Spec me a build, i've been away from building for a while.

[The Matrix]

To save me trying to catch up on all the latest platforms and hardware etc would a couple of you be kind enough to spec me a build.

The main uses for the PC are streaming, general browsing and watching youtube etc, i don't do any gaming. What i'm after is something that will have more power than i actually need so i know i'm always covered, a very good motherboard, a good graphics card that won't struggle with watching videos and 4K content etc, possibly 2 SSd's that are quick and reliable with plenty of storage space, i think for convenience on the cooling side i'd go for an AIO so if you can recommend one of the latest ones, obviously good fast memory, i already have a fairly new Seasonic Focus GX750 PSU so if that's enough to power any builds you suggest then that's great, if not i can get another PSU no probs. Case wise i'm open to suggestions, feel free to post them, ideally a glass or perspex sided one would be great so you can see the build.

It's basically something that's going to future proof me for the foreseeable future and won't have any problems running Windows 11 onwards and will be quick and have more than enough speed than i deed.

It's really appreciated, thanks

 

[tamzzy]

if you're not streaming games, then what are you streaming? are you the content creator or are you the consumer for the streams?
and what is your budget?
what are the specs of your current pc?

 

[The Matrix]

if you're not streaming games, then what are you streaming?
and what is your budget?
what are the specs of your current pc?

I stream things like Amazon Prime Video etc and other similar video streaming sites, i have an open budget, i just want something fast so i know i'll never struggle and to future proof it as much as you can.

 

[Tetras]

This is a silly overkill build.

You can re-use your PSU if you want.

Personally, I'd rather get a peerless assassin/phantom spirit for hassle free running/maintenance, but I've included the AIO if you prefer the looks. Note that Thermalright have another model with a 2 year longer warranty.

No graphics card is needed, so long as you buy the K and not the KF.

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x Intel Core Ultra 7 265K (Arrow Lake) Socket LGA 1851 Processor - Retail (SKU: PRO-INT-03111) = £289.99
• 1 x Gigabyte Z890M AORUS ELITE WIFI7 ICE (LGA1851) DDR5 Micro ATX Motherboard (SKU: MOT-GIG-03490) = £235.00
• 1 x Intel Motherboard Master Key - Star Wars Outlaws (SKU: DIG-INT-04686) = £0.00
• 1 x Crucial Pro OC 64GB (2x32GB) DDR5 PC5-48000C40 6400MHz UDIMM Dual Channel Kit - White (SKU: MEM-CRU-04380) = £199.99
• 1 x Crucial T500 2TB NVMe PCIe Gen4 M.2 Solid State Drive (SKU: STO-CRU-01090) = £129.95
• 1 x Team Group MP44L 2TB SSD M.2 2280 NVME PCI-E Gen4 Solid State Drive (SKU: STO-TMG-03129) = £99.95
• 1 x Antec CX600M Trio ARGB M-ATX Mini Tower - White (SKU: CAS-ATC-04166) = £74.98
• 1 x Phanteks AMP GH 850W 80PLUS Gold ATX Power Supply Modular - White (SKU: POW-PHK-02520) = £114.95
• 1 x Thermalright Aqua Elite 360 White ARGB V3 All In One CPU Cooler (SKU: COO-TLR-03257) = £50.99

Total: £1,207.79 (includes delivery: £11.98)​

 

[tamzzy]

I stream things like Amazon Prime Video etc and other similar video streaming sites,

Ah so you just consume content rather than actually needing a computer to create content.

This is a silly overkill build.

That's far too much money to spend lol. Op just needs a basic pc. Even a pc with a 5600G is more than sufficient tbh.

 

[Tetras]

That's far too much money to spend lol.

At least I didn't bring out the ROG!

 

[The Matrix]

This is a silly overkill build.

You can re-use your PSU if you want.

Personally, I'd rather get a peerless assassin/phantom spirit for hassle free running/maintenance, but I've included the AIO if you prefer the looks. Note that Thermalright have another model with a 2 year longer warranty.

No graphics card is needed, so long as you buy the K and not the KF.

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x Intel Core Ultra 7 265K (Arrow Lake) Socket LGA 1851 Processor - Retail (SKU: PRO-INT-03111) = £289.99
• 1 x Gigabyte Z890M AORUS ELITE WIFI7 ICE (LGA1851) DDR5 Micro ATX Motherboard (SKU: MOT-GIG-03490) = £235.00
• 1 x Intel Motherboard Master Key - Star Wars Outlaws (SKU: DIG-INT-04686) = £0.00
• 1 x Crucial Pro OC 64GB (2x32GB) DDR5 PC5-48000C40 6400MHz UDIMM Dual Channel Kit - White (SKU: MEM-CRU-04380) = £199.99
• 1 x Crucial T500 2TB NVMe PCIe Gen4 M.2 Solid State Drive (SKU: STO-CRU-01090) = £129.95
• 1 x Team Group MP44L 2TB SSD M.2 2280 NVME PCI-E Gen4 Solid State Drive (SKU: STO-TMG-03129) = £99.95
• 1 x Antec CX600M Trio ARGB M-ATX Mini Tower - White (SKU: CAS-ATC-04166) = £74.98
• 1 x Phanteks AMP GH 850W 80PLUS Gold ATX Power Supply Modular - White (SKU: POW-PHK-02520) = £114.95
• 1 x Thermalright Aqua Elite 360 White ARGB V3 All In One CPU Cooler (SKU: COO-TLR-03257) = £50.99

Total: £1,207.79 (includes delivery: £11.98)​

 

[The Matrix]

Tetras, i appreciate you doing that, that's along the lines i was thinking of, yeh it's overkill but i'd rather be on the side of overkill than under powered if my use changes at a later date, at least most of it will be in place. I'll check out the components later but it does look good.

 

[The Matrix]

Ah so you just consume content rather than actually needing a computer to create content.


That's far too much money to spend lol. Op just needs a basic pc. Even a pc with a 5600G is more than sufficient tbh.

Yeh, i'm not a creator, i just stream and watch things when i want to chill lout in my bedroom rather than be in the front room etc.

 

[tamzzy]

Yeh, i'm not a creator, i just stream and watch things when i want to chill lout in my bedroom rather than be in the front room etc.

even an 8th gen intel with win 11 support will be sufficient tbh.
i couldn't in good conscience recommend you to spend that much.
this isn't overkill, this is just a waste of money for your use case.

 

[The Matrix]

even an 8th gen intel with win 11 support will be sufficient tbh.
i couldn't in good conscience recommend you to spend that much.
this isn't overkill, this is just a waste of money for your use case.

Do you have any suggestions as to what you would build with what i need a PC for, i'm open to any suggestions.

 

[tamzzy]

Do you have any suggestions as to what you would build with what i need a PC for, i'm open to any suggestions.

the utilitarian in me would suggest getting a used ex-corp intel 8th gen pc from ebay for £200 or so, but i would suspect you'd balk at that idea lol

 

[tamzzy]

reuse your GX750

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x AMD Ryzen 5 5600G Six Core 3.9GHz (Socket AM4) APU with RX Vega Graphics - Retail (SKU: CP-3CW-AM) = £149.99
• 1 x MSI MPG B550 Gaming Plus (AMD AM4) B550 ATX Motherboard (SKU: MB-35A-MS) = £94.99
• 1 x Team Group MP44L 1TB SSD M.2 2280 NVME PCI-E Gen4 Solid State Drive (SKU: STO-TMG-03128) = £49.99
• 1 x Thermalright Assassin X120 Refined SE ARGB CPU Cooler - 120mm (SKU: COO-TLR-02726) = £17.99
• 1 x Kolink Observatory Duo ARGB Midi Tower Case - Black Window (SKU: CA-077-KK) = £39.95
• 1 x Team Group Vulcan Z T-Force 32GB (2x16GB) DDR4 PC4-25600C16 3200MHz Dual Channel Kit - Grey (SKU: MY-0AJ-TG) = £47.99

Total: £400.90 (includes delivery: £0.00)​

 

[Tetras]

Do you have any suggestions as to what you would build with what i need a PC for, i'm open to any suggestions.

Here's a scaled down Intel/matx/white build.

Note that the 12400, 13400 and 14400 are bouncing around like a yoyo on price.

My basket at OcUK:

• 1 x Intel Core i5-12400 2.50GHz (Alder Lake) Socket LGA1700 Processor - Retail (SKU: CP-6AL-IN) = £139.99
• 1 x Asus Prime B760M-A WIFI D4 (LGA 1700) DDR4 Micro-ATX Motherboard (SKU: MB-6KG-AS) = £109.99
• 1 x Team Group Vulcan Z T-Force 32GB (2x16GB) DDR4 PC4-25600C16 3200MHz Dual Channel Kit - Grey (SKU: MY-0AJ-TG) = £47.99
• 1 x Team Group MP44L 2TB SSD M.2 2280 NVME PCI-E Gen4 Solid State Drive (SKU: STO-TMG-03129) = £99.95
• 1 x Lian Li Lancool 205M Mesh Micro-ATX PC Case White (SKU: CA-7B3-LL) = £74.99
• 1 x Phanteks AMP GH 750W 80PLUS Gold ATX Power Supply Modular - White (SKU: POW-PHK-02518) = £94.99
• 1 x Thermalright Assassin X 120 Refined SE White CPU Air Cooler (SKU: COO-TLR-03272) = £15.95

Total: £595.84 (includes delivery: £11.98)​

 

[The Matrix]

Thanks Tetras and Tannzy, i've got some options to weigh up, i'll probably go for a half way point between the 2, a build maybe around the £800 mark wouldn't be overkill.

 

[Tetras]

i'll probably go for a half way point between the 2, a build maybe around the £800 mark wouldn't be overkill.

Personally, I think the overkill build does have some positives that are worth considering, especially if the cost isn't a big deal.

For example: the arrow lake IGP is surprisingly powerful for media work and has been updated with support for newer codecs, whereas the Vega IGP in the 5600G is pretty dated at this point (like it lacking support for AV1).

The platform is newer and has WIFI7 and USB4 (depending on the board you buy) and the CPU has an NPU, which might come in handy later (e.g. if they cut Windows support off from CPUs that don't have one).

The 265K has 8 P-cores and 12 E-cores, which is admittedly massive overkill for the intended usage, but I think is good value overall for the money and won't be challenged (in performance terms for general usage) for years, probably a decade or more. Having DDR5 does add expense, but it raises the maximum memory capacity from 128GB to 256GB, which I find when a PC is kept for a very long time can be a problem.

You'd also be set for adding any high-end graphics card over the next few years, if you get an itch to play a new game.

All that said, you can buy 3x of tamzzy's build for one overkill build and none of the above might end up mattering in the lifetime of your new PC.

 

[pastymuncher]

Why not just a smart tv? Most have all streaming services, social media, youtube etc these days and it would save having to buy a windows licence and faffing around when things go wrong. Bluetooth keyboards for tv's are cheap and work well enough for typing and many have a touch pad to replace the mouse.