 32GB (2X16GB) DDR5 PC5-44800C36 5600MHz Dual Channel Kit - Black (FLBD532G5600HC36BDC01) (SKU: MY-0BB-TG) = £99.94
• 1 x WD Blue SN570 1TB SSD NVME M.2 2280 PCIe Gen3 Solid State Drive (WDS100T3B0C) (SKU: HD-589-WD) = £39.95

Total: £657.86 (includes delivery: £7.99)​

That is really helpful, thank you.
I could easily have missed that the 13700F doesn't have graphics. Shame I will have to buy that elsewhere.
OCUK lists lots of different 120mm liquid coolors if you search for "120mm liquid cooler". I have no idea if they can all be used for this CPU or which is best?
(I have been very pleased with the switch a few years ago to liquid cooling on another computer. Silent and far more effective than air cooling.)

 

[Growltiger]

You say needs power, but not for gaming, yet the newer Intel CPU's are a mix of performance and efficiency cores, are you aware of this as nobody else seems to have mentioned it so far...

Please could you explain that or point me to info?

 

[Growltiger]

Please could you explain that or point me to info?

Never mind, I've read up on it now. Sounds great, the 13700 has 8P and 8E so 24 threads.

 

[Growltiger]

Thanks everyone.
I'm reading up on all the components you have suggested so I'm catching up on the 5 years since I was up to date on all this stuff.
After that I'll be having fun taking the old machine apart and making it all work with its new innards.