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What is your intended use for this build? The more details the better.
I am a musician, artist and designer that works through all three mediums frequently. I currently have a full NSXT H440 I built 5 years ago with an i5-4590 and AMD r9 390 built in. I originally built if for music production and gaming, but have found that my use-case simply DOES NOT revolve around sitting in a “computer room” anymore. Since moving in with my fiancé, getting a dog, etc, I find it much easier to stay in the living area where I have a corner desk to do artwork, do design work on my laptop. I don’t play games on my PC anymore, and have switched to a PS4 for the living room TV, that I used way more than I ever did my PC. My laptop’s touchscreen is broken, I get input lag in my design tools (Figma, Photoshop, After Effects) and can’t run a full music project in it. Lenovo Yoga 720, w/ Intel i7 7700HQ, 8GB RAM, SSD. I now do most of my artwork on an iPad, which is now THE BEST solution for artwork going forward. My computer no longer needs to be capable of artwork. And I would eventually like to upgrade to an iPad Pro. My desktop still runs like a baby, handling all my projects as well as I could want them to.
My thoughts: Buy a workstation laptop that could handle the projects I want/need. This way, I can move between rooms freely and do anything. When I want, I could go back to my music room and set it up as a workstation to monitors/keyboard. Would ideally still have a discrete GPU to handle graphics/the occasional PC exclusive. Scrap my current desktop for parts, and move in to a mini-ITX build, with wireless peripherals. I could currently use the following parts from my existing PC: GPU: AMD R9 390 512 GB SSD, 1 TB Hard drive 8 GB RAM And buy whatever new parts I need. Ideally, this would make my desktop setup MUCH more mobile. I would imagine setting up a monitor in my living room corner desk, and simply swap my PC between the two whenever the need presents itself, and even finally as a console for my living room TV. This way I could enjoy desktop performance, with some mobility, but no ability to bring outside/use on a lap. But that’s what the iPad / eventual iPad Pro is for now.
If gaming, what kind of performance are you looking for? (Screen resolution, framerate, game settings)
If I were to do a desktop, I’d like it to be a next-gen Xbox replacement EVENTUALLY. I’m fine sticking with my R9 390 for now, but I want to make sure when the next Xbox releases, I could rely on my desktop for Xbox exclusives instead of buying one directly. Then stick with PS5 for a single console. I own a 4K Samsung NU-8000 65”. The upscaling on it is quite good so I imagine just handling 1440p well, at next-gen settings would be great.
What is your budget (ballpark is okay)?
In TOTAL, probably $1,500 spent on my entire tech solution: So, $500-600 spent on a Mini ITX build, plus $1000 on an iPad Pro. Or $1,500 on a workstation laptop
In what country are you purchasing your parts?
United States
Post a draft of your potential build here (specific parts please). Consider formatting your parts list. Don't ask to be spoonfed a build (read the rules!).
| Type | Item | Price |
|---|---|---|
| CPU | AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor | $189.99 @ Best Buy |
| Motherboard | Gigabyte X570 I AORUS PRO WIFI Mini ITX AM4 Motherboard | $218.79 @ SuperBiiz |
| Memory | GeIL EVO POTENZA 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory | $52.99 @ Newegg |
| Video Card | Gigabyte Radeon RX 5700 XT 8 GB GAMING OC Video Card | $389.99 @ Newegg |
| Case | In Win A1 Plus Mini ITX Tower Case w/650 W Power Supply | $197.98 @ SuperBiiz |
| Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts | ||
| Total (before mail-in rebates) | $1079.74 | |
| Mail-in rebates | -$30.00 | |
| Total | $1049.74 | |
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-12-11 17:51 EST-0500 |
Provide any additional details you wish below.
The above includes the main things I’m looking at buying: Motherboard, CPU, Case and PSU. The case in question, an In Win A1, includes a 650 watt Gold-rated PSU internally, but the price is sort of sky-high. I’ve only ever built one PC, and it was 5 years ago, with help. I don’t have a lot of recent knowledge of the PC landscape or how to best go about building a Mini ITX setup. Or even if this idea makes sense. I have some concern about what processor to get. An AMD Ryzen 5, or Ryzen 7. I’d like it to last a long time and handle the workload for increasingly complex art and design projects as I get more established in my new career field. And with that, the whole thing about AM4 X570 motherboards being more “future-proof” vs older boards. I don’t have access to anyone with an AMD CPU, so I’d need to get a motherboard that can be USB-flashed with an update to a Ryzen 3rd-gen, or just get the newest support mobo. I appreciate any insight people might have on this whole situation.
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