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The first step would be to define what you want (& why & their priority for your budget), you would then search & select single components based on that. The wh
by zepearl 3y ago
The first step would be to define what you want (& why & their priority for your budget), you would then search & select single components based on that. The what you want-step is really really important.
E.g. I just built a PC ("Fractal Define R5" case + 3 low-RPM Noctua fans + MSI X570S motherboard + 128MiB RAM Kingston + 5 2TB NV2 Kingston NVMe + 1 AMD Ryzen 9 5950X + the only PCIe x1 GPU I could find which turned out to be nVidia) to run a Postgresql DB server.
In my case I specifically ended up selecting for example MSI's X570S motherboard because it doesn't have an active fan for its chipset, the Ryzen 9 5950X because it has so many CPU cores that it would be able to manage my workload even when its "boost"-feature is disabled (in my case -15% less work done without CPU "boost" but at the same time with as well -33% watts used), all this because of wanting to have as less heat and noise as possible because I host this in my flat (trying to save $ by replacing a server which I used to host with "hetzner.com" for 100$/month).
In your case your usecase will probably be different.
In my case the whole experience hasn't been as smooth/mindless as multiple posts here mentioned: the RAM type/clock/whatever compatibility with the CPU&motherboard was the most scary one followed by the capability of PCIe x16 split to 4x4 (to have a single NVMe-card able to handle 4 NVMe at high speed). As well basic things like the pins of e.g. HDD-LED & Power & Reset & etc... of the case can get tricky (to be fair in both cases, "MSI" motherboard & "Fractal" case, they were described quite well).
I'd say that this is not the right place where you'd post such a question - I'd recommend you to clearly define what you want to do with that desktop and if you still want to create a custom solution to then potentially ask detailed questions in more focused forums :)
Based on what I've seen recently, pre-built PCs (especially simple "desktop" PCs, but as well mid-tower PCs for gamers) can be A LOT cheaper than self-assembled ones.