…yeah, it’s time. I’ve finally found games I actually want to play that require a half-decent machine, I make all my money on the computer, and I regularly do video editing as well. I always keep my machines for a long time, so they need to be as future-proof as possible and I can’t justify saving up for a PC unless it’s going to be good enough for the foreseeable future. So here’s where my head is at, I’d be grateful for any advice.

tl;dr https://pcpartpicker.com/list/xjP3yF for the general idea, but I’m open to other ideas. It’s going to be a linux machine, and all AMD since I hear the drivers work better/are less fiddly. Aesthetically, I like an all-white motif but looks are secondary to pure power and long life. I would like to be able to emulate PS4, Xbox 360, run S&box so my kid can make games, and render my clip shows at high speed. The budget I’m targeting is about £2k. Will mean saving up for a couple months. Parts I’m considering:

CPU

  • Ryzen 9 9950X3D (I’m most excited about having a strong CPU, this one appeals to me even though it’s a bit of a splurge)
  • Ryzen 9 7950X3D
  • Ryzen 9 7900X3D

GPU

Anything AMD, 16gb preferred but at least 12gb. AMD RX 6800XT or higher perhaps. RX 7800 XT or similar would be great.

Memory

16gb preferred, DDR5, not too fussy about brand. Maybe someday another 16gb if it becomes worthwhile.

Storage

1 or 2TB M.2 NVMe SSD, any really who cares. I don’t need a lot of storage, most of my games are lightweight indies or backed up on my server.

Power Supply

Anything 850-1000w, preferably modular? I dunno.

Cooling

Possibly an AIO liquid cooler. I’m iffy on that, would be happy with a fan if it’s more recommended.

Case

Fractal does a nice white wood effect one (North XL), as does Antec (Flux Pro). Happy with anything that matches, but don’t really love showy RGB, prefer understated and clean looks.

  • PlantJam@lemmy.world
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    4 个月前

    You might also consider a lower tier machine that could be upgraded sooner. And don’t skimp on the power supply, either. Be sure you get something reputable so it doesn’t fry the whole system.

  • mierdabird@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    4 个月前

    I see your PC part picker has a 9060xt instead of the 6800xt mentioned in your post, I was just gonna suggest that. Raw compute the 6800xt is only like 10% faster but it draws basically double the power. The only real downside is VRAM bandwidth, the 9060xt is around 320GB/s while 6800xt is 512GB/s, but this only matters if you’re doing LLM’s or something else predicated on memory.
    To be honest if you’re going that big on the CPU I’d probably pair it with something stronger than the 9060 (like 9070xt) but the GPU is the easiest thing to resell and upgrade later if you prefer.

    Only other note I have is check out the PSU tier list, doesn’t matter what you get as long as it’s a good one: https://psutierlist.org/tiering-criteria

  • SynonymousStoat@lemmy.world
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    4 个月前

    I built a new PC last year and I decided on the Fractal North XL (mesh) and I absolutely love this case. It looks awesome, the airflow is great, although it did take a little bit of tweaking as my first instinct was to put fans in every place possible, but I realized that some fans were fighting against eachother and the already good temps dropped a bit more after I reworked the fan arrangement.

    The other thing that is great about this case is how much space there is inside so it’s easy to get your hands in there when hooking everything up or when making changes after the initial install. The cable management system is pretty good too.

    They aren’t exactly cheap but Noctua 120mm fans are worth it in my opinion, I barely hear the fans in the case and I’ve never once had my CPU or GPU thermal throttle even when running a continuous benchmark and my PC is purely air cooled.

    One potential downside is that with the mesh version of the case you get a side mounted fan mount that you can pick between putting it above the CPU or GPU. I chose to put over my GPU, but there was barely enough clearance above the GPU’s power connector. Certain power cables might not fit without putting pressure/stress on the power connector which is generally not a good idea as it could cause issues with the power connector like shorting or melting it if the connection isn’t perfectly secure. Not a huge issue for me, but something to be aware of and if anything you can just not put the fan mount above the GPU.

  • UntimedDiffusion@piefed.zipEnglish
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    4 个月前

    I think I mostly agree with the things everyone else is saying here. The only thing I’d change from your PCPartPicker list is to bump the CPU down to a 9800x3d and upgrade the GPU to a 9070xt

    I see you have some questions about PSU. Here’s the PSU tier list. For the level of machine you’re aiming for I would only recommend A tier. For wattage, take the expected wattage from PCPartPicker and add a couple hundred. With the changes I suggested that’s a minimum of 750w for you, but I think I wouldn’t go lower than 850w