The gigabyte has a ton of USB and other connectivity which is very handy for you.
Hi craig-D1---Many Thanks for this. Appreciated lots. I'm going to stick with what 'JollyJammer' has chosen for me except for the pricey Tower. I do like the case you have chosen, so that is another on my list to decide on. I don't really need that high a Graphics card for photography so that is out as well. NO WATER in my Towers Ever. lol I don't trust water with my clumsiness LOL. THANK YOU and Take Care.I To be honest why not something like a MSI Pro B660M-A board for best budget, or the B660M mortar if you want a top end B660 board. They're cheaper and more than capable for the OP requirements or am I missing something
Below, Technotice basically does vids with creators in mind, not gamers, so worth a look regarding cpu
GPU becomes more complicated depending on the type of effects you're actually doing with photography, so went with a 3060 12gb card
Also put a 2tb gen4 nvme in there. The firecuda has a 2800 TBW endurance, way mre than other drives
Cooler.... a 12700k can be running quite hot, hence water aio...comes with 6yrs warranty so they really are quite safe now
750W psu, 10yrs warranty, on offer
32gb ram, more than enough
3060 newer card with 12gb ddr6 onboard
evo case a lot cheaper than the XL case, but has room for lots of storage
anyway, my take for similar dosh so to speak
My basket at OcUK:
- 1 x MSI MAG B660M Mortar WIFI DDR4 - Intel B660 DDR4 Micro ATX Motherboard (SKU: MB-36G-MS) = £159.95
- 1 x Intel Core i7-12700K 3.60GHz (Alder Lake) Socket LGA1700 Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-69Z-IN) = £389.99
- 1 x Seagate FireCuda 520 2TB SSD PCIe Gen4 NVMe M.2 Solid State Drive (ZP2000GM3A002) (SKU: HD-3BX-SE) = £229.99
- 1 x Arctic Liquid Freezer II High Performance CPU Water Cooler - 360mm (SKU: HS-07D-AR) = £99.95
- 1 x Lian Li O11D EVO Mid-Tower Case - Black (SKU: CA-7A4-LL) = £149.98
- 1 x NZXT C-Series C750 750W 80+ Gold Fully-Modular Power Supply (SKU: CA-1AM-NX) = £69.95
- 1 x Team Group Vulcan Z T-Force 32GB (2x16GB) DDR4 PC4-25600C16 3200MHz Dual Channel Kit - Grey (SKU: MY-0AJ-TG) = £95.99
- 1 x Gigabyte GeForce RTX 3060 Eagle LHR 12GB GDDR6 PCI-Express Graphics Card (SKU: GX-1D5-GI) = £329.99
Total: £1,525.79 (includes delivery: £0.00)
YES correct Mobo---So if I used 2 of the M.2 slots I would have 5 free SATA to use seeing that 1x M.2 only disables one sata port. Sorry for all this but I can't get my head around all these new things on the Mobos. lol
OK. That sounds very good. Last question, Honest..lol What is that PCI-E drive for. What uses it.? Thanks. OK I think I got it. When I plug in a Graphics card it will disable a sata port Correct or not.
THANK YOU my Friend. Is now coming a lot clearer. Si I can use the 1x Samsung 970 EVO Plus 1tb M.2 2280 PCI-e 3.0 NVME SSD and still use 5 SATA drives until I can afford another NVME. I Think I got that correct. Brain still in the 1950s lolNo, nothing to do with the graphics card.
M.2 is a form factor, it defines the shape and connector of the drive. They're basically like a SSD, but without the metal box around it. If you google "M.2 drive" you'll see what I mean.
M.2 drives can be either SATA, or PCI-Express, not both.
M.2 slots (on the motherboard), can support one, or both: SATA and PCI-Express.
The Z690 Aorus Elite has 4 M.2 slots. If you download the manual from Gigabyte's website they have a very clear diagram of the motherboard, showing the 4 M.2 slots (named: M2A_CPU, M2Q_SB, M2P_SB and M2M_SB).
The manual then has a table (page 26) which shows you that the 6 SATA ports are completely unaffected by the use of M.2 slot 1, 2 and 3.
It then has another table, which shows you that 2 of the SATA ports are disabled if you use a PCI-Express M.2 drive in M.2 slot 4.
A direct link probably wouldn't work, but you can try it:
Z690 AORUS ELITE (rev. 1.x) Support | Motherboard - GIGABYTE Global
Lasting Quality from GIGABYTE.GIGABYTE Ultra Durable™ motherboards bring together a unique blend of features and technologies that offer users the absolute ...www.gigabyte.com
Getting Clearer in Brain now THANK YOU.No, nothing to do with the graphics card.
M.2 is a form factor, it defines the shape and connector of the drive. They're basically like a SSD, but without the metal box around it. If you google "M.2 drive" you'll see what I mean.
M.2 drives can be either SATA, or PCI-Express, not both.
M.2 slots (on the motherboard), can support one, or both: SATA and PCI-Express.
The Z690 Aorus Elite has 4 M.2 slots. If you download the manual from Gigabyte's website they have a very clear diagram of the motherboard, showing the 4 M.2 slots (named: M2A_CPU, M2Q_SB, M2P_SB and M2M_SB).
The manual then has a table (page 26) which shows you that the 6 SATA ports are completely unaffected by the use of M.2 slot 1, 2 and 3.
It then has another table, which shows you that 2 of the SATA ports are disabled if you use a PCI-Express M.2 drive in M.2 slot 4.
A direct link probably wouldn't work, but you can try it:
Z690 AORUS ELITE (rev. 1.x) Support | Motherboard - GIGABYTE Global
Lasting Quality from GIGABYTE.GIGABYTE Ultra Durable™ motherboards bring together a unique blend of features and technologies that offer users the absolute ...
Thank You Journey..Appreciated.
cpu. for the £10 diff, get the 'k' version.
