Make sense or not?

[trood1j]

I've just built a PC to the following spec and would like to know if the components I've chosen work well together and if the end result will be suitable for high productivity, multitasking and HD video/photo editing. I'm not intending to use it for gaming. I have a LG 34UM88 monitor.
Case
PCS 6003B BLACK CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™ i7 Eight Core Processor i7-10700KF (3.8GHz) 16MB Cache
Motherboard
GIGABYTE B560M DS3H (rev. 1.0) : LGA1200, DDR4, USB 3.2
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 2666MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
4GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 1650 - HDMI
1st Storage Drive
1TB Samsung 870 QVO 2.5" SSD, SATA 6Gb/s (up to 560MB/sR | 530MB/sW)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
256GB PCS PCIe M.2 SSD (2000 MB/R, 1100 MB/W)
DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Power Supply
CORSAIR 450W CV SERIES™ CV-450 POWER SUPPLY
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
PCS FrostFlow 80 V2 Series High Performance CPU Cooler
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Card
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT
Wireless Network Card
WIRELESS INTEL® Wi-Fi 6 AX200 2,400Mbps/5GHz, 300Mbps/2.4GHz PCI-E CARD + BT 5.0
USB/Thunderbolt Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Operating System
Windows 11 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence [KUK-00003]
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media
Windows 10/11 Multi-Language Recovery Image - Unlimited Downloads from Online Account
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft 365® (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Browser
Microsoft® Edge (Windows 10 Only)
Warranty
3 Year Standard Warranty (1 Month Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 14 to 17 working days
Welcome Book
PCSpecialist Welcome Book - United Kingdom & Republic of Ireland

 

[Bigfoot]

What is your budget and what programmes will you be using? This will need some work to make it suitable for your needs.

 

[trood1j]

What is your budget and what programmes will you be using? This will need some work to make it suitable for your needs.

Budget around £1000 to £1500. I'll be using mainly (Microsoft) Office programmes, photoshop (equivalent), backup software (non-Microsoft), various utilities, fitness software etc.

 

[Bigfoot]

Something like this is what I would recommend. You may find you need 32GB RAM for Photoshop, but that can always be added to.


Case
COOLERMASTER MASTERBOX TD500 MESH ARGB GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Six Core CPU (3.7GHz-4.6GHz/35MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
ASUS® TUF GAMING B550-PLUS (DDR4, USB 3.2, 6Gb/s) - ARGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3200MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
12GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3060 - HDMI, DP
1st Storage Drive
1TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 64MB CACHE
1st M.2 SSD Drive
512GB INTEL® 670p M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 3000MB/sR | 1600MB/sW)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB PCS PCIe M.2 SSD (2200 MB/R, 1500 MB/W)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 750W RMx SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
CoolerMaster Hyper 212 (120mm) Fan CPU Cooler Black Edition
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Card
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT
Wireless Network Card
WIRELESS INTEL® Wi-Fi 6 AX200 2,400Mbps/5GHz, 300Mbps/2.4GHz PCI-E CARD + BT 5.0
USB/Thunderbolt Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Operating System
Windows 11 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence [KUK-00003]
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media
Windows 10/11 Multi-Language Recovery Image - Unlimited Downloads from Online Account
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft 365® (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Browser
Microsoft® Edge (Windows 10 Only)
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 14 to 17 working days
Price: £1,532.00 including VAT and Delivery
Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am4-gen3-pc/NtMs5hXCBc/

 

[trood1j]

Something like this is what I would recommend. You may find you need 32GB RAM for Photoshop, but that can always be added to.


Case
COOLERMASTER MASTERBOX TD500 MESH ARGB GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X Six Core CPU (3.7GHz-4.6GHz/35MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
ASUS® TUF GAMING B550-PLUS (DDR4, USB 3.2, 6Gb/s) - ARGB Ready!
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 3200MHz (2 x 8GB)
Graphics Card
12GB NVIDIA GEFORCE RTX 3060 - HDMI, DP
1st Storage Drive
1TB SEAGATE BARRACUDA SATA-III 3.5" HDD, 6GB/s, 7200RPM, 64MB CACHE
1st M.2 SSD Drive
512GB INTEL® 670p M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD (up to 3000MB/sR | 1600MB/sW)
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB PCS PCIe M.2 SSD (2200 MB/R, 1500 MB/W)
Power Supply
CORSAIR 750W RMx SERIES™ MODULAR 80 PLUS® GOLD, ULTRA QUIET
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
CoolerMaster Hyper 212 (120mm) Fan CPU Cooler Black Edition
Thermal Paste
STANDARD THERMAL PASTE FOR SUFFICIENT COOLING
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Card
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT
Wireless Network Card
WIRELESS INTEL® Wi-Fi 6 AX200 2,400Mbps/5GHz, 300Mbps/2.4GHz PCI-E CARD + BT 5.0
USB/Thunderbolt Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Operating System
Windows 11 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence [KUK-00003]
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media
Windows 10/11 Multi-Language Recovery Image - Unlimited Downloads from Online Account
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft 365® (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Browser
Microsoft® Edge (Windows 10 Only)
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 14 to 17 working days
Price: £1,532.00 including VAT and Delivery
Unique URL to re-configure: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/saved-configurations/amd-am4-gen3-pc/NtMs5hXCBc/

Thanks for your input, but I think that's definitely overkill. My budget was an estimate not a target. My current PC has nothing like that spec and although it's struggling with multitasking it's not grinding to a halt (yet!). Not sure why I need 12GB memory on the video card and 2.5 TB internal storage seems very excessive - I believe the OS drive for Windows 11 only requires 256GB and I already have about 15TB in NAS and external USB drives so the internal 1TB SSD should be ample. Since I'm not intending to do any gaming, why do I need a gaming case and a gaming motherboard? I'm willing to be corrected on any of the points made, it just seems a little overspecced for my requirements.

 

[AgentCooper]

My budget was an estimate not a target.

Perhaps you should have specified that you wished to stay at the bottom end of the budget… or just given us a lower budget?

My current PC has nothing like that spec and although it's struggling with multitasking it's not grinding to a halt (yet!). Not sure why I need 12GB memory on the video card and 2.5 TB internal storage seems very excessive - I believe the OS drive for Windows 11 only requires 256GB and I already have about 15TB in NAS and external USB drives so the internal 1TB SSD should be ample.

The 3060 has a great amount of VRAM which is extremely beneficial for video editing, one of the tasks you stated that the system would be used for. Having extra space on the OS drive allows it to remain snappy in day to day operation. Even the fastest NVMe drives will slow down when they start to fill up. You also didn’t tell us about the storage you already had, you can’t expect users to read your mind.

Since I'm not intending to do any gaming, why do I need a gaming case and a gaming motherboard? I'm willing to be corrected on any of the points made, it just seems a little overspecced for my requirements.

The case can be changed to something else if you wish, it’s just a proven case with good airflow. The case you had chosen is very much at the budget end of the scale and is essentially a sealed box. If you’d like a case that’s a little more discrete, the Corsair 4000D is a good bet. The motherboard choice could be altered to the non-gaming variant as you’re unlikely to be dabbling in any overclocking, but if you do consider an AMD build, don’t go lower than the B550. The B450 is cheaper but is a dead platform.

 

[SpyderTracks]

A budget is th maximum that you're willing to spend, and we'll configure the best we can up to that budget. For your uses, it can scale as high as you want, each tier just improves the rendering times and effects processing in photoshop.

If you're not happy spending this much then have a think about your actual budget.

Also, you're not factoring in performance as it will be now, but how it's going to hold up over a 7 to 10 year lifespan. Tech has moved on considerably even over the last 3 years, and it's continuing at a crazy pace.

 

[sck451]

Thanks for your input, but I think that's definitely overkill. My budget was an estimate not a target. My current PC has nothing like that spec and although it's struggling with multitasking it's not grinding to a halt (yet!). Not sure why I need 12GB memory on the video card and 2.5 TB internal storage seems very excessive - I believe the OS drive for Windows 11 only requires 256GB and I already have about 15TB in NAS and external USB drives so the internal 1TB SSD should be ample. Since I'm not intending to do any gaming, why do I need a gaming case and a gaming motherboard? I'm willing to be corrected on any of the points made, it just seems a little overspecced for my requirements.

"Gaming" is branding. It doesn't actually affect performance or give any features. With both case and motherboard, what you're seeking to do is to allow the other components room to do perform at their best. With a motherboard, that's about voltage regulation and the cooling for the voltage regulation. With a case, it's about airflow for cooling purposes. Both of the components @Bigfoot recommended are super options for making the most of the rest of the machine.

Video editing machines and gaming machines have much in common in terms of hardware requirements; the gaming market is much bigger, so most components are marketed towards it.

 

[Gary S]

Thanks for your input, but I think that's definitely overkill. My budget was an estimate not a target. My current PC has nothing like that spec and although it's struggling with multitasking it's not grinding to a halt (yet!). Not sure why I need 12GB memory on the video card and 2.5 TB internal storage seems very excessive - I believe the OS drive for Windows 11 only requires 256GB and I already have about 15TB in NAS and external USB drives so the internal 1TB SSD should be ample. Since I'm not intending to do any gaming, why do I need a gaming case and a gaming motherboard? I'm willing to be corrected on any of the points made, it just seems a little overspecced for my requirements.

For video editing and so on, the VRAM will be beneficial. I would also say it can be worth going into overspec mode, there is an element of future proofing to be sought when going for a new machine. I'm a firm believer of buying a PC with my head 2-3 years in the future, and spec it accordingly. Yes, it stings financially, but at least I am good into the future. And with a PC, too much is ALWAYS better than too little.
Just my tuppence on the subject.